Bird Watching: Seeing nature through eyes of a 500mm lens, 1 by linthicum

linthicum wrote:
Excellent Osprey photos at 700mm, Met. I was in the neighborhood on Sunday but didn't take the time to visit Jug's Bay.
The only Osprey nest that I have ever photographed in the area was at the location noted in the attached photo. I just setup my tripod right in the parking lot at the bottom of the hill. Are any of the three nests located here ? Were you also in the Merkle Wildlife Management area ?

If they're experienced parents she will most likely lay eggs soon. Have you seen them mating ? They will lay eggs sometime between 3 and 7 days after mating. The nests look pretty complete. Although they keep adding sticks probably from sheer boredom.

I'm not sure that you will really disturb them. A lot of the Osprey are somewhat used to human presence, unless you get too close. You got some nice shots from whatever the distance was to the nest.