Author Archives: Harriett Raptor

Osprey are the greatest of all fishermen. Remember what we have learned in previous years. Some of you have seen it before. I have no doubt you will enjoy seeing it a 2nd or 3rd time. The Doctor thinks this … Continue reading →

I’m really interested in what you think will become of my third egg.   The first born is David.  You can see a small black streak on his left fore head. The second born is Jesse. He does not have … Continue reading →

“A lot of money was lost by those who bet on my 3rd egg hatching today. I do not approve of this singular H. sapien activity called “betting” or gambling in general. Perhaps the money-pot had been stirred by the … Continue reading →

Harriet has been kind to the Doctor today. She has freely shared her thoughts with him. “It’s been a long time since you’ve been so relaxed and comfortable communicating with me,” said the Doctor. “I don’t intend to be distant … Continue reading →

Hi Harriett, This has been quite a year!  I was anxious from the beginning went you and Ozzie returned so late. Then I wondered if the two of you would build your nest in the Taj Mahal, and then there … Continue reading →

     Harriett’s second egg hatched this morning at 5:43 AM. This morning she is quiet and comfortably confident.  She has Ozzie bringing in fish by the bucket load. Ozzie is happy and proud to oblige. The Doctor has never seen … Continue reading →

  Harriett’s first egg hatched today at 3:46 PM.  Most of the hatching took place beneath Harriett’s brooding pouch. She seemed reluctant to let the world know what was happening. It caused a lot of excitement in the Doctor’s office; … Continue reading →

Hello, Mary Asbell’s class.  Hello, Mister Alex Glass’s class.  Hello, Beaufort Elementary school.  Hello children and grandchildren of the faithful readers.  And hello to the bridge world, who share the concept of age and time as being existential. It’s time to … Continue reading →

Unlike most birds, osprey will continue to brood (keep warm) their chicks even after they are born. Often they will brood their hatchlings until the last egg has hatched. Like all diurnal birds of prey, osprey hatchlings emerge as “semi-precocial” … Continue reading →