Hellgate Osprey - Trouble Comes w/Fish3 - Sat 7/27/24

Here we see when Finnegan delivers fish3 of the day, trouble has followed him. This is the third whole, small fish that he has hauled in for the family so far today!
Somebirdy else wants their fish! We see Finn take off like a jet fighter right after delivering fish3 and Iris gets it. Seemed to me he was chasing somebirdy off as he appeared to be very focused.
Watch carefully after Finn's take-off and you will see large birds in flight as well as their shadows below. We can clearly see, intruder(s) are hanging around, coveting Finn's fish. Note also Iris' waiting as she is not going to feed unless the coast is clear and it is safe to do so.
Next we see their VERY self-confident offspring "Big" getting impatient and wanting that fish! LOL. He tries to take it from Mom! Iris: "Not yet child! We're not sure it's safe; we must wait."
And look at that! Queen Iris was spot on as we see her alert then take off! She's not going to risk their babies if a battle for the fish occurred on the nest. The kids "pancake" and we can hear Iris' alerting cries out there.
Right before her return, we see another large bird fly by. I think we see three birds - one flies by, then we see Iris come in, followed by the shadow of yet another bird. I suspect the last shadow was Finn in pursuit, chasing off intruder.
Shortly after that, Finn returns and both of them watch, to be sure the skies in their nest airspace are now clear and safe. Iris waits a bit longer, to be 100% sure before finally breaking into fish3. The kids came up, one at a time and enjoyed the third fish of their day without further intrusions.
~Thank you for watching!