Unfortunately, because there is a "baby" in the nest and a lot of road traffic, including a whole lot of ATVs going up and down the road, the adult was being very cautious and keeping a low   more...profile. I saw the baby briefly several times but not when I had the camera ready to shoot.  less

...or, rather, one Osprey. I don't know if this is one of the adults or a "baby". I THINK it is one of the adults. There were no signs of any babies but they are either too little to be seen   more...of not born yet.

I was hoping to get more of the Osprey calling but I managed to get one brief call (at about 1:10 before the end of the video).  less

The first weekend in April and two of three nests are occupied and a third is being scoped out. There are two new nests which I hadn't followed last year (in this video) and those are occupied. Both had   more...one mate on the nest and I could hear the other calling at the second nest.

I think both the ones on the nests were females. The male has a fairly prominent brown "ascot" on it's upper chest.

The third nest, the one which I have followed the last couple of years, didn't have a mate on the nest but some people have seen one on a tree near the nest.

There are two other nests. One I showed last year has a very deep bowl and while it didn't appear occupied, even last year when it was, it was difficult to see anything but the head of one of the parents. The last is so close to the road and either the box was only recently erected (I only spotted it at the end of last season) or no mating pairs have been interested in it. There is very little nesting material in the nest.  less

Another visit to the nest yielded a surprise. One of the adults was perched nearby, so we get a really good look and hear some vocalizating. A visit to another nest which appeared to be empty a few weeks   more...ago shows it is active. Both adults visibe, with one perched outside the nest. Someone appears to have added perches at both nests. The first, to keep them off the hydro poles, presumeably and the second, neatly tucked under the nest. The second is so far off the road on private property that I had to resort to my handy "binocular/telephoto lens" technique. It is shaky but serves the purpose.  less

This is a video compilation from last summer at the same nest site. You can see one adult and two young.

Ospreys in Wareham, MA. Hope you enjoy!
Disclaimer: No tripod was used or abused in the making of this video. Take dramamine before viewing. :-)

I discovered this Osprey nest last summer, located at a lock on the Rideau Canal (I won't say which one). I will be visiting it fairly regularly over the summer to keep you updated on the progress of   more...any young.  less