First Osprey of the season spotted...

 

Photos by BarrytheBirder

I spotted my first Osprey of the season yesterday on the Ravenshoe Sideroad, just south-west of Keswick, Ontario.   It was perched on a piece of irrigation equipment located ion the northern-most reaches of the Holland Marsh, south of Lake Simcoe's Cooks Bay.   The irrigation equipment has the tattered remains of an Osprey nest sitting upon it, with the new Osprey perched close by (see photo below).   The larger photo below shows a close-up of the nest and appears the nest in an advanced state of disrepair.   I suppose the owner-operator of this marshlands growing site might decide to either dismantle this nest completely, or if it not impeding the operation of the irrigation function,, he may decide to let the osprey use the nest on an ongoing basis.   The nest would seem to need some rehabilitation however before reuse. 

Meanwhile, nearby other historical Osprey nests, atop lighting towers at a  Ravenshoe Sisderoad baseball park await the arrival of Ospreys to the new season.   The photos below shows activity at the site from the summer of 2025.

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BarrytheBirder