This is only my second visit with the Osprey since they returned to their nest.
The Osprey return to this same nest every year in mid March,
and they stay until they migrate late August/early September until the following March when they return.
Locals believe it is the same 2 birds that occupy it each year.
Osprey are generally monogamous and often mate for life.
It is written that Osprey can live up to 20 years, and always return to the same nest as in previous years.
This nest was well built and has survived all of our storms and hurricanes.
The female generally lays 2 - 3 eggs, but clutches of 1 - 4 eggs are possible.
So if all of that fairy tale stuff is true, and I believe it is,
I have been watching and photographing these two "cadoodling" for about 10 years.
Last year they had 2 eggs and both hatched.
They are here for the summer and I hope to get pictures of the little ones to share.
16 comments:
They look like serious parents! Linda in Kansas
Hello Debbie,
I love your post on the Ospreys. It is nice to see and follow the outcome of their nest. Your photos are beautiful, well done.
Thank you for linking up and sharing your critter post.
Take care, have a great weekend. PS, thank you for leaving me a comment.
This information is truly fascinating about the Osprey and your photos are fabulous!!!
It is amazing that those nests can withstand those winds and storms. Those are some really well-built structures!
Spectacular pictures!
Fabulous photos -- amazes me, how gracefully they perch on such tenuous things!
That's really neat to know about the Ospreys and how great that you've got to watch them over the years. They are beautiful birds!
Fabulous photos of the Osprey. They are an amazing bird.
They are good architects to build such a strong nest.
That's wonderful! It's amazing you've been able to follow these Ospreys for so long.
Majestic birds. Good luck to them!
We are watching two Osprey and a wee one they are raising here on a camera feed. They are wonderful parents!
Great photographs Debbie.
All the best Jan
that would be very neat if it were the same birds you have been following all these past years, have you ever gone back to past years pictures and tried to tell if it is the same birds?
WOW! Your photos are th enext best thing to being there in person!
How extra special to have watched these birds that long. Beautiful photographs.
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