August 1

August 1, 2008 by OrientSee.

The kids are still on the couch and with an adult as well, it’s getting crowded on top of the platform. The adult Osprey is the second from the left and as you can see the “chicks” are nearly full grown. I’m curious what will happen. Do the kids just get up flying one day and leave? Or do they hang around for a while?  I took this photo from the siphon on the Winthrop side of the creek. From there I went over to the Key in Revere.

There were a few egrets and this Great Egret had just swallowed some sort of fish which explains the adam’s apple.

As usual the nearer that you get, the bigger birds are the first to take to wing. The Snowies practically invite you in for dinner. As the whole crowd took off, out of the bushes jumped this immature Night Heron. He surprised the hell out of me because I had no idea that he was lurking so close by.

He was quite close.

Finally I took this shot of the Boston skyline from the Key to give you an idea of how close to downtown Belle Isle is.

It was a beautiful day.

Ciao!

-Jorge

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