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Osprey siting on the nesting platform yesterday! ... See MoreSee Less
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How do the young ospreys learn how to fish? Is it just instinct or so they learn by watching? ... See MoreSee Less
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I learned from one of those anti seagull hawk guys that the adult takes the the juveniles out and dive on smaller fish, injuring the fish and dropping it back in the water giving the young ones an easy target. I actually witnessed this action while taking an early morning walk on the beach. Practice makes perfect!
Yeah, they definitely don’t just follow adults to foraging areas. They learn by trial and error. We watched the osprey fledgling at our osprey cam in BL return last summer with several small catches that were its first - a banded killifish, blue crab and then a pufferfish.
We watched a juvenile practice diving several times in Cape May Harbor on Sunday. It hit the water with talons outstretched, then got itself out of the water and airborne, shook the excess water off, rounded, and tried again.
Thanks for answering my question. On the beach today, I believe I saw several juveniles practicing fishing. It was amazing because I never noticed it before. I saw them do the little flappy dance they do just before they’re ready to dive, but did not dive. Then when they did dive I saw one head right down to the water, but never made contact and swooshed right up again. When he was ready, he finally took his dive and came up with a fish on his first try!!! 🐟🐠🐡
On the 200 block of 26th last night. Never saw an Osprey on a pole 8n town before. ... See MoreSee Less
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Looks like he’s eating before going back to Mrs
Are ospreys getting ready to fly off our Pole
Deale Maryland along the Chesapeake Bay
Usually they depart in early September- female first.
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More information from Conserve Wildlife about this year's Osprey nest failures. ... See MoreSee Less
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Thanks for sharing. I considered a blessing in disguise that only two other three eggs hatched at Island Beach. I've never seen three successfully fledged although there's been three chicks. They are doing very well. Wetlands always had a very successful nest. Until last season. These losses are happening all across the country. And it can only get worse for the ocean seating up fish are dying coral reefs are dying. Very sad situation
Interesting but sad to read Hopefully next breeding season will be better