osprey family report: landing

By neighdoctor July 23, 2015 osprey family report: landing

Rising sun, rising osprey fledgling.
Eyes shining in the light, the youngster landed with the confidence she was gaining.
She had fledged only a few days before.
photo taken July 5, 2015

osprey fledges & video

By neighdoctor July 15, 2015 osprey fledges & video

on July 2, 2015 the final osprey chick of the Jordan Lake family fledged
please watch the video at http://youtu.be/vid4GPPj8-4

eagle family report 5-4-2015

By neighdoctor May 4, 2015 eagle family report 5-4-2015

Eagle Family Report: VIDEO of Brassy attacking Ice is at http://youtu.be/tg2ne8JiKkc
video has a slow motion replay of the attack so you can see the interactions

Yesterday I stood and listened to the screaming alerts of the fledglings as Brassy attacked.
The three year old immature eagle had come from across the cove and went straight as an arrow for the nest.
In the photo: Ice is on the left screaming his terror and defiance and Brassy is the hurtling mass of feathers just above him and to the right.
Ice managed to evade the attack and Brassy actually flew over him and right on across the top of the nest.
For those who like the details, my shutter speed was 1/2500 sec and yet Brassy’s speed still blurred her image.

eagle family report 4-29-15

By neighdoctor April 30, 2015 eagle family report 4-29-15

VIDEO of Ice flying into nest at http://youtu.be/59pWgaa6_UY
NOTE: due to operator error, mine, the video has no sound, sorry. Please turn on some background music and watch.

Ice fledged sometime this morning. That’s him, in the photo, concentrating on his landing.
In the video when Kate the mom shows up with a fish, Ice shows up from the right, flying in for his food.
At first I didn’t see Wynd, then I began to notice action in the limbs above Kate and Ice.
They showed me where Wynd was; funny watching the two birds trying to figure out just what is over their heads.
Turning around on a limb is a difficult exercise and so Wynd, once again, does things the hard way.
She more or less falls back into the nest and promptly moves Ice out of the way and moves him away from the food.

eagle family report: Wynd gets in the nest the hard way

By neighdoctor April 29, 2015 eagle family report: Wynd gets in the nest the hard way

VIDEO of Wynd’s Adventure at http://youtu.be/-xtLieIP77Y
Wynd disappeared from the nest 3 days ago. It was about time for her to fledge so I didn’t fret much the first day.
Day 2 I kept looking for her. This afternoon she returned. I saw her making takeoffs and landings, working her way to the nest.
Then I lost her for awhile only to see her just below the nest in some trees. The way she gets back into the nest is astounding. I managed to get it on video.
Typical eagle she immediately started looking for something to eat. Wynd has fledged.
Ice has watched. He will be fledging soon too.
I just hope he does it in the more normal style of small flights to near by trees for a few days and then the long soars around the cove.
On the video watch below and left of the nest in the trees there and once you spot Wynd be patient as she works her way back into the nest.