Loch of the Lowes Osprey Day 1&2 Second Hatch!, Berry College Video From The Ground On 5/15, Harrison Bay Eagles Day 53&55

The second egg hatched today at the Scottish Wildlife Trust's Loch of the Lowes Osprey nest! So amazing that it hatched only one day after the first baby hatched. I've got some s'caps and two videos!  First up is one of the videos. (I usually present in the order things happen...) When I first brought up the nest, Mom was calling even though Dad was standing in the nest, on yet another fish. (He's such a good provider!) Then Dad started feeding bites of fish to Mom. It was a really sweet moment. Here's the Dad Feeds Mom video (0:55).

 Mom eventually got up to feed the babies. They are both hungry, mouths gaping open for food.

 
I wasn't very impressed with Mom's efforts to feed the baby yesterday. There's no way to tell if she's a first time Mom. She did't lay four eggs, so maybe. Plus, it took her a little while to figure out the feedings. Yesterday, she was standing too far back. She'd offer bites, but it wasn't close enough for the baby to reach. She did better today. Check out this wonderful feeding of the two babies during the reveal of the Second Hatch (9:26).

Mom spent some time protecting her babies from the rain. In the United Kingdom, this is a regular occurrence...

 
Later in the day, they got a feeding before going to bed. Mom's beak is visible in the top right corner, giving a bite to the baby on the right. The baby on the left is hungry too and eventually figures out that it needs to turn around to get some food! Poor thing, it's also got poop draped across its back, courtesy of its sibling... There is only one egg left in the nest. The other is just a half-shell from the second hatch.

 

I found a Berry College Eagles video on YouTube posted by K Stone on 5/19/15 of B5 and Dad, taken on site at Berry College. I haven't watched the entire video yet (doing too much at one time on the computer and it's buffering). I always enjoy videos that are taken on location. It gives a new perspective... So I'm going to hang in there and let it buffer. (14:41)

The Harrison Bay Eaglets still haven't branched. They look full grown to me now. Here's how their day went.