Here's a close up of osprey talons…the most versatile raptor feet in the world! 

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First ever photo of an osprey on the ground.

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As a result of the damage to their nest after the April rainstorm, a new home is being constructed nearby and this photo shows work is in progress.
 

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Today I found Ilsa on a favorite dead tree perch which was chosen no doubt because it provides an unobstructed 360 degree view her territory.

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Ospreys and Eagles have the same number of tail feathers which I determined by my photos then verified.

Ospreys and Eagles have the same number of tail feathers which I determined by my photos then verified.

Osprey have twelve tail feathers that can be up to 23cm in length.

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Female osprey Odette always gives me the once-over when I take her photo, but she does not mind the camera and poses well!

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This is an intruder osprey attack on the South Portland nest of Oscar and Odette who are now incubating eggs.  The full sequence can be seen on Marc Lausier's website 

This is a view of the eagle nest after the recent rainstorm.

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These are views of the eagle nest before and after the recent rainstorm.

I'm sad to say it's looking like Rick and Ilsa will not have any surviving eaglets in this my 7th year of photographing them.

Rick brings home the bacon (Atlantic Herring?) which is a good sign there is a viable hatchling or 2 or 3! 

By the end of April, I should be able to see some fuzzy gray heads above the rim of the nest.

It is a bright sunny day so I was eager to see what was going on at nest central.

Seconds after I got my camera set up, Ilsa took to the sky in very windy conditions.

I captured a sequence as she was soaring…this was the last shot.

The major source of food for our eagles is fish, however, they will also eat waterfowl and other birds which can be a source of flu - highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).

Marc Lausier: "The most photographically important day of the year, is when I photo the season's eaglets.On April 22, 2022 I captured a series of photos when the eaglets appeared above the rim of the nest. Here the sole eaglet last year was being fed by Ilsa, but Rick also shares in that dut

If female eagle Ilsa is incubating eggs, she is staying low in this approximately 20 mph wind. For more eagle photos visit Marc Lausier's website.
 

On this bright sunny morning, I knew eagle pair Rick and Ilsa (on the left) would be working on their nest. (Nikon Z7II, focal length 1050mm, at a distance of around 150yds.) For more Marc Lausier photos visit his website.
 

Eagle in Tree. For more eagle (and other bird photos) see Marc Lausier's website.

Female Bald Eagle Ilsa always manages to give the "eagle" eye when photographed. See more eagle photos at Marc Lausier's website
 

For more eagle photos see Marc Lausier's website.

For more eagle photos see Marc Lausier's website