April 13, 2009: Osprey Egg

[Kingswood]

Originally Posted by monster

This pair of ospreys have been together for 20 years, this is their 53rd egg.

53 eggs in 20 years: just by way of comparison, it is usual for a chicken of an egg-laying breed to lay more than 300 eggs in her first year of egg laying after she reaches maturity at six months or so. On the other hand, the lifespan of a chicken is generally between five and ten years.