Not far from where I live on an abandoned tennis court of a former country club is an osprey nest. And its ideal for photos because the nest is still small, and its very easy to get photos of. I don't have to stand on the side of a busy road and look almost straight up. While its on private property, I can park on the grass and use the fence for balance, or my tripod, and get great shots. The nest is high enough over the chain link fence that it doesn't cause an issue and there are now electrical wires to compete with for great shots.
Yesterday I stopped by and I got a clear shot of the 2 adult osprey and one of the babies. I believe that by the movement of the adult birds that there are 2 babies in the nest. An osprey will usually lay 2-3 eggs and while they will all hatch being the predators that they are, usually the fledglings will kill one or 2 of the babies. The strongest survive.
This is the 2nd year that this nest is being used, and the first year for raising a family. Osprey will come back year after year and use the same nest, and as it gets bigger its not uncommon to see toys added to the nest as well. I will be going back to watch these Osprey grow and hopefully take off from the nest. And of course I will be watching for them to return next year.
Until Next time
God Bless
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