As each day goes by it becomes less and less likely that Osprey will be found. It’s becoming that time of the year…the young are off on their own and the adults only have to feed themselves.
Two day search at the summer place found nothing more than a empty nest, poles and airspace.
Now I can only look back through the whack of photos that had been taken over the summer…won’t really expect to be able to get anything new on the next visit.
Back door open enjoying that first morning cup of coffee. Along with the birds singing as I worked on some recent photos…then dead silence.
Looking up only to see the possible reason for the sudden hush. Across the back lane was a juvenile Cooper’s Hawk who had dropped in for a visit.
Juveniles who tend to be very human tolerant by nature was about to be my first subject of the day.
It was a grab the camera and walk out to the back lane kind of a shoot that morning…then back to finish my morning coffee.
It’s been a number of days since my last visit with the Osprey…if all goes according to plan should be heading to the summer place soon.
Couple of things that require attention but it’s all about priorities…with an Osprey check at the top of the list.
At this time of year the youngsters now older and able to wonder farther away from the nest. Often making it difficult or impossible to locate.
Will be interesting to see if they are still in the habit of returning to the nest site and calling for the adults to bring food.