Spring Nest Building Part II

Our male Osprey working to rebuild the nest at the end of the dike trail at Prime Hook NWR today. The same couple has revisited the same nesting site for the past several years and has suffered repeated setbacks including a windstorm that trashed the nest 2 years ago and raiding the nest by bald eagles last year. Hopefully this year will result in a successful clutch as just before these images were taken, the male was seen copulating with with his mate in a distant tree!