Osprey Nest

 

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Update 7/3/08

The smaller baby Osprey is doing fine.  It should also be able to fly soon.  The male Osprey is still bringing fish to the nest and the female is still feeding both in the nest.  Now the female is often out with the flying younger Osprey, teaching it to fish for itself. 

This morning at day break the whole Osprey family (father,mother,baby) was sitting in the tree out of camera's view.  Only one of the younger Ospreys was in the nest.  This has been a successful nesting season for this pair of Osprey.  At one time, when the chicks were younger, we were worried about the whole family because the male got some plastic bag hung around it's feet and we were afraid it was going to affect his catching fish for the female and the two baby Ospreys.  Lucky, the plastic bag came off it's feet and he was able to feed the family.

Update 7/2/08

One of the young Osprey took it's first flight this morning about 6:30 a. m.  It was right comical watching the crash landing into the nest when it returned.  The landings improved after each of it's short flights around the neighborhood.  The smaller Osprey should test it's wings shortly. 

Update 6/5/08

By now everybody must be aware that we have two baby Osprey.  One of the chicks is bigger than the other but we feel sure that both will survive. Have fun watching them.

Update 4/15/08

We are sorry that the Female Osprey chose to build her place for laying the eggs on the edge of the nest, out of the camera view.  The camera was fixed on the center of the nest view.  Any attempt now to move the camera might cause the hen to leave the nest for a while and the eggs might get cold, killing the embryo. We'll still have a good view of the young when they hatch and travel around the nest.

Update 3/05/08

Welcome back to the Osprey Nest Viewing for the 2008 nesting season.  The Osprey arrived on the nest Thursday, February 28th.  This year we hope to observe the Ospreys raising their young ones until next fall when they return south for the winter.  Thanks to the donations from several viewers, who have watched the Osprey over the years, we were able to purchase an additional camera.  If one of the cameras happens to go down, we will be back on line shortly with the other one.

  

   

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Jim Teachey – e-mail (teacheyj@earthlink.net)

Shandy Point

Wilmington, NC