Female osprey @ my house, southern MD

[elleng]

[soothsayer]

1. Another great pic!

[I_UndergroundPanther]

2. The osprey,the eagles,hawks..

All of them are in abundance in Maryland. Glad I live here.

[elleng]

3. Ditto! Osprey nest adjacent to my house,

another 1/3 mile away, and nests on Patuxent and Chesapeake Bay, one near my daughter's house, one ON Cove Point LightHouse!

[I_UndergroundPanther]

4. I used to have a huuuuggge pine tree

On the lawn of my old house. A hawk lived there in that tree. One of my friends got out of the car barefoot at night stepped in a dreadful squishy mess.. I thought she stepped on a slug. I got in,turned on the porch light..

Turns out she stepped into a dead mangled rabbit corpse on the sidewalk.. left there by the hawk. Every so often had to remove the hawks prey..from the lawn.

But it was funny after we got over the gross out.

[elleng]

5. EEEWWWWW!

[Cracklin Charlie]

6. Happens in my Missouri back yard a lot.

Partial squirrels, and other assorted critter parts I get to find, hopefully before my dog.

I think it’s owls, although I have seen a hawk nearby for a couple of years. He pesters the little birds a lot.

[ShazzieB]

7. Gorgeous pic!

What a beautiful girl.

We see lots of hawks in our area (redtails and others), but no ospreys. They stick to the coastal areas, and we're pretty far inland. *sigh*

[Bayard]

8. Wonderful photo!

Thanks for posting.

When I lived in CA, I once saw a hawk dive down and grab a snake. It was still twisting around as they disappeared in the distance.

[MontanaMama]

9. Beautiful bird.

Amazing nest!

[elleng]

10. Yes, nest has been here for many years, longer than I have been,7+ years.

[SheltieLover]

11. Gorgeous creature!

And with your photographic skills, you have captured her essence beautifully!

Ty for sharing!

[elleng]

12. Thanks, so glad she's here!

Nikon does good work, neighbor cut foliage to provide a frame, and sun provided good light!

[SheltieLover]

13. Yw!

Nice your neighbor, Nikon, & Nature cooperated!

I am glad she is there with you, too!

[taxi]

14. Florida Fish & Wildlife says an Osprey may be watching you.

Is this your bird?

Link to tweet

?s=20

[elleng]

15. They HAVE done that, in fact, they DO it, and I wave at them!

I'm in MD, so FFWS not likely involved!

[taxi]

16. You're going to need a longer lens!

In a few of your last shots it looked like you were practically there with them. Did you use a bridge camera, or how long was the lens for the shot you took?

[elleng]

17. Nikon CoolPix P900.

and I AM 'there' with them, some # of yards between spot on my yard where I stand and nest, which is on top of a little boat'house' @ a creek.