When the male Osprey has a partner and (unseen) chicks in the nest, he becomes the sole provider of fish. Yet, when he catches a fish, he often will stop and eat the tasty head before delivering the remains to the nest.
A male osprey has stopped on his way to the nest and has eaten the tasty head.
He then takes the rest of the fish to the nest.
After taking the fish to the nest and feeding his family, this male flew off with the leftovers to eat by himself. His partner is leaning over and tending the unseen chicks.
Such amazing parental instincts, and so easy to watch, compared with some of the forest birds around my area. We’re so lucky to have the osprey as our neighbours. I still have screenshots come up in my FB ‘memories’ of the oprey family outside Nelson, when the webcam was available. They were so fun to watch, and then tragedy struck. Wish the cam would come back.