They have started adding sticks today.
Eagles are getting wet. It is windy. Mama is protecting the young – they have tucked their heads under her chest till the storm is over. Temp has just dropped below 60. Looks like we are ready to have a week without snow!
Yahoo!
Well, Imagine that. The LINK got copied that changes every so many seconds… and the eagle flew away on the post that got posted… but stayed on the copy in Live Writer. Go figure. What you should have had was something like this:
I hope this image doesn’t “fly away!”
OK, OK, I know this is not an osprey, but I had heard one had been spotted, so I went looking. I think it is great to see the eagle sitting on the Osprey’s box. But soon he will not be welcome, so enjoy!
Meanwhile back at the eagle’s nest – it is feeding time again. They need to eat up before the next storm hits anytime now. See how they have grown?
Bless their little hearts! Temps in low teens maybe single digits where they are.
Eat fast guys!
We are sitting on the nest thinking things over. I am excited! Eagle watching begins today – well, at least for me! Stay tuned!
An older shot – with snow, both parents and 3 eggs, due to hatch today!
Just a quick update... just caught a couple cool pics of the babies having breakfast this morning. 
another sign of maturity.
The ospreys have 3 eggs. Mama is waiting patiently.
You will notice she has a much nicer nest this year. Guess they grew up, too, over the winter.
Spring has sprung here on the Shore. That means gardens to be taken care of, grass to cut, weeds to pull… Buddha looks like he is sitting in a jungle!
Then add to it a couple sick cats, trips to the vet’s, an almost trip to Roanoke to celebrate Caleb’s 8th birthday (as in van packed, reservations made, 4 cats at the vet’s) and we got a phone call the night before we were to leave that Caleb’s cold was NOT better – in fact it had turned to pneumonia.
But, what would I do without my friends? One friend built a stand-up garden for me…
I do have a few plants in it now
and seeds in pots, as one of my little friends said, “Waiting to hatch.”
Civic duties have been ramped up, town meetings, party meetings, spring plans… And, my computer seems to have slowed down even more as my frustration level has gone up. Then there are loved ones in Crisis… and the frustration and helplessness that goes along with that. When I am not saying my OM Mani Padme Hum's I am saying the Serenity Prayer… Sometimes it seems everything just happens at once. Maybe I am just getting too old to handle it all!
Anyway, to catch you up with things… here are a few shots of this Little Corner of the World.
Punkin and Spook are very happy to be back home after having spent some serious time being separated while one or the other one was getting meds at the vet’s. Usually Spook spends his days mostly hidden, either in the tool shed (it has rained everyday for weeks it seems) or out in the woods where I can only catch a glimpse of him. Punkin tucks himself into parts of the garden closer to the house, to keep his eye on his people,
and stays there until the rain gets too heavy for me to go out with the camera. It was misting as I took this shot on my way to check the rain gauge.
We had a very gutsy little visitor on the carport. I am used to the bluejays coming up and stealing the boy’s food, but one day, I saw something I could not believe. 
Mighty Mouse – or mighty vole or shrew… the little stinker would sneak in behind their dry food dish, pop up grab a bite of food
and hide behind the dish to eat it, then pop up again. This little dude seems to have more, ummm, more athletic equipment than brains… HEY, DUDE, THAT'S THE CAT'S DISH!
Just got a phone call phone call. Another clutch of goose eggs has hatched, not Lucy’s, yet, she got a late start… but another mama has waddled her new 5 over to the pond. Pictures when we can get them… this is not a good time to go chasing after her, not on their first outing.
OK, I guess we are caught up, sorta…
March 22 - are they cute or what?
Hey, little dudes, roll over... 
Here he is on the osprey nest, in this morning's fog. 
but we were not sure if they were OUR eagles or just an occasional eagle passing through. By OUR eagles, I mean a nesting pair that will stay and nest here. Seems they decided this seemed like a good place to stay, and, in spite of the bad weather, lots of rain, cold temps, 60 mph winds, they got busy fixing up the nest. Interestingly, they seem to prefer the Osprey nest box for their, um, playground...
at least that is where all the on camera mating seems to be taking place. Back in the nest, mama has a nice soft cup formed. 
They also seem to be practicing eating in the nest as there are frequently small bones or a piece of a fish left behind.
I am not sure if this is our same couple from last year. If I remember correctly, Papa did not seem too great in the food provision department. Mama had to go find most of her own food and then feed the babies. SO, hopefully if this is the same pair, they will have a bit of maturity this year and do a bit better.
