Osprey on Martha's Vineyard

[ajbrown]

After seeing alemorkam's beautiful picture of an eagle carrying a fish it reminded me of the time in the summer of 2014 where I watched an Osprey family mature and fly away.

These pictures are not beautiful. The day I caught these was gloomy so the colors are bad but it was really stunning to sit there and watch this family grow up. I caught two shots feeding the family...

Mom (or Dad) comes home from shopping, while the other stands guard....

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Kids wake up from nap... likely squawking... fish again?

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At the time of this picture there were three kids...

[ajbrown]

I have been cleaning up old pictures, so sharing some that have memories for me...

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[obxgal]

Great pictures. Amazing all the stick they use in making their nests and how large they are.

[graciegirl]

My goodness what amazing pictures. I like the gloomy sky picture, for some reason I love a grey sky now and then. I love the detail and stand in awe of such magnificent birds who work hard to feed their family just like we did.

I thought you were just another pretty face AJ. Silly me.