Went to check on the Osprey nest again today, but still no sign of chicks. It should not be long now though. The male was making the usual fish deliveries for the female and she returned with another stick for the nest. At one point she started calling,
… and he returned to the nest.
Then he started preening or moving her feathers around. A behaviour I have not observed previously while watching them.
Bonus bird of the day,
… was this Spotted Sandpiper that showed up along the river bank. Made me wonder if it might be nesting somewhere nearby.