Monday, August 18, 2008

Osprey


We recently put up an Osprey platform hoping we could attract some to breed in our wetlands. We only had to wait a few months. Today we had 3 flying in the area and eventually one landed on the platform and perched on it for hours calling to the others. We think this bird is a female. Unfortunately it is VERY early for them to be thinking about breeding. We can only hope they stick around through the winter. This platform is about 20 feet high and overlooks our largest pond. They feed exclusively on fish.

1 comment:

Roberta said...

This is a great picture. It should be published in the newspaper or something.