Africam Black Eagles Day 1 Hatch!, Dyfi Osprey Crack or Pip?, Loch of the Lowes Osprey Day 5,7&8

I woke up this morning to find a hatchling in the Africam Black Eagle nest. And I was just in time to catch a feeding. This little one is so strong and steady already! Don't worry, it's still got some bobble-head action. Look at this little cutie!

When Mom first stood up, you could see the pip in the other egg.

Here's the Feeding Hatchling video (4:57):

There's either a crack or a pip in one of the Dyfi Osprey eggs. It's located at the end of the egg instead of along the side. And it looks indented. So, I'm not sure if it's a crack or a pip. Here's my s'caps for today. Zoomer was on the job today, trying to get close-ups whenever the parents did an egg roll. I don't see anything in this shot, except pretty eggs:

Here's a different egg roll. The parents are extremely restless today. They can hear the chicks peeping inside the shells. They were up and down all day. Sometimes they were just getting down and then they'd get right back up...

With Osprey, it's easy to tell the male and female apart. Mom's bib has a lot more brown than Dad's bib. It was raining when Dad came to the nest and Mom did not move. Smart lady, protecting the eggs from the weather!

 

At one point, it was raining pretty enough to bead on Mom's wings. Mom didn't move for a long time... I thought I was never going to get to see what was happening with the eggs.

 

Dad is enjoying a nice fish on the back perch.

 

He brought the rest of the fish to Mom and took a turn on the nest. (By then, the rain had stopped.) Doesn't he have the cutest face?

Here's a look at the spot on the end of an egg that looks cracked. What do you think? I hope she didn't damage it when she jumped up.

Dad landed in the field. I haven't seen him do that before.

I uploaded the video where Mom got upset and jumped up and we can see something is going on with one of the eggs. Here's the Crack or Pip video (2:09):

The three chicks were being fed when I brought up the Scottish Wildlife Trust's Loch of the Lowes Osprey nest. Look at how nicely they are all lined up and showing good manners!