Author Archives: Harriett Raptor

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 →

The Doctor had “BEGINNER” written across his forehead. He ran to the bathroom mirror to see if it was so; and it was so. Like a flashing strobe light, it hurt the Doctor’s eyes, and you know he didn’t like … Continue reading →

Raptors use a wide variety of killing strategies, including a few rather grisly ones. Some raptors use their talons to attack with high-speed killing blows, while others suffocate their prey to death in a constricting grip. Some give their victims … Continue reading →

The Doctor bought a new computer to observe our time behind his giant nest this year. It was made in China and it is called Tianhe-2. However, the Doctor likes to call it “heavenly River or Milky Way.”  He calls … Continue reading →

“Can’t wait to get home.” Well, here I stand on the Pueblo Nueva Peninsula of Venezuela. Several other Osprey are gathered here too. There are the young, middle aged and the older/wiser. We assess each other, hoping to find a … Continue reading →

Take they look at this map. The orange area is where we breed. The blue coloration is the area to which we migrate. Some of us stay locally year-round. These areas are colored in green. In South America we are … Continue reading →

Cleo, Marley and Daisy.        Marley, Cleo and their friend Daisy spent the weekend hunting for gremlins. You may remember last year; gremlins were quite troubling.    Not only did they disrupt the image by chewing through the … Continue reading →

The osprey (Pandion haliaetus), sometimes known as the fish eagle, sea hawk, or fish hawk, is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey. It is a large raptor, reaching more than 2 feet in length and 6 feet across the wings. Size … Continue reading →