The osprey fledgling was on a branch about 50 feet above me on a tree only 30 feet away. When an osprey is that close to the water and they spot a fish, they tilt over and drop almost straight down, like a falling rock. You get to see just what I got to see … and I was so close that my long lens couldn’t frame all of the osprey for the complete dive. Whew!
ospreys of Jordan Lake
TagJordan Lake: Osprey Skipping!
Osprey’s often get rather messy down their chests when they are eating their fish. One way that an osprey can quickly clean his front is to skip across the water, chest parallel to the surface, and at very high speed scrape clean his front, lickety-split. All ospreys do this – but you have to recognize the difference in the dive as they head for a cleaning session if you want to try to catch the action. This fledgling skipped 5 times before going aloft.
Jordan Lake: Osprey Fledgling Landing, 4 photos 09-27-2019
Thought y’all might like to see just how handsome this osprey fledgling was as he was heading for the snag right in front of me.
Jordan Lake: Osprey Expressions
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.
Jordan Lake: Whose Tree is It? 09/01/2019
The 2 year-old bald eagle was sure that every tree in the neighborhood belonged to him and this particular tree was only there for his use.
The fish crow and Dad osprey disagreed with that opinion!
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!
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