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We Have Lift Off!
Early this morning, Osprey chicks Poole and Pan gave their family something to look up to! - Click here to keep reading.
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The three Hog Island osprey chicks stand at the edge of the nest, flap their wings, and peer into the distance. Now that Poole, Pan, and Pia are approaching 7 weeks of age they prepare for the next phase in their lives by exercising those feathered wings and readying to take their first flight. We can expect this leap by… (Click here to keep reading.)
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Remember This?
Oh it feels so long ago now that Pia has taken to the skies! But just a few days ago, Mocha-SOCAL caught this snapshot of mom, Rachel, and Pia sharing a moment in the nest. We can almost hear Rachel whisper, “You can do it Kiddo!”
Young Ospreys make their first migration alone, instinctively knowing where to go without instruction from parents. - Keep reading here.
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Ode to the Last Osprey!
With two siblings fledged and flying the skies, there’s just one left to go! Explore.org fan and Osprey Cam viewer, Sabine, wrote this Ode to Pia for encouragement!
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They’ve Done It! The First Osprey Fledged for 2014
Exciting news from Hog Island! The first of the Hog Island Osprey chicks has fledged this morning, July 31st at 6:07am PDT. Little Poole, it seems, was the first to show his feathered siblings up but taking flight out over the Hog Island waters. Is that a look of shock we see in the nest?!
See the family on the Live Cam here. The other siblings should fledged any day now!
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