Osprey Surprise

I must apologize for my tardiness in posting recently, I've been tied up packing boxes as we are leaving for a new location soon and unfortunately have not been birding lately.

At the end of the summer and after the breeding season we occasionally see ospreys on our coast taking advantage of the good fishing. This guy dropped in and settled down for lunch on the eagle tree just a few days ago.

Our Bald Eagles had a unsuccessful breeding this year. I'm sure she laid eggs and incubated for a short period. They stopped incubating after two weeks and were constantly harassed by crows that nested in the wood just below the eagle nest.
I'll be signing off this blog but will let you know how my move goes and I'll post a link to my new location birding blog. I hope you have enjoyed visiting and follow me in the future.
Happy birding, Graham. 

 

March 15. 2016

Our eagle pair have been fortifying their nest through the winter with branches and sods of grass and now the female is spending time in the nest although I don`t think she`s laid yet. If you look closely you can see her.

 

 

 

I went to Buttertubs Marsh the same day and watched the Ring-necked ducks displaying while a large flock of Violet-green swallows flew overhead.

 

 

 

 

 

 

When I returned home the fishing fleet was laying nets for the herring and the sealions were having a good meal.