William Osler Spot Check. All Four Juveniles Doing Great and Sven Puts on a Show!
July 21, 2015 - Etobicoke - William Osler
Tracy Simpson Reports:
I stopped in last night to check up on our Osler family and had all four juveniles on site. Benny and Winston were on the eastern H and both had enormous crops. Sven was roosting in the tower and Peggy was on the nest ledge napping. After about 15 minutes on site, Sven decided he was bored and it was flight practice time. He was encouraged to the air by a passing pigeon that he took a run at. Not successful but a great effort. He spent the next 30 minutes by himself on the west side stooping everything that moved and playing in the wind. By the time the sun was beginning to set, all four youngsters were in the air and playing tag. Sven is now as rough as Benny in his playing and gave his cocky brother a run for his money! Twice Sven grabbed Benny by the tail which had Benny squealing like a baby to be let go of. Sven also took on the “Peggy Tank” in flight play with her keeping up so well and being clearly the bigger of the two, she tried to take it easy on him. Note I said TRIED. Sven was certainly up to the challenge that Peggy presented and had fun being chased by her and trying to evade. Winston was in the mix several times but was more content to digest the massive crop he now had than playing.
By the end of the evening, all four juveniles were playing, soaring, stooping and practicing their finesse in the air. Such a wonderful sight.