Our ospreys share most of the big events in life - the laying of eggs, hatching, fledging, migration and the like - in common with all the members of their species that survive to adulthood. But there's one milestone that is special to the Dunrovin ospreys and others like them who are monitored for …
Ospreys Sibling Rivalry
Sterling here! SuzAnne asked me to put together some information about the dynamics among our osprey chicks this year (2014), with the first-hatched ("Lunar" or #1) picking on the 3rd- hatched ("Shadow" or #3) and, more recently, the 2nd hatched ("Sol"or #2) joining in the aggression. There is only …