Wild Wednesday … Eagles Nest?

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This is week that the osprey customarily return to their nest in the electrical tower at the sawmill. I haven’t seen them yet. Usually the male shows up a week or two before the female. This year they will be in for a bit of a surprise. A little over a month ago a pair of eagles moved in. I’m not sure how this will go, but the eagle are a lot bigger than the osprey. I’d have to put my money on the eagles. Click on the gallery to enlarge to photos and get the dirt.

Nice looking birds.
He seems to have staked a claim here.
I keep waiting for them to gather sticks, but the haven’t. I not convinced their serious about nesting here.
These are all osprey pictures from previous years.
The osprey have inspired art from yours truly.
This has been an osprey nest literally for decades.
It’s a prime location for fishing birds with its grand overlook of the Sacramento river.
It hasn’t been without struggle. last season it rained so much the nest grew a garden before the birds arrived. They had to weed it.
When the summer heat get over about 106 the parents shade the chicks.
More art.
Two years ago the male osprey was struck be a helicopter blade and died. he was trying to defend the nest from the helicopter that was inspecting the tower.
The osprey have raised many generations.
The osprey probably won’t be too happy with the new residents.
Stay tuned to see how this turns out.

Below are a few of the osprey posts over the years.

https://wordpress.com/post/theforesterartist.com/948

https://wordpress.com/post/theforesterartist.com/1056

https://wordpress.com/post/theforesterartist.com/1090

https://wordpress.com/post/theforesterartist.com/1703

https://wordpress.com/post/theforesterartist.com/2659

https://wordpress.com/post/theforesterartist.com/4017

 

21 thoughts on “Wild Wednesday … Eagles Nest?”

  3. Nice shots and I expect that it is always exciting to find that a pair of eagles have set up shop where you work. I believe as you, that the eagles will win out because they are a much more dominant and larger bird than the osprey.

    Here in Texas, per Google and as of 2004, there were 140 breeding pairs. I am pretty sure that that number has increased since many lakes and rivers now have breeding pairs. In my area, I think it has been determined that there is one breeding pair. I have not personally seen the pair at our lake but two photographers have been documenting them for a number of years.

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    • I think they could do it, but they haven’t started bringing any sticks so I’m not sure they’re serious about this location. I saw them breeding in the nest last week. I just don’t know. We’re still waiting for the osprey to show.

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