SANIBEL OSPREYS

 

We stopped to check out this Osprey nest just outside of the Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel Island.     At first we spotted only this guy:

 

 

 

With those wild eyes and disheveled feathers he looked like he'd just woken up.  I wondered if he was alone in that big nest.  And then his mate emerged from down below.

 

 

 

 I waited and waited and waited for Osprey #2 to turn,  so  I wouldn't have to post a 'butt-shot.'

 

Finally she took a break from her  work and turned.  

Unfortunately, so did Osprey #1.

 

 

Linked to  WILD BIRD WEDNESDAY, where pretty much everybody else is talented and patient enough to wait for that perfect shot!     It's the best birding on the web.  Thanks to Stewart for hosting.