Birders

elleng

(131,191 posts) Mon May 16, 2022, 01:18 PM May 2022

!!! GOOD DAY! They're HOME!

!!Those are likely eggSHELLS, from geese; osprey shells are colored/speckled. Cleaning up happening.

LOOKS like looking @ me, but unlikely; I'm in upstairs window, but I do love these pics!

GUESS WHO's HERE!

They flew off simultaneosly!

and Red showed up:

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!!! GOOD DAY! They're HOME! (Original Post) elleng May 2022 OP

Great pics! Makes my day! Quakerfriend May 2022 #1

Excellent. Good job ospreys! Now if my Hummers would come back the day would be perfect Walleye May 2022 #2

Good luck with those guys; I'm lucky if I get ONE a season! elleng May 2022 #7

Just in time pics, for an otherwise chaotic day.. asiliveandbreathe May 2022 #3

YES, just in time, elleng May 2022 #17

I have to laugh at myself, that actually is a sign of relief. I've been worried abou them. Geeze. Biophilic May 2022 #4

You'n me, and I don't laugh, I get elleng May 2022 #5

It's interesting the way to goose freeloads on that nest. Here a song sparrow feeds chicks Walleye May 2022 #6

GREAT pic! elleng May 2022 #8

Thanks. I had to look it up I couldn't figure out what was going on at first Walleye May 2022 #9

They ARE a puzzlement! elleng May 2022 #10

There were two of them, they kept harassing this poor Songsparrow Walleye May 2022 #11

Oh my! elleng May 2022 #13

Yaaaaaay! SheltieLover May 2022 #12

;-) elleng May 2022 #14

What a relief!!! SheltieLover May 2022 #15

I don't know what their housekeeping method is. elleng May 2022 #16

Lucky you! SheltieLover May 2022 #18

eggscllent . love to bonus tweet as well. AllaN01Bear May 2022 #19

So happy they are HOME! MontanaMama May 2022 #20

Did you ever get to watch PBS' Nature program - Here Come the Osprey's? Very good Hestia May 2022 #21

Yes, have seen it several times. elleng May 2022 #22

Quakerfriend

(5,455 posts)

1. Great pics! Makes my day!

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Mon May 16, 2022, 01:21 PM

May 2022

Walleye

(31,070 posts)

2. Excellent. Good job ospreys! Now if my Hummers would come back the day would be perfect

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Mon May 16, 2022, 01:30 PM

May 2022

elleng

(131,191 posts)

7. Good luck with those guys; I'm lucky if I get ONE a season!

Reply to Walleye (Reply #2)

Mon May 16, 2022, 01:42 PM

May 2022

Will walk around in a bit, hoping to smell and see honeysuckle.

asiliveandbreathe

(8,203 posts)

3. Just in time pics, for an otherwise chaotic day..

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Mon May 16, 2022, 01:30 PM

May 2022

Always a pleasure..and ol' Red..my my..beautiful...

elleng

(131,191 posts)

17. YES, just in time,

Reply to asiliveandbreathe (Reply #3)

Mon May 16, 2022, 02:05 PM

May 2022

asiliveandbreathe!

Biophilic

(3,704 posts)

4. I have to laugh at myself, that actually is a sign of relief. I've been worried abou them. Geeze.

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Mon May 16, 2022, 01:33 PM

May 2022

elleng

(131,191 posts)

5. You'n me, and I don't laugh, I get

Reply to Biophilic (Reply #4)

Mon May 16, 2022, 01:41 PM

May 2022

Walleye

(31,070 posts)

6. It's interesting the way to goose freeloads on that nest. Here a song sparrow feeds chicks

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Mon May 16, 2022, 01:41 PM

May 2022

These are actually offspring of the cowbird. Cowbird freeloads as well, she lays her eggs in other birds’ nests and expects the chicks to be fed and raised. Apparently it works. The animal world is so fascinating. This picture is from last summer

elleng

(131,191 posts)

8. GREAT pic!

Reply to Walleye (Reply #6)

Mon May 16, 2022, 01:43 PM

May 2022

I've heard about freeloading cowbirds.

Walleye

(31,070 posts)

9. Thanks. I had to look it up I couldn't figure out what was going on at first

Reply to elleng (Reply #8)

Mon May 16, 2022, 01:48 PM

May 2022

elleng

(131,191 posts)

10. They ARE a puzzlement!

Reply to Walleye (Reply #9)

Mon May 16, 2022, 01:49 PM

May 2022

Walleye

(31,070 posts)

11. There were two of them, they kept harassing this poor Songsparrow

Reply to elleng (Reply #10)

Mon May 16, 2022, 01:51 PM

May 2022

elleng

(131,191 posts)

13. Oh my!

Reply to Walleye (Reply #11)

Mon May 16, 2022, 01:57 PM

May 2022

SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)

12. Yaaaaaay!

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Mon May 16, 2022, 01:55 PM

May 2022

Ty, Ellen!!!

elleng

(131,191 posts)

14. ;-)

Reply to SheltieLover (Reply #12)

Mon May 16, 2022, 01:57 PM

May 2022

SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)

15. What a relief!!!

Reply to elleng (Reply #14)

Mon May 16, 2022, 01:59 PM

May 2022

Are they tossing eggshells into water or flying away with them?

Amazing how strong their sense of place is!

elleng

(131,191 posts)

16. I don't know what their housekeeping method is.

Reply to SheltieLover (Reply #15)

Mon May 16, 2022, 02:03 PM

May 2022

Yes, STRONG sense of place; they've lived here for well over #### 10 spring/summers.

SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)

18. Lucky you!

Reply to elleng (Reply #16)

Mon May 16, 2022, 02:13 PM

May 2022

And us, since you so graciously share pix!

AllaN01Bear

(18,520 posts)

19. eggscllent . love to bonus tweet as well.

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Mon May 16, 2022, 03:08 PM

May 2022

MontanaMama

(23,351 posts)

20. So happy they are HOME!

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Mon May 16, 2022, 03:34 PM

May 2022

Hestia

(3,818 posts)

21. Did you ever get to watch PBS' Nature program - Here Come the Osprey's? Very good

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Mon May 16, 2022, 10:55 PM

May 2022

elleng

(131,191 posts)

22. Yes, have seen it several times.

Reply to Hestia (Reply #21)

Mon May 16, 2022, 11:02 PM

May 2022

Thanks

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