Sadly bob 3 died a couple of days ago. They were quite a late arrival and suffered under the size advantage the first two had gained. They were already weakened when they fell over and fell outside one of the protective branches and were subsequently left out in the cold and rain as Dorcha has no way to move the chick back into the centre of the nest. (Apparently ospreys don't have good problem solving skills, but also have razor sharp beak and claws and thus no way to pick up and move the chick).
Then I sat today after work and watched them feed for ten minutes. The closer chick got at least 3 bites for every one that the other managed and Dorcha did not particularly try to share it out fairly, she just put it in the first open beak. It's a tough life being an osprey chick.
Mark over at 'Views From the Bike Shed' recommended the puffin cam (which is currently showing a burrow box, so they probably have several different cameras) on Skomer Island, which Tish and I enjoyed the other afternoon. Then when I looked on the hosting site, there are random webcams all over the world, including this fab one at Okaukuejo Resort Wildlife Waterhole in Namibia:
Stay safe. Be kind. Enjoy some wildlife.
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