Observations & Images
29 June 2006
North Nest/South Nest
North Nest
South Nest
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Observations & Images
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North Nest |
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| The north nest female Osprey was spending the hot part of the afternoon---now that's most of the afternoon during the summer---perched on a branch under her nest. | |
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The male Osprey was perched nearby. |
| The male Osprey was awakened from his afternoon nap by a Crow which flitted through the area. The Crow flew off leaving the male to return to napping. | |
South Nest |
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The south nest female Osprey spent the afternoon perched on the snag overlooking the nest. |
| The nestling was very active. | |
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The nestling would hop around the nest while flapping its wings. |
| Occasionally, the nestling looked like it would fly right out of the nest. | |
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When that did not happen the nestling tried to move a branch. |
| When the branch failed to yield the nestling went back to hopping from one end of the nest to the other while flapping its wings. | |
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Then the remarkable happened. |
| The nestling soared straight up over the nest and hovered. | |
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Then it settled back down into the nest. |
| At this rate the nestling will probably fly free over the next few days. | |