050608 Photos

May 6th - Photos of the New Macomb Co. Nest

This photo of the Macomb county nest shows the amount of material that has been placed so far. It is a bit sparse, but not too shabby for a newly constructed nest. More material will be added as the season progresses.

Hal Norris photo; used with permission.

Ospreys seem to really like sitting on top of the cell tower antennas and their support pipes.

Fortunately, almost all of the radio frequency energy is being radiated outward and not upward or backwards, into the birds body.

Martha Wolfe photo; used with permission.

This is the first photo received showing that this pair of ospreys is a male and a female. The male is leaving his antenna perch, while the female is content to stay where she is.

Martha Wolfe photo; used with permission.

Pat Klos provided this photo of the pair during mating actitity.

This photo also clearly shows the pair to be a male and a female. Males have all white feathering on their breast area; females usually have a few to many brown feathers on their breast forming a "necklace". The necklace on this female is quite pronounced.

Pat Klos photo; used with permission.

Another photo clearly showing this pair to be male and female.

Reports have come in about another osprey seen with this pair. From reported behavior, the third bird is most likely another male, but that has not been confirmed.

If it is another male, he may decide to start building his own nest later on this summer, especially if he attracts a female.

Pat Klos photo; used with permission.