coastalconn
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I know most people think the "holidays" are the best time of year. My Christmas comes in July and lasts until September. The cove I photograph fills up with Atlantic Menhaden with an onslaught of hungry Osprey. Yesterday I got yet another pretty sweet dive shot. The day before I was out with the famous Dr. Paul Spitzer (one of the big 3 that saved the Osprey in the northeast from DDT) and went to about 15 of the nests he actively monitors them for eggs, hatches and fledges. There is a small island with about 35 platforms with active Osprey. Comments welcome and thanks for looking..
1 The Dive
Osprey dive 7_8 by Kristofer Rowe, on Flickr
2 The call
Pre-fledge Osprey 7_7 by Kristofer Rowe, on Flickr
3 These last 4 were from a moving boat...
Osprey 7_7 4 by Kristofer Rowe, on Flickr
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Osprey 7_7 3 by Kristofer Rowe, on Flickr
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Osprey 7_7 5 by Kristofer Rowe, on Flickr
6 The educational aspect. When young birds return to CT after the first 2 years in South America, nesting becomes difficult due to the well established older birds. The colony on this small island is very strong so the younger birds are forced to build ground nests. Unfortunately these ground nests always fail because of predation from raccoon, fox and other ground dwellers. This is one of those nests.
Osprey failed ground nest 7_7 by Kristofer Rowe, on Flickr
1 The Dive
Osprey dive 7_8 by Kristofer Rowe, on Flickr
2 The call
Pre-fledge Osprey 7_7 by Kristofer Rowe, on Flickr
3 These last 4 were from a moving boat...
Osprey 7_7 4 by Kristofer Rowe, on Flickr
4
Osprey 7_7 3 by Kristofer Rowe, on Flickr
5
Osprey 7_7 5 by Kristofer Rowe, on Flickr
6 The educational aspect. When young birds return to CT after the first 2 years in South America, nesting becomes difficult due to the well established older birds. The colony on this small island is very strong so the younger birds are forced to build ground nests. Unfortunately these ground nests always fail because of predation from raccoon, fox and other ground dwellers. This is one of those nests.
Osprey failed ground nest 7_7 by Kristofer Rowe, on Flickr