Author Archives: Harriett Raptor

Courtship in ospreys centers on food and nest sites. In migratory osprey populations, males and females arrive at the nest site separately, the male often arriving several days earlier than the female. Male ospreys sometimes perform a conspicuous aerial display … Continue reading →

Ozzie and two others in the skein, Victor and Veronica, realized the seriousness of the situation.  They had chosen an easterly route that took them over long stretches of open water, nonetheless it was a flight path well-traveled, known by … Continue reading →

March 1, 2014 Harriett explains. “By necessity, our story must jump ahead one full year. I start my migration home tomorrow and hope to be there the first week of April.  Last year Ozzie arrived in the last week of … Continue reading →

Febuary 20, 2014 All bird feathers evolved from scales. In fact, birds still possess scales in the lower parts of their legs and feet. Feathers are the most complex structure found in present day vertebrates. They aid in flight, thermal … Continue reading →

Ozzie and Harriett reached sexual maturity in three years. Some ospreys take longer, but of course Ozzie did not. The spring and summer of 2010 (Age 3 months – 18 months); was spent at Lake Maracaibo. Their second breeding season, … Continue reading →

    1.  Ospreys are birds of prey, whose diet is almost exclusively fish.             There is no better fisherman on planet earth than the osprey.   The osprey is a raptor. Those of us from generation JurassicPark can’t help but think of … Continue reading →