Nifty pix.  Thanks for posting!

Jane
(Shoreham)

On Wed, 7 Aug 2019 15:50:54 -0400, Mike Sargent <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> This morning I watched the 2 fledglings that still are in the nest at
the
> mouth of the LaPlatte River in Shelburne. Here's a shot of them with an
> adult - the breast banding suggests that it's the female. Note the
juvenile
> pattern on the back, and the orange eyes, compared to the yellow of the
> adult. I was hoping to watch for an adult returning with a fish, but it
> started raining. It seems that, unlike many other birds, ospreys stay in
or
> near their nests for quite some time after fledging. 
> 
> http://www.uvm.edu/~msargent/birds/Osprey_03.jpg
> 
> Here's one of the fledglings returning from a "training" flight.
> 
> http://www.uvm.edu/~msargent/birds/Osprey_05.jpg
> 
> And for a developmental comparison, here's the family 3 weeks ago on
July
> 16.
> 
> http://www.uvm.edu/~msargent/birds/Osprey_02.jpg