1972 Press Photo Osprey Chicks, Loch Garten, Invernessshire

osprey chicks "doing well" at loch garnet : the pair of isprey chicks hatched at the end of may in the curie at loch garnet, inverses shire, have made their debut as they exercised their wings standing in the nest in preparation for the long flight to Africa, The eyrie is in a 40-foot-high pine tree, ringed with barbed wire, in the 700-acre sanctuary of the royal society for the protection of bards. the rare, fish eating hawks came back to Scotland in 1959 after an absence of half a century. twenty five young have been reared successfully at the loch tourist attractions in Scotland. loch in thecairngorm factheills in a fortnight. photo shows the pair of osprey chicks exercise up in their nest at loch garten.

Photo measures 8 x 10.25 inches.

Photo is dated 07-07-1972.



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