Osprey couple
Circled overhead
Called to each other
In reassuring tones
For days on end
Carried sticks
Pine boughs
Together constructed
Suitable nest
In the male’s talons
A wriggling catfish
Breakfast for hungry
Nested fledglings
Mother and father
Held endless vigil
While one fed
And guarded
The other hunted
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Perfect timing!
Ospreys are a favorite raptor from my area. I watch them from my backyard.
Wow that is most excellent! Very nice 😉 We have tons of ospreys and hawks and eagles here in Oregon…. I never tire of seeing those magnificent creatures soaring above!