Author Archives: Harriett Raptor

Ozzie was delighted and relieved when he saw the Taj Mahal. He still remembers the spring of 2011 when The Red Channel Marker was gone. Ozzie at the Taj Mahal “I see the Doctor has been busy this winter.” Ospreys … Continue reading →

One major danger is weather, especially when crossing large bodies of water. For instance, Ospreys crossing the Caribbean or the Straits of Florida can be blown off course if they fly into a strong headwind or get caught in a … Continue reading →

Journal of Raptor Research Mark S. Martell, Richard O. Bierregaard Jr., Brian E. Washburn, John E. Elliott, Charles J. Henny, Robert S. Kennedy, Iain MacLeod Fall migration patterns of North American Ospreys have been described and studied disproportionately more than, … Continue reading →

The female H. Sapien saw him first. The Doctor and the female H. Sapien were talking to their son on speakerphone. The female H. Sapien simply said, “There’s Ozzie”. The Doctor looked up. It was like Christmas and Easter and … Continue reading →

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An Osprey may log more than 160,000 migration miles during its 15-to-20-year lifetime.  Lightweight satellite transmitters can be attached to the birds’ backs. The devices pinpoint an Osprey’s location to within a few hundred yards and last for 2-3 years. … Continue reading →

I don’t care what you call it, but I call it the Taj Mahal. The Doctor has gone to great lengths to provide us with comfort and, may I say, an opulent,  breeding home. Not preposterous, not pretentious, not supercilious, … Continue reading →

Ozzie spent his winter cruising up and down the Amazon River.  The Amazon River cuts a path across the continent of South America; it makes its way through Brazil, Colombia and Peru. More than one third of the world’s animal … Continue reading →

  Harriet has left her South American wintering ground. As you read these words, she is in mid migration. She will travel over 2000 miles in the next 2 weeks anxiously, excitedly, anticipating arriving behind the Doctor’s giant nest to … Continue reading →