Sunday Hogback Road Osprey Quiet

Watching the osprey on Hogback Rd. Sunday morning from about 11:30 am till 1:30 pm, things with the osprey were quiet, except when I first arrived the male from nest #1 went from a tree to the nest and started squawking. I saw the 5th wheel heading north on Hogback Rd.

I decided to try and catch the carp jumping out of the water, I got 2 photos. The water has warmed up enough that the turtles are sunning themselves. Just north on the curve a turkey vulture was enjoying a red squirrel and a hawk soaring over the lake.

Sunday afternoon I went up to Big Island in Marion County. That sure is a nice place to see wildlife. Meet a couple from Delaware County watching 2 of the 3 eagle nests on Route 203. I took about 150 photos, hope to put together a gallery or slide show later. The two nest I saw are less then 1 mile apart. Looks like they both have young. Saw a pair of geese with there new goslings close enough to get a couple of real nice photos.

On the way home I found the eagles nest on the Scioto River and took a few not so good photos, though I was able to get pictures of two killdeers and a bi-plane. Looks like the eagles are feeding young!

Frank Germann