This is a sampling of images taken while monitoring an osprey nest in the Union Bay Natural Area in the middle of Seattle, Washington, behind Husky Stadium. Included are some of the neighbors and onlookers. The monitoring is in its fourth month, beginning in early May. Two chicks were hatched, but neither survived past the fledgling stage. Clicking on any image will produced a full-sized viewer.
The osprey nest at sunrise, with the female standing sentry.
The male osprey seems to do a dance at sunrise.
The male osprey lands atop the female in the nest.
A group of birders peer at nearby Carp Pond.
The male osprey tip toes along the perch on the platform.
In the shadow of Husky Stadium.
A beaver makes a splash at the mouth of Ravenna Creek.
The male osprey has a mid-air encounter with a crow.
A bald eagle eyes the male osprey who is defending the nest.
The female osprey dives for fish.
The male osprey with a fresh catch.
The male osprey transports a fresh catch to the nest.
A great blue heron fishes in the mouth of Ravenna Creek.
The female osprey takes part of a fish to a nearby snag.
The male delivers breakfast to the nest.
A young rabbit pops up its head near the nest.
The female osprey is greeted by its chick in the nest.
The osprey chick gives its wings a try.
A birder gets an up-close view of the chick.
Lunch is served.
The kid's maiden voyage (just a hop)!
The young osprey is grounded, and ultimately doomed.
The young osprey is tormented by a wasp.
The young osprey's last steps.
