I was up and out the door while it was still dark, heading for Fort Desoto Park. The sun was just coming up when I got there so I stopped at the East Beach turnaround to snap a few pictures with my phone before heading to the beach to look for birds.
I was out on the beach taking pictures of the reddish egret when I noticed this osprey coming in toward the beach with some dead branches in his talons. Looks like he was heading for a nest.
There are so many osprey at the park now. They are everywhere and are either adding to the nest or sitting on eggs. The one above had a half eaten fish and was flying in circles around me. It think he was being chased by another osprey.
This one was being harassed by a mockingbird while trying to eat his fish.
There are two different nest fairly close to each other and they were both screaming non-stop.
This nest is on top of the old smoke stack. She was constantly screaming as well.
Hopefully there will be lots of baby osprey soon.
Wow! Awesome Osprey photography ~ Xo
Wishing you laughter and love in your days,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
Such majestic birds! I love the light reflected off the water. Pretty photos!
Beautiful sunrise.
My daughter loves to go to Fort DeSoto
Great shots, impresive bird !
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Great shots, a very impressive bird !
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One of my favorite places in the world…DeSoto Park…thanks for sharing these great photos of Osprey and the Skyway Bridge! I was looking at the moon at 5:30 this morning here in NC.
I like the sunny late afternoon sunset! Good one!