An evening with an Osprey family

[MAK]

Joycie and I went to visit with the Osprey out in Hilton tonight. I must say they are a chatty bunch! 
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[valhalla]

MAK - answering your text here - Osprey are talkers.  If you spend enough time with them you recognize the hunger, potty, alarm, and "look at me" calls.  As for the rest, I think that they talk simply because they Can and they Do.  Is it part of bonding?  Sure!  BUT they talk/sing and sing.  I also think (pure speculation) that because fishing is so good on the Bay that they "converse" with the neighbors, too - just saying "hey".

[Donna]

MAK - answering your text here - Osprey are talkers.  If you spend enough time with them you recognize the hunger, potty, alarm, and "look at me" calls.  As for the rest, I think that they talk simply because they Can and they Do.  Is it part of bonding?  Sure!  BUT they talk/sing and sing.  I also think (pure speculation) that because fishing is so good on the Bay that they "converse" with the neighbors, too - just saying "hey".

HEY!! 

[MAK]

  Hey,hey!! Thanks for the info Janet. The Osprey chatted the WHOLE time Joyce and I were there with just a few breaks here and there...  

PS

[valhalla]

Hey!  That singing and chatting is one of the reasons I love them so much - they often sound like overgrown songbirds!   

[annieinelkhart]

When we winter in Bonita Springs, FL there is a pair we see when we go fishing and they ARE so vocal!  It makes my day when I can sit and listen and watch them.  To heck with the fishing!  Just makes my day!

[valhalla]

When we winter in Bonita Springs, FL there is a pair we see when we go fishing and they ARE so vocal!  It makes my day when I can sit and listen and watch them.  To heck with the fishing!  Just makes my day!

Because it is winter, this probably is NOT the nesting pair (no pair bonding) - they are just doing their Osprey Thing!   

[Carol P.]

Just love their "singing"!  You can definite tell the difference between the kids and the adults.  Love watching them.   

[valhalla]

Just love their "singing"!  You can definite tell the difference between the kids and the adults.  Love watching them.   

Careful!  You'll get hooked 

[Carol P.]

Just love their "singing"!  You can definite tell the difference between the kids and the adults.  Love watching them.   

Careful!  You'll get hooked 

I already am Janet.