Bird Watching: DAILY BIRD PICS VOL # 421, 0 by linthicum

linthicum wrote:
Great shots everyone. I'm still trying to catch up with all of the past action.

Dave, I have been to Conowingo several times this Fall. First the recent hurricane that came through did a lot of damage at Conowingo. If you remember there was a small wooden platform at the upper end. That is gone. The water was 1-2 feet high in the parking lot. It took down the entire fence that was there which has since been replaced. The rains were heavy up north so the Dam had to release a lot of water downstream. Things are sort of back to normal but the eagle's behavior hasn't cooperated with the photographers. It's not for a lack of Bald Eagles. I think I hastily counted 66 the other day and I'm sure I missed quite a few. But, they sit on the rocks across the river while we patiently wait for some action to come our way. It's been rather disappointing to me. That probably sounds silly to some but I'm comparing it to the past. When the Dam generates power and the water level rises, it creates small pools of water among the rocks. And when they turn off the generators and the water level goes down, the fish get trapped in those pools of water and the Eagles have their own smorgasbord. Nonetheless, I have still taken a lot of photos so I shouldn't complain.

Here are a few photos of an Osprey family taken back in July. I had last visited the location back in March despite it being very close to me. So 4 months had passed since my last visit. It appeared as though they raised two chicks. I like this location because there are no obstructions and they enjoy cavorting in the water. I have not seen this behavior at other locations. On this day, I think I took over 800 photos.