Osprey Returning to the Salmon
One osprey stayed long after all of the others had left on their southern migration in the fall. That osprey was still here on my last trip before the freeze. Now, one osprey sits on the first nest, just 500 yards up from where I started. It could be the same, no one would know, but this one seems to be here before the others. The paddle up the cove is into a headwind. It's a spring day all around - a little chill in the air, a little wind, and a lot of sun. The air is clear, the sky very blue. I follow the edge of the cove, hiding from the wind as much as I can. osprey entering the water Just before the mouth of the Moodus, an osprey overtakes me and almost as quickly dives into the water after fish. I guide the canoe over to shore where I can nestle it in some branches and for the next ten minutes I watch the osprey make repeated attempts at catching a fish. Unsuccessful, it flies off over to the treed slope of Mt. Tom for a breather....
