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Observations & Images
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North Nest |
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| The north nest Ospreys were sleeping in late when I arrived at dawn. As the Sun came up they were seen fishing over the Indian River Lagoon before returning to the trees around the nest. |  |
South Nest |
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The nestling has fledged!The south nest was empty when I arrived. Far from being worried I was quite excited since it has been obvious the past few days the nestling has been anxious to leave the nest. |
| Sure enough, perched atop a snag close to the nest was the nestling, fledgling now, looking a bit wary of the new world it has entered. |  |
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The fledgling perched on the snag for quite some time before, embarrassingly, the bird lost its balance. |
| Regaining its composure, the fledgling spread its wings.... |  |
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....and flew off the snag! |
| Trees intervened to block the view of most of the brief flight. The landing in the nest could be clearly seen. |  |
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The fledgling settled down in the nest after its adventure away from home. Thunderstorms moved into the area forcing my departure so I did not have a chance to see the fledgling fly again this day. |
| The female Osprey, as always, perched above the nest on her favorite snag watching the fledgling and the surroundings very closely. |  |
THE NEIGHBORS |
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The sky over the south Osprey nest is very popular with Brown Pelicans as a flyway between the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian River Lagoon. |