Hi b.h-pb.h-p wrote:Strange that Madis just left without trying to feed - and where is Piret since she do not come in nest.
Chick obviously do not know how to handle a fish on their own yet
19.20 Madis left chicks on their own with fish
I think jopie has mentioned something similar - probably the parent birds encourage the chicks to eat like adult birds now? More or less... :-) . 
yes, there can be something about it. I just wundered because until now chicks have not been special eager to try something on their own concerning eating. And they are not able to stand on their legs for very long yet either. To tear bites of a prey demands they are able to balance on a prey and use their weight as counterbalance.maertha wrote: Hi b.h-p
Tormi, the little Lesser Spotted Eagle from last year managed this task when he/she was four weeks old. I´m curiours when we will see our trio do this the first time. Yesterday Elo ate a small bite without help, and Uno hid the fish today in a quite professional way in my opinion
Thank you everybody for sharing your observations and pictures, and have a good evening!
jopie wrote:Good morning!
@Maertha, that is very interesting: I copied both pictures and try to compare then with my pictures. There is the tail also with rather "pointed" tail ends and the other picture where both birds in the nest, we have good vision of their breasts and surrounding of the eyes. Exciting!
jopie 
alice44 wrote:About eating -- the big fish that ospreys and WTEs eat seem to require more education to be able to manage. The other day Remo brought Stephi a smallish pretty much whole fish. It took, just over one month old, Stephi a while, but working from just below the head or from under the chin he managed to eat most of the fish on his own.
This is a link to one post with videos of Stephi tackling the fish
viewtopic.php?p=152331#p152331
I find it quite interesting how different birds develop their eating skills.
Alice.Thank you for the link, alice. I find it very interesting too. Tormi, the Lesser Spotted Eagle chick from last year, managed the same task when he/she was four weeks old.alice44 wrote:About eating -- the big fish that ospreys and WTEs eat seem to require more education to be able to manage. The other day Remo brought Stephi a smallish pretty much whole fish. It took, just over one month old, Stephi a while, but working from just below the head or from under the chin he managed to eat most of the fish on his own.
This is a link to one post with videos of Stephi tackling the fish
viewtopic.php?p=152331#p152331
I find it quite interesting how different birds develop their eating skills.
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I watched this eating closely as the camera angle was just right! They really can swallow big bites, like the tail as well!Susie wrote:
Did somebody watching Piret biting the whole head of the fish and eating it in one piece? I couldn't believe my eyes.
