See many Osprey your way?

• Apr 17, 2018

• #1

GAJoe

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Cmp1 said:

See many Osprey your way? Your setup would be good for them in flight,,,,

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Funny you asked. There is one pair that hang around this little lake (28 acre) in the spring each year. I've only seen one of them a couple times this year. Got the first three after cutting grass on Saturday (major crops). The last one from last spring is my favorite.

 

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• Apr 17, 2018

• #2

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Great pic's as usual,,,, man I love the Osprey,,,, we have many up here,,,, just beautiful,,,, along with your pictures,,,, when they soar the hills up here, the altitude they achieve is amazing,,,,

 

• Apr 17, 2018

• #3

NCHillbilly

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Great pics! There is a pair that nests every spring on a point on the lake near my place in SC. This year, a pair of eagles built a nest about 300 yards from the osprey nest, and a crow had a nest about 200 yards away in the other direction. The last time I was down there a few weeks ago, there was a lot of drama going on in that cove, to say the least.

 

• Apr 17, 2018

• #4

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Those wings are just a work of art,,,, nature and God,,,, no way man could ever come close to duplicating them,,,,

 

• Apr 17, 2018

• #5

Deer Fanatic

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Beautiful pics! We do see them from time to time around our parts

 

• Apr 17, 2018

• #6

NCHillbilly

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I love to watch them hover, then fold those wings and drop like a bullet on a fish. They don't come back up empty many times, either.

 

• Apr 17, 2018

• #7

wvdawg

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Awesome!

 

• Apr 17, 2018

• #8

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I was fishing a bank last year,,,, a pair scared the daylights out of me, had my camera, not enough time to get the rod down and grab the camera,,,, loud on takeoff,,,, they should be back up here soon,,,,

 

• Apr 17, 2018

• #9

whitetailfreak

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See em every time I fish the Hiwassee Tailrace below Appalachia Dam. Nice pics.

 

• Apr 17, 2018

• #10

northgeorgiasportsman

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I watched a pair of ospreys harassing an eagle on the Toccoa a few weeks back. They're all territorial.

 

• Apr 17, 2018

• #11

GAJoe

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Thanks all!

 

• Apr 18, 2018

• #12

rip18

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Good shots of those fish hawks!

 

• Apr 18, 2018

• #13

fredw

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Great pics.

We have a large nesting population of osprey's on Lake Oconee. One of the first signs of spring each year is the return of the ospreys for nesting.

 

• Apr 18, 2018

• #14

GAJoe

Senior Member

thanks!