11/28/23 Port Lincoln Ospreys: Fish Fairy, Self-Feeding, and Wingers

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Giliath is 42 days old, and 'Two' is 40 days old. The Fish Fairy delivered 5 Tommy Ruffs to the nest (see note*). 'Two' did a good job self-feeding, and both chicks are exercising their wings. 'Two' will be assigned a name when its gender is determined at the time of banding. (The live video feed had some buffering)
*Note: This supplementary supply of fish is part of an authorized ongoing experiment to "to maintain a consistent food source on the barge." For more information, please see the following statement: "A Fresh Experiment: Ospreys, Fish, and Their Future" portlincoln-os...
This is a platform osprey nest on a barge at Port Lincoln, South Australia.
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Friends of Osprey is a South Australian conservation group focused on protecting and growing the population of Osprey in South Australia.
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