During summer, the Friends of Kootenay Lake survey local Ospreys. The objective is not just a monitoring of these magnificent birds, but an indirect monitoring of the Lake, for the bird’s success depends upon clear and bountiful waters.
I like to join an expedition when one might see chicks. Yesterday morning, many of the occupied nests on the South Arm of Kootenay Lake were too distant for good pictures, but finally…
A family of Ospreys sits on a nest. The parents are the ones standing taller on the left and right. They have yellowish eyes and brownish wings. The three chicks have orangish eyes and blackish wing feathers that look as if they have been dipped in cream.
Thanks Alistair, good photo!