The Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William and Mary, announces the launch of a new “OspreyCam” that allows public viewing of an osprey family during its annual nesting and breeding season on the shores of Chesapeake Bay. That season typically runs from early March through July.So far, I haven't seen the Ospreys, but somebody has been piling up sticks. It was raining there a little while ago, too.
The real-time video feed (www.vims.edu/osprey) comes from a nest that sits atop a 65-foot water tower on the VIMS campus in Gloucester Point. The nest site has been occupied every breeding season for several decades. The OspreyCam was first erected in spring 2011 and recently raised to provide a better view into the nest. Installation was accomplished with help from SignMedia of Hampton.
I haven't seen our local Ospreys yet either. The Eagles eagerly await their opportunity to give up scavenging and predation, and getting back to banditry as a way of life...
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