The Baby Ospreys Practice Flight
Rachel and Steve are fledging their chicks, who are almost as big as they are. See them now live on the Audubon Osprey Cam.
FLEDING: At seven to eight weeks of age the young osprey will take their first flight. They spend days practicing flying and perching, near the male’s feeding perch calling when the male returns with food. Two weeks after fledging, the young will start to follow the male on hunting trips. Four to eight weeks after fledging the young Osprey will begin to emulate their parents and hunt fish on their own. (more here)
~ Photo courtesy of Marta Pina Gallego #birds #osprey