Author Archives: Harriett Raptor

Young ospreys start breeding by their 3rd year of life, but the mortality in young birds is incredibly high, with an estimated 57% of osprey chicks failing to reach breeding age. This rate decreases to 18% annually after the first … Continue reading →

Ozzie 1 mile up River Ozzie surveyed his new domain. He planned to expand his fishing grounds from North River marsh, to the south bank, to 1 mile up river. He made sure it was free of competition. Ozzie is … Continue reading →

Tuesday morning at 8:06 this haggard beauty struggled towards the platform. “Good grief, is that you Harriett,” asked the Doctor. No response from the bird. “What happened to you???!!!” The migration North has been her toughest yet. Harriett is so … Continue reading →

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 →

https://ospreytaleteller.com/ Harriett Raptor

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 →