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Index of Subjects > This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. --B_3424455999_5597705 Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Hi Ulli, I've photographed these Osprey from time to time. I visited this location a day or two before the visit you described. Here are a couple of pictures: http://paulevans.smugmug.com/Other/Birding/i-JjXCHCR/0/XL/IMG9204-XL.jpg http://paulevans.smugmug.com/Other/Birding/i-gv3nkHX/0/XL/IMG9397-XL.jpg Similar to you as well as Tuma (who posted a nice picture on the NSBS Facebook page), I was able to see papa return with a good sized fish and watch the subsequent feeding. Very nice to see the three chicks seemingly do well. I completely agree with your suggestion regarding the vantage point. Though I usually set up on my tripod (with absolutely no interest shown by the birds). Paul On 12-06-30 11:48 PM, "ulli@dunlin.ca" <ulli@dunlin.ca> wrote: > I did a stop at the Walmart Osprey nest in Bedford/Sackville (Duke > St./DamascusRd). > There are three healthy looking youngsters in then nest, already past the > downy stage. > The mother left and circled over the nest when a goshawk stirred up the > neighbourhood, but > settled back down as soon as the coast was clear again. Eventually dad showed > up with a > sizeable fish for supper that was torn up and fed to the chicks. > > The nest was put on a new pole sometime last winter. Previously it was > sitting on a power > pole next to the new designated nest pole. Whoever was in charge of the > moving job knew > that the new pole had to be higher than the old one, and it is by a good 2 > meters. Still the > nest is the one that offers the best eye level view on an active osprey nest > in HRM. > > For all those that don't know the location, best viewing without any risk of > disturbing the birds > is from across the street from the elevated parking lot behind the strip mall > (skybox > haircutters). I always stay in the car and use it as a blind, but I don't > think this is mandatory. > Trying to get closer by pulling into the driveway and walking up to the pole > will flush the birds, > so don't do it. the view is anyway better from across the street. > > > Ulli > > > --B_3424455999_5597705 Content-type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable <html><head></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: s= pace; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size:= 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><div>Hi Ulli,</div><div><br></div= ><div>I've photographed these Osprey from time to time. I visited this locat= ion a day or two before the visit you described. Here are a couple of pictur= es:</div><div><br></div><div><a href=3D"http://paulevans.smugmug.com/Other/Bir= ding/i-JjXCHCR/0/XL/IMG9204-XL.jpg">http://paulevans.smugmug.com/Other/Birdi= ng/i-JjXCHCR/0/XL/IMG9204-XL.jpg</a> </div><div><a href=3D"http://pauleva= ns.smugmug.com/Other/Birding/i-gv3nkHX/0/XL/IMG9397-XL.jpg">http://paulevans= .smugmug.com/Other/Birding/i-gv3nkHX/0/XL/IMG9397-XL.jpg</a> </div><div= ><br></div><div>Similar to you as well as Tuma (who posted a nice picture on= the NSBS Facebook page), I was able to see papa return with a good sized fi= sh and watch the subsequent feeding. Very nice to see the three chicks seemi= ngly do well.</div><div><br></div><div>I completely agree with your suggesti= on regarding the vantage point. Though I usually set up on my tripod (with a= bsolutely no interest shown by the birds). </div><div><br></div><div>Pa= ul</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>On 12-06-30 11:48 PM, "<a href=3D"m= ailto:ulli@dunlin.ca">ulli@dunlin.ca</a>" <<a href=3D"mailto:ulli@dunlin.ca= ">ulli@dunlin.ca</a>> wrote:</div><div><br></div><blockquote id=3D"MAC_OUTL= OOK_ATTRIBUTION_BLOCKQUOTE" style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #b5c4df 5 solid; PADDING:0 0= 0 5; MARGIN:0 0 0 5;"><div>I did a stop at the Walmart Osprey nest in Bedfo= rd/Sackville (Duke St./DamascusRd).</div><div>There are three healthy lookin= g youngsters in then nest, already past the downy stage.</div><div>The mothe= r left and circled over the nest when a goshawk stirred up the neighbourhood= , but </div><div>settled back down as soon as the coast was clear again.&nbs= p; Eventually dad showed up with a </div><div>sizeable fish for supper = that was torn up and fed to the chicks.</div><div><br></div><div>The nest wa= s put on a new pole sometime last winter. Previously it was sitti= ng on a power </div><div>pole next to the new designated nest pole. &nb= sp;Whoever was in charge of the moving job knew </div><div>that the new pole= had to be higher than the old one, and it is by a good 2 meters.  = ;Still the </div><div>nest is the one that offers the best eye level view on= an active osprey nest in HRM.</div><div><br></div><div>For all those that d= on't know the location, best viewing without any risk of disturbing the bird= s </div><div>is from across the street from the elevated parking lot behind = the strip mall (skybox </div><div>haircutters). I always stay in = the car and use it as a blind, but I don't think this is mandatory.</div><di= v>Trying to get closer by pulling into the driveway and walking up to the po= le will flush the birds, </div><div>so don't do it. the view is a= nyway better from across the street.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div= >Ulli </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></blockquote></body= ></html> --B_3424455999_5597705--
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