Ospreys have very animated faces. The fledglings get very expressive. This one flew in and surveyed the scene, glanced at me and went back to watching the lake for a fish to catch.
immature osprey
TagJordan Lake: Surprised Osprey Fledgling 09-08-2019
This female fledgling kept looking down at her talons … almost as if she were surprised that she had caught her very own fish! She was beautiful in the early morning light. The youngster’s red-orange eye color is typical of a fledgling – an adult osprey has a bright golden eye.
Jordan Lake Ospreys 08-19-2019
Oh the joy of being an osprey fledgling and trying to outfly your sibling!
This pair were matching each other’s wing strokes and twists in the air and chattering about it the whole flight!
Jordan Lake: Osprey Fledgling field id markings, 2 photos
Jordan Lake: The field identification marks on a fledgling Osprey are beautiful and unmistakable. The bright almost red-orange eye is very intense. As an adult the eye would be a clear golden yellow. At the end of each flight and back feather there is a white marking that looks like the head of a “rivet” to me. As the osprey ages these white markings will wear off and be un-noticeable in a 1.5 year-old-osprey.
Jordan Lake Osprey Fledgling Fishing Flight 07/20/2019
Osprey Fledgling Fishing
From the start of his turn over in the sky to plunge toward the lake and the capture of his fish,
this male osprey fledgling was successful in his fishing flight this morning.
Jordan Lake Osprey 09/07/2018
Oh, there is so much to learn before I fly south for the very first time!
Got to stick my landings. Grip limbs and fish. Avoid bald eagles.
I am one very determined female osprey fledgling!
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