Peggy C's photos with the keyword: diet

.. and seems to be a newborn .. much smaller than the other chick .. who had feathers .. none of the shots showed many feathers .. edited in: www.picmonkey.com - another LiveCam in MT www.cas.umt.edu/geosciences/faculty/langner/Osprey/montan... Area3 © All Rights Reserved

- but it's your turn - I went the last time - and the chick is getting hungry - again - there is one chick.. difficult to see - another Osprey nest located - this makes the 4th one to document www.picmonkey.com Area4 © All Rights Reserved

- this Osprey chick first seen end of April -- note added -- - really has thrived - seemed like Mom decided - he/or/she could be left for a while - so, off to catch a fish - this is Area1 - nest on top of a light pole - in parking lot - this is at least the 2nd year for this nest - amazing Raptors - hope you find some where you are - it is a treat to look up - and there they are - so many nests this year - have no idea of the number - nor if all have been successful - in hatching the eggs cropped/watermark only in: www.picmonkey.com © All Rights Reserved

probably emptied by a Limpkin .. don't know if this is an Apple Snail .. or an invasive snail shell .. the edge of the lake was covered with shells .. it is fascinating to see the process .. Limpkins use to extract the snail .. these are amazing birds .. living in the midst of cities .. yet, managing to survive ... edited in: www.picmonkey.com www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Limpkin/id © All Rights Reserved

.. juvenile from area 1 .. first nest I began observing this year [2013] .. either he is really hungry or that is a giant beak-pick! framed/watermark in: www.picmonkey.com (c) All Rights Reserved

.. what a look ! This is one of the juveniles .. .. area 2 .. didn't see the other one, but could hear him/her www.picmonkey.com (c) All Rights Reserved

.. area 1 .. digital documentation of Osprey .. chicks/juveniles .. 2013 www.picmonkey.com (c) All Rights Reserved

..growth of an Osprey .. Area 1 .. thriving ! ospreynest.info/ospreycam.php (c)All Rights Reserved

A Limpkin .. Usually a solitary wading bird .. Feathers of olive- brown and white .. - from AnimalPlanet website: "Limpkin, a marsh bird native to Georgia and Florida and southward to South America. The limpkin grows up to 28 inches (71 cm) long, including its 4 ½-inch (11-cm) bill. Its plumage is olive-brown streaked with white. It has long, slender legs that hang downward in flight. Because of its wailing cry, eeow, the limpkin is also known as the crying bird. The name limpkin refers to the bird's halting walk. The limpkin frequents marshes, where it feeds on frogs and other aquatic animals, particularly the apple snail. Four to eight eggs, which are light-brown blotched with brown and gray, are laid in a nest built in a shrub. The limpkin's young are able to swim when they emerge from the egg, and leave the nest the day they hatch. The limpkin is Aramus guarauna of the family Aramidae." - cropped/watermark done in : www.picmonkey.com All Rights Reserved

- left the nest to catch fish for the juveniles - right place .. right time - 1st in Flight shot of this magnificent Osprey Area 2 [ of 5 monitored ] www.picmonkey.com (c) All Rights Reserved ARCHIVE AIRINGS AA294-MOVEMENT