Birds of the Massachusetts Coast

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"Nest With a View" -- Two Osprey “chicks” in their nest on a platform on the Westport river, at Westport, Mass. These youngsters are at least 2 ˝ weeks old and nearing the size of their parents–but they still cannot fly. It’s around this time that they are banded. Each band has a unique number, as well as information for contacting the Fish and Wildlife Service to tell them where and when the bird was found. Osprey nests are anything but orderly–they are constructed mainly with small branches, but also with everything else under the sun.
Copyright © 2008 John Van de Graaff

"Nest With a View" -- Two Osprey “chicks” in their nest on a platform on the Westport river, at Westport, Mass. These youngsters are at least 2 ˝ weeks old and nearing the size of their parents–but they still cannot fly. It’s around this time that they are banded. Each band has a unique number, as well as information for contacting the Fish and Wildlife Service to tell them where and when the bird was found. Osprey nests are anything but orderly–they are constructed mainly with small branches, but also with everything else under the sun.

Bird Photographs by John Van de Graaff