The Grand River Osprey

The Osprey Earl Plat

The late Fort Erie naturalist, Bob Chambers, before his
Debilitating illness called me. “Earl, we have to see the ospreys and their nest on the Grand River north of Dunnville.” I never did then but Bob in canoe did. He captured some good photos. A month ago in 2008 we travelled by boat to the site of the osprey’s nest perched high on a large wooden hydro pole, At one end of the crossbeam was the large nest at the other end was our fish hawk, the osprey. Great sight.
The osprey is a wonderful bird for watching. Bob said don’t get too close to the nest. Use telephoto lens to get up close. The male bird fishes in the Grand river. We watched his countless trips to feed his young ones and his mate. A great family. Bob told me that when he observed the Bald eagles near Dunnville he would check out the osprey nest. There was the male guarding the nest. There would be continued bits of nest building over the weeks and the gradual development of the young. True naturalist, Bob Chambers, would recorded his observations.
Writer’s note his old guy is happy. I found some of my old log books. Map sketches and observations. I’ll share some of them with you bloggers.