Another Landing

More Presque Isle State Park bird content, from a recent mid-morning at Leo’s Landing:

Osprey w/ fish, overhead view
Backlit Song Sparrow I
Good morning American Goldfinch (f)
Osprey II
Sunny Robin I

This Osprey was flying up and hovering briefly, then diving steeply down and back up, over and over, carrying what appeared to be a headless fish. Eventually it settled into a nearby tree w/ another Osprey (see shot below). After internal discussions in the BirdingPI.com break room, thinking this might have been courtship behaviour. (Video will be posted if the video function ever works again.)

Osprey III
Backlit Song Sparro II
Osprey IV
Sunny Robin II
Osprey V
Backlit Song Sparrow III
Stylized yellow birds

[Editor’s note: shot above – American Goldfinch (r) & Yellow Warbler (l).]

Another Osprey
Sparrow on a stick
Goldfinch II
Willow Flycatcher
Landing in tree

[Editor’s note: past observations have suggested that having caught a fish, Osprey may first eat the head. Perhaps it’s the ‘tasty bits.’]