Good evening from the beautiful Eastern Shore of Maryland! Spitzer gave a delightful talk, and we enjoyed meeting all of you. Many thanks to the staff of the Chesapeake Conservancy for arranging the festivities. Here in the land of Tom and Audrey, it has been a quiet couple of weeks since last I wrote. Life has been busy, busy, busy for the humans, and status quo for the ospreys.
The egg count for this season seems to be holding steady at three, which is a relief for all of us. After the adventure of four eggs last year, three seems to be a more reasonable number to soothe the camera watchers in our midst. And did any of you notice the colorful sticks in the nest on Easter Sunday?
That COM can make quite the osprey fashion statement! I apologize for letting so much time pass by since our last visit, and promise to try and not let it happen again. Please enjoy these photographs, which have all been taken since the last blog. Remember, you can click on each photo for a larger view:. There are a few favorite hang-outs for Tom during the time Audrey is nestled down keeping her eggs warm and after they hatch.
Most of these photos are of Tom, with a few of Audrey in the mix. Tom enjoying a well earned snack before sharing with Audrey. After Tom eats his fill, starting with the front end of the fish must be the tasty part , he will take the back half to Audrey:.
Audrey will then receive her share of the fish from Tom, and take a break outside of the nest while he takes over incubation duties. Last year, he would swoop down and snap branches off to use in the nest. I have a few places I will look to find Tom, and this is a frequent roost:. As you probably know, Tom does the fishing and provides sustenance for Audrey.
