Observations & Images
4 March 2006
THE NEIGHBORS
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Observations & Images
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| A busy day for the female Osprey who made repeated trips to collect nesting material of all sizes while the male loafed nearby. Here the female may be seen carrying a little twig back to the nest. | |
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Both Ospreys have been observed attempting to grab material while on the wing. Here the female Osprey approaches a pine tree with legs down and talons open on one such pass. |
| Success! The female Osprey has grabbed a branch and broken it off the pine tree while flying by. | |
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On another trip, the female Osprey returned with more material to cushion the bottom of the nest. |
| The male Osprey's single observed attempt at collecting resulted in his bringing back the small talon-full of material seen here. | |
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Tuckered out, both Ospreys retired to their favorite perch for a long rest. |
THE NEIGHBORS |
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| Today the Otter made several brief appearances throughout the afternoon. During one visit he caught and dined on a crab seen here partially protruding from the Otter's mouth. | |
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The crab was quite a mouthful; its legs moving eerily around in the Otter's mouth as it tried to make sense of its new situation. |
| The Otter's powerful jaws close around the crab. | |
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With a resounding crunch, the crab meets its end. The Otter sounded like he had a mouthful of potato chips as he thoroughly chewed up the crunchy crab. |
| All gone---or almost so. A few crab bits are still visible. | |
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A new visitor to the area was this juvenile Ibis shown here trying to land in the pine tree. The bird barely landed on a limb but could not keep its balance and so flew off. |