That looks so uncomfortable.
For those of you who wanted an update on the osprey pair I wrote about in this earlier post, here it is!
I’m glad to say the female returned on April 3rd. After her arrival, there was a flurry of nest building. I think it grew almost a foot in height! In addition to building their nest, the pair spent a considerable amount of time mating. Go birds!
They go somewhere else, I assume to seek cover, when the weather is bad. The nest was empty during the recent rainstorms, snowstorms and windstorms. (Spring has been hellacious here.) Since the beginning of the current epic snowstorm, they were again absent from view. Until earlier today.
Those poor birds showed up and started adding sticks to their nest – on top of the foot of snow that’s in it! She’s been walking around in the middle of the nest and trying to sit down. It’s not working for her. There were no eggs when the snow started, but she laid her first egg on April 13th last year.
I shall continue to watch and worry. (I love listening to the birds chirping in the background.) Here’s the link to the osprey cam if you’d like to join me!
(Shared at the Clever Chicks Blog Hop, Homestead Barn Hop, Backyard Farming Connection Hop, Down Home Blog Hop and The HomeAcre Hop!)
Oh my gosh YOU are still getting snow, ugh! I’m sorry I hope the sunshine finds you guys soon. I’m glad to know she came back (I was wondering) but bet she is not happy with all that white stuff in her nest.
A View From A Brown Dog recently posted…rock and roll with an egg or two…
She does seem unhappy – and very confused. I think she wishes she had stayed in South America a little longer!
Very interesting. We don’t have osprey’s around here, but we do have Bald Eagles. Thanks for sharing on the HomeAcre hop and please join us again this week: http://everythinghomewithcarol.com/self-sufficient-homeacre-hop-and-herbal-tea-giveaway/
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