Hog Island Maine Osprey Cam ~ Baby Osprey Flips Over On Back 6.21.16

[@TriciaMary]

What a struggle, exhausting just watching the little guy, but he made it in the end. Thanks!

[@李添源-v6s]

就在

[@李添源-v6s]

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[@rhondaarnold4089]

Thank you I’ve not seen an Osprey nest yet. Lol I just want to reach through the camera & help him 😁💞💖

[@rhondaarnold4089]

Finally poor dude

[@sararosati4130]

Wow edge of the seat and that stick needed to go. Beautiful birds and scenery. Thank you.

[@austin1839]

The baby is like 'What the hell is wrong with you two? Couldn't you have helped me back up?"

[@summerfields6350]

I guess Osprey don't have the ability to understand that just a nudge would of made all the difference. They can design and build a nest like that but not a little push for the chick. Nature and wildlife still amazes me everyday

[@summerfields6350]

I guess Osprey don't have the ability to understand that just a nudge would of made all the difference. They can design and build a nest like that but not a little push for the chick. Nature and wildlife still amazes me everyday.

[@Darknlovelyone85]

Maybe they do and don’t care. Maybe they didn’t help so the chick can figure it out on their own. Who knows.

[@summerfields6350]

@@Darknlovelyone85 it's great you have the answers to things. I would be completely lost without it. 🙄🙄🙄😒😒😆😆😆

[@catinthehat5140]

I would say mostly everything they do is instinct. Build a nest, brood, feed chicks, defend, hunt. To help the chick it would first have to know that it's in a bad situation. Then it would also have to know how to help it.

[@adotintheshark4848]

"help! I've fallen and I can't get up!"

[@sylviakovessy]

One of the scariest moments this year ,Steve putting that stick on it payed off in the end ,Steve seemed very worried and stayed the whole time

[@helenaville5939]

The stick was obstructing his efforts the whole time.

[@fidelaromo6705]

@@helenaville5939 to me it seemed the male, was trying to pile sticks and leaves on top, not helping , kinda useless parents, I say

[@Oxzilion]

Parent: If I keep putting this stick on him that should definitely help.

[@sherrilynn1288]

awe..this was the year Spirit was taken by a Bald Eagle..I Love the Osprey!

[@MinibiteTran]

I got angry see the baby can't flip over ... feeling the parents stepping one the wing ?

[@Astronurd]

Thank goodness the little one made it back upright. I was starting to get a bit worried

[@lesliegosling1276]

That stick was part of the young osprey's problem . Glad he, she got out from under the stick and then to be able to flip back over

[@EN-fl6dv]

So, hopefully these two survived the hurricane . Waiting for Steve to arrive and the cameras to start rolling on a new adventure.

[@lizzyyork]

Is it just me or do Ospreys seem a lot less intelligent than the other prey birds? Usually the parents flip them over fairly quickly, these two seem really clueless. They also seem to get attacked far more than all the others.

[@carolv8450]

Lizzy York he put the twig there so te baby has something to hold to get over with. They are smart birds.

[@RaechelleBennett782]

I saw that they were all working as a family to get it to flip over. First mom called dad. Dad came to the rescue. Dad gave the chick a branch for leverage. Mom kept encouraging with the wing flapping. Sibling begging the parents to help. Sibling tries to stand beside it so it can use it as leverage. That almost worked. Mom moved in closer. Sibling tries to remain closeness, even though it's throttled by the kicking. Dad finally moves right beside him. Upside down chick kicks against dad's leg and sibling and finally turns over. Did you notice mom's feathers standing on end on her back? Did you notice dad's gentle encouragement for the chick to keep trying? Ospreys are smart but gentle Raptors. They aren't built to fight. Though I've seen a few brave ones try to tackle an attacking GHO. Osprey's communication skills are impeccable. I've witnessed tender moments, combative moments, reprimanding moments. And their dedication to their young, especially the mom, is amazing.

[@seanburnette1816]

Osprey parents are reluctant to use their beaks on their offspring, even if it is to help, because they are afraid they may injure their chick (which could easily lead to death). It could also lead to the chick being scared to take food from their beak which would be bad as well. What may be obvious to us humans is anything but for a different species.

[@vicious3526]

Bender loves Ospreys too

[@suzycat2026]

😯 I surely thought this 1 was going to die struggling to turn over. 😥 Poor thing. I hope he was ok & fledged in the end ❤🐱♏🌌☯️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@sardu55]

It was so fat it tipped over then couldn't flip over and right itself for awhile. Don't see the oldest chick flip like that often. You'd think that in all of those millions of years in their evolution that they would have developed the skill to help flip each other over when they're stuck on their back.

[@kathrynhutchens5066]

The parent closest to the chick just needed to give that chick a nudge to roll on over off its back (in a perfect world).

[@juancarlosgomezlozano7129]

Muy.bello.

[@soohyunjang5540]

In the sun lighting they surely look like dinosaurs

[@iverzunif.i5222]

I had no idea that bird has the same problem with cockroach on flipping over its lying back body

[@abcwildlife6423]

Well fantastic sweet loved it

[@pantera1933]

Yo no se por que los osprey no hacen su nido en árboles para que les dé sombra, se están muriendo de calor 😖😢

[@ntujqubqab3479]

Baby chick : mom help me Mom : careless, do it yourself Baby chick : dad help me Dad: no ... too busy

[@adotintheshark4848]

Nature: "If you're not strong enough to turn yourself over, you die"

[@choonjalee9707]

Animal world, specially birds, young birds needs help by themself, human beings, some are helped by the parent but some are not. Whoever helped themselves, saved with hard work. Good examples of life. Be strong and work hard for survival.

[@BaNguyen-wx1cf]

Kiên cường, xứng danh vua bầu trời

[@samyuvi4794]

other siblings were like, plz mum dad leave him there, don't help!!!! LoL :D. glad he made it to show his siblings :D

[@mrhuman4570]

Legends say, he's still lying on his back to this day

[@rosehernandez475]

Y don't the parents help out

[@hopeisback9171]

🙏😞

[@Taka_neko]

Ospreys are stupid... Falcons are much smarter and know what to do in this kind of situation.

[@satiredjawablackgerry2701]

❤️

[@1KJO]

I think the parent was stood on the feathertips of the kids right wing making it imposs Ible to stand up

[@fidelaromo6705]

For a while he was stepping onto the baby's wing. For sure

[@GazAce]

Mum sure aint no Harriet 🤔

[@budewar5049]

Kasian kenapa gk bisa Bangun baby..😴

[@MW-cx3sb]

>Guess I'll die now

[@dndndndn6360]

رائع

[@Tv-ec2xn]

С такими "родителями" и врагов не надо! Одно слово - куриные мозги.

[@РусланГалаев-з6о]

Да,я с вами согласна и как вы правы 100%

[@fidelaromo6705]

Bird brain. Agree

[@michaelmccauley14]

Wish the little ones would have bonked the he'll out of him like he do to them

[@ciscokid1223]

Birds are so dumb