A week after the male osprey arrived the female showed up. They’re together again for another breeding season. While waiting for her to arrive he kept busy doing guy stuff. Click on the galleries to enlarge the pictures.

The male and female osprey are together again.

While she was away he watched whatever he wanted like any guy would.

He ate out all the time

Finally, at the last-minute he decided he’d better clean house.

This could take a while…

Still cleaning.

He’s totally checking her out!

Apparently, an incident was witnessed by several coworkers between an eagle and the osprey. On Monday, one of the eagles showed up and began circling the nest. The male osprey took off and began to circle up to the eagle. When the osprey reached the eagle he began diving on it. After multiple diving runs the eagle began turn belly up to give the osprey its talons. The aerial combat went on until the eagle moved off.

Incidentally, I discovered this on the neighboring property. You have to click on the gallery to see the bald eagle on the nest.

Our eagles have a nest next door. I didn’t see the eagle in the nest until I looked at the picture on the computer.

The nest is in a huge valley oak beside a pond. I think this is where the eagles were going nest all along. The just liked partying at the osprey nest.