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Birders

elleng

(136,772 posts) Wed May 29, 2024, 04:05 PM May 2024

First saw 3 'someones,'' thru windshield:

Closer, easier to identify: OSPREY!

RECOGNIZING me!!! Why on field, now being planted; why not @ river??? I have such a HUGE fondness for these birds!

Juvenile Ospreys have orange to reddish-orange eyes. Although eye color is variable among juvenile individuals it turns progressively yellow as the bird reaches the adult age.

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First saw 3 'someones,'' thru windshield: (Original Post) elleng May 2024 OP

Re: "Why on field, now being planted" Donkees May 2024 #1

Yes, they might be. NOT corn stalks here now, and as noted, elleng May 2024 #2

Lots of useful stuff in that field for an Osprey. Urban Osprey sometimes collect plastic and food wrappers. Donkees May 2024 #3

Have seen some/an osprey nest with plastic appearing stuff. elleng May 2024 #4

Donkees

(32,437 posts)

1. Re: "Why on field, now being planted"

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Wed May 29, 2024, 04:43 PM

May 2024

Might be searching for nesting material ...

Large, bulky nests are built using branches, corn stalks, shoreline debris and other materials.
https://www.chesapeakebay.net/discover/field-guide/entry/osprey