This was the second stop of my morning. After laying down on the ground watching the owlets this morning for an hour starting at 6:45 am with the mercury at 30F (photos coming), I needed to warm up. Thus I took a series of short hikes as I drove around and checked osprey nests. The Canosia nest is my favorite, closely followed by “Steamshovel Sally”. This nest is surrounded by wetlands and very natural. I still needed to wear a winter parka to take these photographs. Being motionless, even standing, for 30 minutes waiting for some action can sometimes be tough.
The Nest … Looking for a Good Lady Osprey!
The Favorite Tree (about 150 yards from the nest)
I can’t normally. However when a lone bird sits on a nest, calling, scanning the skies while searching for a mate, it is almost always an earlier returning male.
How do you differentiate between a male and female osprey?
Jeannette