Ospreys

As I have mentioned before, everywhere we go there are osprey nests with one or two chicks in them. We have enjoyedwatching the parents scoop down and get a fish and either bring it to the nest forthe chicks or go off to another place and eat the fish themselves. Last night there was such a ruckus at the osprey nest near our boat. We could not figure out what was going on. We have been watchingthis nest all week as we are anchored in Jackson Creek and this time the sounds and agitation of the birds was much stronger. This morning we woke up and guess what? No nest! No chicks! They were getting big and we were wondering when they left the nest on their own. I think this was the way to force them out into the world. Just off you go and there is no home to come back to! I recall some humans resorting to a similar pattern when they could not get the young adults out of the house, they just sold the house and rented a small apartment with no room for the kids.