Tag Archives: Manasquan-Reservoir

Baby, I’m coming home

A female Osprey arrives back at the nest where her mate has been taking a turn sitting on their eggs. Taken back on 4-18-2009 on the Manasquan Reservoir in Howell, New Jersey. I am told that both Osprey nests that I was following at the reservoir have been destroyed by storms this Fall/Winter. I hope...

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“There is no delight in owning anything unshared.” — Seneca (Roman Philosopher)

A male Osprey arrives back at the nest with a fish, sans head, for his female. Often times, an Osprey will eat the head of the fish before returning the rest to the nest. Taken back on 6-6-2009 on the Manasquan Reservoir in Howell, New Jersey. For more information on the Manasquan Reservoir, visit their...

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Cindy, I hope you like Fish because that’s all they had left at the store…

The Father Osprey arrives back at the nest after a successful fishing run over the Manasquan Reservoir in Howell, New Jersey on 6-6-2009. It’s common for Ospreys to eat the head of the fish first before returning to the nest with the rest. For more information on the Manasquan Resevoir, visit their web site at...

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Attention backyard ornamental Koi pond owners in the greater Howell, New Jersey area…

…If you are missing a Koi, be forewarned that your Koi is not coming home for dinner tonight because it IS dinner tonight for these Ospreys. An Osprey delivers a fresh branch to the nest to be weaved into the existing nest infrastructure. They do this from time to time to strengthen the nest and...

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Home is where you return when the rest of the world is turned upside down

Osprey lands at its nest on the Manasquan Reservoir in Howell, NJ on 5-22-2009. With half a day off from work and a chance of thunderstorms later this weekend, I made a last minute decision to go to the reservoir and check in on the Ospreys I have been following. It doesn’t appear that the...

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If the waiter only brings you half a fish, do you pay him half a tip ?

Osprey carries a portion of a fish over the Manasquan Reservoir in Howell, NJ on 5-22-2009. I like this particular shot because it shows the fantastic wing span these beautiful birds have. An Osprey screams out to an approaching crow, still a hundred feet away from the nest, to make certain the crow knows it...

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Osprey in flight

Osprey in flight over the Manaaquan Reservoir in Howell, New Jersey on Saturday 4-18-2009. For more information on the Manasquan Resevoir, visit their web site at this web site. For more information on Osprey, visit the Cornell Lab Of Ornithology.

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