August 5

August 5, 2008 by OrientSee.

Osprey News Central:

Today the platform was crowded with the three young and an adult was perched nearby in the flat. No changes to mention. It was a cloudier day and the northwest wind had lessened. So I admired some Goldfinches and just before I started the path out to the Overlook, I saw this.

Nobody left. I couldn’t see any of the birds and walked on out to the Overlook to try from that perspective. It was great to see four Ospreys in flight at one time. They were soaring back and forth while loudly calling. The group flew overhead as I was at the Overlook.  I couldn’t get a group photo.

This was one of the juveniles as it flew over my head. It seemed well in control of itself. Then an adult passed overhead and revealed its trick to get the kids off the couch.

Yep, that’s a fish in its talons. Mom sure knows how to motivate the kids.

The flight continued for about fifteen minutes and then everyone returned to the platform for a rest and lunch. It was a thrill to see.

Since the tide was dead low, there wasn’t much to see except for this image. The marsh is separated from the open Atlantic by the Short Beach storm wall and the road between Revere and Winthrop. Often when Boston Harbor is crowded, ships anchor off the beach. There is a much bigger world beyond Belle Isle.

Ciao!

-Jorge

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