Jordan Lake Osprey, 04-12-2019

By neighdoctor April 12, 2019 Jordan Lake Osprey, 04-12-2019

Osprey Elegance

The male osprey Ace at the Haw River below the Jordan Lake Dam.

Jordan Lake Ospreys: Shelter Osprey Nest 04-06-2019

Shelter Osprey Nest

In most raptors, the female bird is larger than the male.

This is easy to see in the ospreys and bald eagles at Jordan Lake.

You can certainly see the size difference in the parents of the Shelter Nest.

Osprey Mom, heading to the left, is much bigger than Osprey Dad who is looking to the right.

Sometimes this size difference makes the female ospreys and bald eagles 25 – 30% bigger than the males.

This trait is known as gender dimorphism.

The Shelter Ospreys are Busy!

We humans often have to stop construction on our homes when it rains.

Osprey Dad isn’t letting a shower slow him down as he brings nest lining home.

On the other hand, um talon, maybe he is a little put out with the rain.

Oh, well, he has settled in, waiting for Osprey Mom to arrive.

Two Raptors at Jordan Lake Dam

This bald eagle is about 14 months old.

Adult female osprey with soulful eyes.

By neighdoctor March 25, 2019 Jordan Lake Dam: Osprey Fishing video

Jordan Lake Dam: Osprey Fishing

I still had my iPhone in hand from making my morning report when one of the ospreys began fishing.

The osprey fishes better than I make videos, but, I hope you enjoy watching the osprey making his dives.

The osprey caught a fish down on the river and came up over the dam.

A 3-year-old bald eagle quickly saw the opportunity to try to steal a fish.

The eagle was gaining on the osprey when an adult bald eagle broke up the chase.

I don’t know which way the osprey fled – I hope it still had its fish.