Yesterday on the west side of Hog Hole I photographed an OSPREY sitting atop a snag, eating a fish. It called back and forth to another, just out of sight, who soon flew in and perched on a branch nearby with its own fish. The day before, Tuesday, I kayaked on Dryden Lake and watched as two OSPREY circled around quite close, diving periodically for fish. I also found a lone HORNED GREBE, saw a small group of PIED-BILLED GREBE, and in the distance could make out the silhouettes of a pair of loons, though they were far off, the water was very choppy due to high winds, and the sun was in my eyes, so it was hard to identify them. Returning home from kayaking, along Irish Settlement Rd where it meets Hammond Hill Rd, I spotted a RAVEN sitting in the field on the west side of the road, being dive bombed by two CROWS. The RAVEN flew a short distance and landed again, and was attacked in short order. It finally flew off up Hammond Hill. There was a raccoon carcass nearby on the road, which may have been the point of contention. I have photos of 3 of the 4 Osprey in my CBC photo album, as well as one of the Horned Grebe, and some dramatic but not very sharp images of the raven vs crow fight. See: http://www.cayugabirdclub.org/gallery
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