We went out this morning with the hopes of seeing some good flying. Last night was nice, but we wanted more.The first thing that happened was dad decided a female flying by was an interloper and chased her off.
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| (Don't you hate when the mother-in-law drops by unannounced!) |
Then, we got some proof that two of the chicks (Winkin and Blinkin) are very good, capable and adventurous fliers! And that Nod is still trying to get the required confidence.
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| Blinkin? takes off for a quick trip.. |
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| Fails to land cleanly on a light post...She then proceeded to roost on a nearby building. |
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| Then, Winkin picked up what was left of breakfast (breakfish?) and flew with it to the nearby platform... |
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| Leaving an upset Nod... |
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| Blinkin flew to the platform too.. |
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| And Nod tried her? best!!! |
When we left, Winkin and Blinkin were calling back to the nest as they ate on the platform, either taunting or encouraging Nod to join them.
Mid Afternoon, Dawne and the girls came out to see what was up..and got a great air show. Both Winkin and Blickin were doing low passes over the playground. There was also a large tent that was put up for some reason, that intrigued the chicks. They tried landing on the top of the post, and landed on the peak a few times...great landing challenges I guess.
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| This little piggie went to market...... |
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| A bad feather day! |
Then, not satisfied with that challenge, they decided to check out the ball diamond! I have never seen an Osprey on the ground, let alone two.
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| Can you find the two Osprey? |
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| OUT!!! SAFE!!! OUT!!! SAFE!!! |
There were times they were so close the camera could not zoom out enough to catch the wingspan! of course by the time I showed up they were done..but Dawne and Rachel (8years old!) got some nice shots!
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