Osprey on Tree and Light Pole March 26, 2021
Channel: Jeremy Hirzel
Date: 09/04/2021

When I first arrived at Saint Mary's Lake, I saw an Ibis on the other side of the lake. It was directly above a guy that was fishing, strangely enough! Afterwards, I walked around the lake, and saw an Osprey fly off. He flew onto a light pole that had a few sticks on it. Maybe its possible that he's building a nest? The Osprey stayed there for at least a half hour. During that time, I crawled closer a few times. It seems that crawling does the trick! YES! So this is the first time for a few weeks that I've gotten this close to an Osprey. I decided to name this Osprey "Fearless Tom". Before the Osprey flew off to roost for the night, I got only 75 feet away. I then went to Saint Mary's Skatepark and saw the male Osprey at the nest. The female flew in to tidy up the nest, then flew off a couple minutes later. The male Osprey followed her shortly afterwards. At that point, it was almost pitch dark outside so I went home after that.