Spring Has Sprung!! Spring is definitely upon us!! We are surrounded by God’s Creation, in all its splendor and beauty!! Certainly one of my favorite parts about Spring is seeing all the babies, from alligators, to ducks, to geese, to…
Return of the Ospreys It’s mating time and nest-building time for the Ospreys of Lake Oconee again!! These photos are of Pebbles and Bam Bam, last year’s featured couple. Ospreys mate for life, and usually occupy the same nest every…
Soaring Tom 08-01-2021 The Osprey “Season” is drawing to an end. I haven’t seen Jeri in a couple of weeks, and Tom is hanging out further up the cove. He did fly by a couple of times just to say…
Tom is Flying!! 07-20-2021 Well, three weeks after his sister took to the skies, Tom finally decided he could do it too!! And do it, he did!! He gets first billing, so the photos aren’t in chronological order. The…
Tom, Jeri, Bam Bam and More!! Went to visit “my” Osprey family again. Tom still isn’t flying. His sister, Jeri, has been flying for almost 3 weeks! Bam Bam brought Tom a fish; Jeri protected her brother from a passing…
Fourth of July With Pebbles, Bam Bam, Tom, and Jeri 07-04-2021 Tom is still not flying, while his sister Jeri has been flying majestically for about 10 days. They are about 9 weeks old now. It is amazing how quickly…
Jeri is Flying!! 06-26-2021 Jeri is flying!! Tom wants to. I’m sure he will be flying in the next day or two. Pebbles and Bam Bam (Mama and Daddy) would fly into the nest with a fish, then leave still…
The Babies Aren’t Babies Anymore! 06-18-2021 Visited the family for three hours, listening to all of them screaming for Daddy to bring them some food! He hadn’t shown up by the time I left. I did manage to get some…
Bam Bam and the Babies 06-12-2021 Spent a good while checking on the family today. It was my first chance to see them in two weeks, and I was scared to death when I arrived. Jeri was the only one…
Pebbles, Bam Bam, Tom, and Jeri 06-01-2021 Bam Bam flew in with a decent sized catfish right as I was setting up. He dropped it off and flew away to get another. It turns out that Pebbles only feeds one…
Pebbles, Tom, and Jeri 05-28-2021 Swung by quickly to visit the family. Didn’t see Bam Bam. Got in a few decent shots. The babies are fun to watch!! Back to “Recents” Back to “Home”
Pebbles, Tom and Jeri 05-27-2021 Stopped by for a quick visit with Pebbles and Bam Bam and Tom and Jeri. I missed every shot of Bam Bam flying in with a fish, and only got a few decent ones of…
Pebbles, Bam Bam, and the Babies 05-21-2021 Swung by the swamp to visit “my” swamplings, then headed to Lake Oconee to visit the Ospreys. I saw Lucy hanging out in a tree near her nest, then visited Pebbles, Tom, and…
Pebbles and the Babies 05-20-2021 Well, it turns out there are TWO babies, one male (Tom) and one female (Jeri). Tom’s head is a little rounder, and he is a little smaller than his sister. I never saw Bam Bam,…
Pebbles and Bam Bam 05-01-2021 Had a nice visit with my two friends today. Pebbles flew up onto her perch to keep a better eye on me. Once she decided that I was still her friend, she flew back to…