I was visiting friends in Darien, Connecticut and their Osprey nest had just hatched. This year was interesting because two new Osprey are trying to settle into the same cove. It was the first time I had seen another Osprey harass this pair. Osprey have now recovered so well from DDT, that in New England there is now contention for nestling locations.

I arrived on a Thursday, and I could see that the parent’s behavior had adjusted from brooding to rearing the young. The female was up higher than normal and I saw a feeding. But it wasn’t until Sunday that I saw a small head peaking up.