Osprey

here you go:

I saw them in the Kamloops are of BC. Always next to water. Notice how they cross Canada along a band that is just a series of lakes from one coast to the next.

[Edited on 2-28-2008 by Skipjack Joe]

Osprey with fish

We have a resident pair of osprey that return each year to their nest between the village and the river. About a mile down the Fraser River from their nest a small creek joins the flow. This junction is a favourite spot for the osprey. Last spring I spent a fair bit of time down there and got a few pics. This is the only one that turned out after a successful catch.

Here's our local on another occasion hovering above the creek waiting for lunch to appear...

osprey

I've seen one hunting over the lake near our place north of Boulder, Colorado and there is a pair that nests every year at Boulder Reservoir...

Osprey over BLA:


Osprey near Bahia Gonzaga:


Again, Bahia Gonzaga area:


Same as top - Bahia de los Angeles


greg

[Edited on 2-29-2008 by gringorio]

Coyote Bay

We have many osprey in the Bay, including this one who has grown quite used to photographers like Johnny Tequila..shown taking a closeup. (I have posted this pic before, but thought some viewers might like another look.)

The male perches in this prime spot next to the shallows and picks his breakfast to haul back home. They are great entertainers while having coffee on the patio in the morning.

A huge osprey nest on a tiny island in front of our casa gets built higher and higher each year. I took a photo of it in 1972 when it was about 3 feet high..it now is about 10.

We have osprey along the Missouri and Yellowstone Rivers in ND and MT and the islands of Lake of the Woods, Mn. Also have seen them on the Churchill River in northern Saskatchewan ..especially when silently canoeing. Their high-pitched calls make a distinctive sound from the high pinetree nests along the water's edge.

Hey Roger,
Do they brew their own or send for Starbucks.

Oso

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Originally posted by vandenberg Quote: Originally posted by Pompano They are great entertainers while having coffee on the patio in the morning. Hey Roger, Do they brew their own or send for Starbucks.

Van..this photo explains it all...that's one coming in for a refill now. Our osprey are wired!

osprey nest near Pt. Conception/Old Mine

I just posted this pic on another thread, but thought it appropriate to include it here, too. Good fishing around this huge rock made it a perfect place for a nest.

Good osprey projects

Some years back, volunteers from the Mulege area helped to erect these nesting frames atop some of the power line poles along the highway. Close to the sea.

This relieves some of the stress to both the osprey and the power supply!

This one was taken in a parking lot in Guererro Negro.

Dad with a fresh catch for mom and babies.

These birds, like coyotes thrive in proximity to humans. This nest was 100 feet from a busy street and a large parking lot. In Mission Bay (San Diego) one has even built a nest on top of a sail boat mast in a marina.




[Edited on 2-29-2008 by tripledigitken]

Wounded Osprey

Here is my son, Alex, with a wounded osprey that we were transporting to the animal hospital in Guerrero Negro. Quite an experience to be that close to such a wild spirit.

...& a closeup...

Osprey Nest

This nest is positioned right at the junction of the Fraser and Thompson Rivers in British Columbia and is the home of the osprey with the salmon I posted earlier. A lot of the power poles that are close to the river around here have covers to keep the ospreys from building nests on them. A special post was put up for this pair. This pic was taken a couple of years ago, I don't think they're back north yet this year. Probably still in Mexico...

Ken, that's a great closeup of the nest in Guerrero Negro!

The osprey we took to the hospital? I don't know how it fared. We dropped the bird off on the way out of town (May, 2002) and haven't been back since Shari may know. I seem to remember being told that it had recovered, but that may be just wishful thinking.

How long you figure before the "animal lady" has it perched in the back yard?

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Originally posted by Roberto Quote: Originally posted by Oso Fishing must be good in the irrigation ditch below the house. Our visitor was back again today. How long you figure before the "animal lady" has it perched in the back yard?

Luckily, she doesn't like fish.

One fishing near TS today - that's quite a mouthful...

Thanks for the coffee splurter, Igor. I needed that!

Nena

Skipjack,

Interesting information. Looks like Kiwi's are hard to get along with, if you are a Barn Swallow.



Ken