Osprey Have Arrived for 2026

The osprey arrived two weeks ago and promptly had about a 30 minute fight with the geese.  The geese won but lost the nest somehow the next day.  All the excitement happened while I was in the middle of a virtual doctor appointment, so no photos.  Here they are nest building.  It kind of looked like one bird wacked its mate with a branch.  It was hard to tell because of the angle.

Award Winning photo from St Mary's County Camera Club in August 2017

I forgot to post my 1st place Eagle Nesting Photo from the Wildlife theme in last month's competition.  This bald eagle was building up a nest in October 2016 when I caught it flying around with a stick.  I prefer to use more recent photos in competition.

I have been spotting an eagle nearby lately, since the osprey have left for the season.  Last year we rarely saw any.  A neighbor put up several bird blinds for hunting and the eagles disappeared.  I expect the same thing will happen this year.  I need to enjoy seeing them while I can.