Slo-mo: Battered fish? No, Rutland Osplet battered by a fresh flapping fish! 9 May 2021

A very fresh fish arrives, so fresh it's still flapping, and at 11.19.43 it flaps right on top of the Rutland Osplet bashing it several times before big mum Maya pulls it out the way.
Footage copyright LRWT Rutland Osprey Project, taken from their Live Webcam funded by Anglian Water: • Video
Get a front row view of our Manton Bay osprey nest at Rutland Water Nature Reserve, where our star pair Maya and 33 have nested together since 2015.
Thanks to generous donations to our Osprey Webcam Appeal last year, we have now installed brand new camera equipment. Our new webcams give a better view and can zoom, pan, and tilt! Not only this, but we have made sure the new system incorporates sound, giving you a fuller experience and deeper insight into the behaviour of breeding ospreys! So make sure you turn the sound up!
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🦅 Key Dates 🦅
19th March @ 12:29: male 33(11) returned.
19th March @ 12:52: female Maya returned.
30th March: First egg laid.
2nd April: Second egg laid.
5th April: Third egg laid.

[@weechoclatyclaire]

This is one of those shots that pull on your heart strings... for the chick and the fish!! but ultimately glad the chick is ok.

[@GeemeffGeemeff]

Well said!

[@gailhl]

Wow! Tough chick to survive that! 😁

[@GeemeffGeemeff]

Tougher than they look, just as well.

[@carolgreene8757]

What a welcome to the world that was....

[@GeemeffGeemeff]

LOL!

[@DaddyBearNoob]

That's a big perch

[@gillywillybythesea]

Flipping heck - I thought it was going to be game-over for that tiny osplet!

[@GeemeffGeemeff]

Hi @gillywillybythesea, WT comments have just closed before I could respond to you but you should be able to see the livestream here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZm2q4d5mrB8i5o It's going to stay up til September. You might have had an old link. And yes, poor baby, not yet one day old and gets a slap in the face from a fish!

[@AndrewThomasHelliwell]

That’s crazy

[@GeemeffGeemeff]

And not yet one day old - poor chick! And, really, poor fish too!

[@unagault2360]

Thought that poor osplet was totally flattened. What a great video capture 👍

[@GeemeffGeemeff]

Thanks, yes, it was exciting if a bit OMG!

[@freespeechforall1069]

Thank you.

[@GeemeffGeemeff]

👍

[@suelaw5082]

You need to add music to capture the drama

[@GeemeffGeemeff]

Pretty dramtic, wasn't it?!