Tag Archives: Osprey

Flight, fish and feathers

A male Osprey comes in for a landing at the nest carrying the remains of a fish for his young. Taken back on 7-18-2009 at the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge. I can’t wait to go back and do shots like this with the new D7000. For more information on Osprey, visit the Cornelll Lab...

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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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Clark had been a true romantic but recently Sophia found the soft kisses, flowers and chocolate few and far between…

Ospreys mating. From my trip to the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge in Oceanville, NJ back on 4-3-2010. For more information on Osprey, visit the Cornelll Lab Of Ornithology. For more information on the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, visit their web site atwww.fws.gov/northeast/forsythe/.

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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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Momma’s home !

The Mother Osprey returns to her nest after a short lap around the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge in Oceanville, NJ on Saturday 4-3-2010. For more information on the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, visit their web site at www.fws.gov/northeast/forsythe/. For more information on Osprey, visit the Cornell Lab Of Ornithology.

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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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Every little bit counts…

An Osprey delivers some building material to its nest on the Manaaquan Reservoir in Howell, New Jersey on Sunday 4-5-2009. I blended a free texture (oceansky) from Alicepopkorn to give this piece a moody “over the water at dusk” feel. For more information on the Manasquan Resevoir, visit their web site at this web site....

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