[Hot Tabasco]

osprey nest I've been keeping an eye on.

I live in S.E. Mich and the DNR has been trying to reintroduce Osprey here and from what I understand, they now have a several nesting couples at a local park called Stoney Creek.

Anyway, I play softball several mornings a week at a park maybe 10 miles away from that lake. On one morning, I was playing on a diamond next to a small pond when I observed an osprey flying around and sure enough, he started fishing that pond by making about 4 dives before he finally flew off..........

That was really cool to watch......

I also have a couple photos of a juvenile Coopers hawk that I caught perching on my back deck railing after trying to catch birds from my bird feeder. I've got to figure out how to get them on my home page........

[Flycatcher]

Yep, there's just something about raptors that is truly awe-inspiring. My favorite is the golden eagle. I only see maybe a dozen in the course of a year, but when I do, time seems to stop as I watch it.

It really makes your day.

[Islander7]

Here in south Florida, the power companies place poles with nesting platforms on them for the ospreys. Keeps them off the power poles (usually). They're very common here.

My favorite bird here is the Sandhill Crane and the Crested Caracara. The canes are easy going and quite approachable.

The Caracara is shy. Took me weeks to get a decent shot of one.