Observations & Images
8 January 2007
Nest Building
THE NEIGHBORS
OspreyWatch by Bob Montanaro
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Observations & Images
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No Ospreys are seen at all during a sunset visit to the Refuge. In fact, few birds of any kind are seen which is in noticeable contrast to the past few visits when a plentiful number of birds were seen. The lateness of the day has probably seen most birds to their night roosts. There is little change at the old nest site where a male Osprey was seen trying to build a new nest on 7 January. |
| The distant nest that fledged a young Osprey last season was also vacant. | |
THE NEIGHBORS |
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An Otter paid a surprise visit in the rapidly fading light. Here the Otter climbs out of the water and up the embankment. |
| The Otter scratched at an itch with the motion of the back leg being concealed by the grass. | |
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This seemed to be the purpose for coming up onto land for after a long scratch the Otter returned to the water and hunted around the area for a short time. |
| Magnificent Frigatebirds passed over high enough to catch the last rays of the Sun. | |
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Two of three Frigatebirds that were soaring lazily around. |
| There was barely enough light to capture this lone Wood Stork in flight. | |
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Another pleasant surprise was finding a pair of Great Horned Owls around the old Owl nest. Here one of the Owls can be seen in the nest. |
| With barely enough light to get a picture, the second Great Horned Owl could be seen perched atop a nearby tree trunk. Note its massive feet equipped with sizable talons which this bird of prey puts to good use to maintain its fearsome reputation. | |
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The Owl in the nest flew off.... |
| ....and landed in a distant tree. The two Owls then began calling out to each other as night descended making it impossible to see either bird. | |
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