Harriet has done it again: She and Ozzie have three nestlings, as you’ll see here if you look closely:
Of course, the first two born will be named David and Ricky to keep up Nelson Family traditions; the third will be named June in honor of the month of her birth. We have no idea of the sex of any of them, of course, but the names will facilitate further reports on their development. It is not unusual for the last born and smallest osprey hatchling to be bullied by her siblings and even mysteriously disappear.
Harriet has had three offspring each of the last four years that I’ve been monitoring the nest, which reportedly is the usual number of hatchlings that ospreys have. However, last year, the smallest one disappeared after about a month of jostling.
We know from their size and eye color that these new ospreys are a few days old. They are born with blue eyes, which turn red in a few days, and then turn golden when the birds mature. (Images taken on June 26, 2022.)