Osprey Update

A friend called to tell me that the Osprey couple were still in the area, and were building a new nest. It appears that this one comes with a build in Dining Room. I think it is too late in the season now for them to have another nesting..... given that it takes 35-40 days for eggs to hatch, then another 6 weeks before the young birds can fledge the nest. However it is great that they are still here, and should return next year.

I didn't get any!!!

I came across some young barn swallows lined up on telephone wires on the side of the road this afternoon. Mother ( I assume ) is still feeding them......tough work... she was constantly flying back and forth with a mouth full of goodies.

Blackberries are ready. I was surprised to find this young bird ( I think it is a cedar waxwing), with its mouth very full of ripe and jucy blackberry.