The first fine careless rapture of love seems to be dying down a little and the birds have been settling on the nest more often today. No-ring has overkilled on fish, producing 5 – just to show his worth. However, if fish is funding for the future then maybe No-ring has been having some second thoughts on his investment and has been seen clawing back uneaten tails from his Mrs. At times he has huddled over the fish with wings cloaking it. ‘Mantling’ is an instinctive way of defending food in birds of prey and it sometimes takes a little while for male ospreys to overcome this wing jerk reaction and share with the female.