Birders

Blue Dawn

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14. Bittersweet....

Sat Jul 17, 2021, 08:50 PM

Jul 2021

It's good to see that they are growing and learning to be fully functioning ospreys.

But it kind of feels like when my kids grew up and moved out on their own. I was so happy for them but I felt inner pangs of sadness, too. Totally bittersweet.

I'm happy to report that the happiness did win in the long run. That's how I feel about these beautiful ospreys that I've been watching since they were tiny fluff-balls!

All thanks to you, I might add.

Thank you so, so much for the joy your photos brought to me.

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HERE WE GO!!! First osprey fledgling's flights I'VE seen, circling my yard. [View all] elleng Jul 2021 OP

Yaaaaay! SheltieLover Jul 2021 #1

Yes, training for marathon. elleng Jul 2021 #2

Omg, I feel empty nest tugging my heart... SheltieLover Jul 2021 #3

Flying surely comes first! elleng Jul 2021 #4

That just means Mommy and Daddy Osprey have done their job well jpak Jul 2021 #6

They certainly have; they're great parents. elleng Jul 2021 #7

Superb parents! SheltieLover Jul 2021 #10

Ty, Ellen. SheltieLover Jul 2021 #9

Should fish SOON! elleng Jul 2021 #11

Fabulous! SheltieLover Jul 2021 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jul 2021 #5

HEY, Chin! elleng Jul 2021 #8

Wow! That is awesome from here just following your photos. How amazing Biophilic Jul 2021 #13

Bittersweet.... Blue Dawn Jul 2021 #14

TRYING to ignore the bitter part, September will come soon enough, AND elleng Jul 2021 #15

Aw, grandkids being a special kind of joy! Blue Dawn Jul 2021 #16

Will you feed them fish? jpak Jul 2021 #17

Anything they WANT!!! elleng Jul 2021 #18

Great photos. TomSlick Jul 2021 #19

When I see the babies in flight. Bird Lady Jul 2021 #20