Harriet continues to stay in a brooding position virtually all of the time. She seems content – a lot more than I am. (This waiting for hatchlings is driving me crazy!) Ozzie, of course, is as steady as ever; he’s a veteran at this waiting game. He recently lost two primary feathers, one in each wing, but he shouldn’t be molting now and it apparently hasn’t affected his flying.
Ozzie delivers fresh fish meals regularly without expecting a tip or a thank you. He also sometimes takes over the brooding when Harriet needs a break and comes ferociously when Harriet gives the alarm about rogue ospreys or a bald eagle come too close to the nest.
Ozzie has always ferociously run intruders off. He can be quite intimidating with his piercing eyes and over five-foot, flexible wingspan that allows him to hover threateningly over the nest.:
(Images taken in Brooklin, Maine, on June 2, 2023.)