Coming soon to NATURE Season of the Osprey

[elleng]

Premieres Wednesday, October 27 at 8 pm (check local listings)

Birds of prey exist in myriad shapes and sizes. Scores of eagles, hundreds of hawks and countless kites and falcons have all adapted form and behavior to fit diverse habitats. But in all the world, there is only one osprey. Following a single evolutionary path, it has conquered every continent save Antarctica. One bird, one design, unchanged. It is the only truly aquatic raptor, the sole member of its own taxonomic family. This one-hour, blue-chip special brings viewers into the life to this incredible raptor with a depth and intimacy never before attempted. Shot in and around Great Island Marsh, where the Connecticut River meets the Long Island Sound, cameraman Jacob Steinberg has achieved unlimited access to an osprey nest and captured the struggles, failures and triumphs of a single osprey family.

[multigraincracker]

1. My favorite raptor is the Kestrel.

Little tiny bad ass falcon. See them often here in Michigan.

[elleng]

2. There are some here in southern MD too, I've heard;

don't think I've seen any.

[multigraincracker]

3. One comes around our feeding station once in a while.

They pick off a morning dove and leave a pile of feathers on the ground.

[elleng]

4. ;-(

'My' osprey don't do such, just fish. (Nest is adjacent to my house and a river and creek.)

[ShazzieB]

5. Ooh, I can't wait to watch this!

I had no idea how unique ospreys are ("the only truly aquatic raptor, the sole member of its own taxonomic family&quot . But I know I've fallen in love with these beautiful birds after following this osprey family for...how long has it been now, months? I can't wait to learn more about them.

[elleng]

6. The adults returned here around St. Pat's Day, March 17,

and things went on from then.

They'll be leaving for South/Central America soon, so will be good to watch the Special in October.