Afternoon/rain osprey, and later:

[elleng]

At 18 months, osprey achieve their full adult plumage. Juvenile osprey resemble the adults, but have buff-tipped feathers on the back of their upper body, giving them a speckled appearance, and the streaking on the breast tends to be heavier. As juvenile osprey mature, their eye color changes from brown to yellow. ((SO this is an ADULT?! Ya think? Haven't seen THEM for a while.))

(VERY excited and surprised to spot him, even tho been hearing calls.)
















KID, on nest, later:

[jpak]

1. Them birds is pretty

And awful nice in pies

[elleng]

2. U wanna get SHOT???

Ain't no blackbird, ya know!

[jpak]

3. Hee hee

[Quakerfriend]

4. Wow! These photos are stunning!

Some of your very best, Ellen’s !
Have u seen any competition between the bald eagle and the young ospreys??

[elleng]

5. Thanks, happy to catch.

Haven't seen action between eagles + ospreys, not this year anyway, but last year, neighbors saw eagle attacking nest (and female,) so eggs destroyed, and no kids last year.