Fuzzy kept seeing nests on the markers in the water and he wondered what they were. He asked Nana and she told him they were Osprey nests. The Osprey likes to build its nest on manmade structures, like telephone poles, channel markers and special platforms built especially for them.
Ospreys are also called sea hawk, fish hawk, or fish eagle. It eats almost only fish. That’s why they have their nests near the water, so they are close to their food.
The mom Osprey lays 2-4 eggs and has to sit on them about 5 weeks until they hatch. Then the mom and dad Osprey have to get food for them until they are big enough to fly away. That usually takes 8-10 weeks.
