Well this is fun.
It is mid April and my favorite osprey has just returned. She and her family reside just past the “cow” at the junction of HWY200 and HWY83. For several years she constructed her nest from the red bailing twine laying around the pasture.
This osprey had a real passion for her work, and it appeared from the road, that the nest was indeed soft but lacked structure and was actually down right flat. When the wind blew one could see dozens of strands of red bailing twine flapping in the breeze around the nest.
Last year she started adding considerably more branches and twigs to her building project. In my opinion this was a good move on her part but then I am not the expert. This year however seems to be a stellar year for her in twig collecting and nest building. She has, in the past two days, already doubled the height of her nest.
The birds have returned, the rains are coming, the temperatures remain cold and all of this adds up to an amazing summer. Life is good. The river will be incredibly fun. We can hardly wait to see all of you.
