Tag: osprey
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On the Cusp of Adventure
late summer autumn still on the nest one solitary osprey A cool, cloudy day; a soaking rain forecast towards evening. We are hopeful. Yesterday I drove past the osprey nest by the beach and, to my pleasure, there was a lone osprey standing in the nest. My fantasy was that the parents and other sibs…
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The Birds Are Gathering
We have arrived at the middle of August. Last week’s autumn chill has given way to late summer heat. The landscape is parched and some trees have started dropping leaves. There is talk of hit or miss showers but the steady rain we need remains in the illusive distance. A couple of nights this week…
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August Begins
An early morning of light showers following a night of much needed rain. Areas north of us received a thorough soaking but by the time the rain arrived here it had diminished. Still, the air is fresh and cool and the landscape, which had been parched, renewed. The humming birds are here after a summer…
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Fledging!
A hot, humid, heat advisory sort of day, the sun unflinching in a cloudless sky. Saturday evening Jennie and I were at the beach, enjoying our “kiddie” sized ice creams and watching the osprey. There were three almost grown chicks in the nest. A couple were exercising their wings, one standing on the perch beside…
