Archive for Ospreys

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Jul '1428
by Colin   Posted In : Conservation Action, Wildlife, Ospreys, Wildlife

Osprey Chicks Takeoff

Osprey chicks should be ready to fly and leave the nest, called “fledging”, about ten weeks after hatching. The chicks at Legare Farms were hatched at the beginning of May. Sure enough, by mid July they were full size and […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
May '1425
by Colin   Posted In : Wildlife, Birds, Conservation Action, Habitat, Wildlife, Ospreys, Wildlife

Osprey Nest First Chick

Last Fall, with the help of Berkeley Electric, the Conservancy installed two Osprey nesting platforms, one at Legare Farms and one at Mullet Hall (a third was recently installed at CATR Farms – see below).   Often it can take […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Oct '1311
by Colin   Posted In : Wildlife, Birds, Conservation Action, Wildlife, Ospreys, Wildlife

Osprey Platforms Installed

The Johns Island Conservancy and  Berkeley Electric Cooperative have successfully installed two Osprey platforms at Mullet Hall County Park and Legare Farms.   The simple, easy to build platforms were based on a design provided by the The Center for […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Apr '132
by Colin   Posted In : Conservation Action, Wildlife, Ospreys, Wildlife

A Johns Island Osprey Story

In the spring of 2012, a pair of Ospreys built an elaborate nest high in a dead tree on the far side of a pond along the sixth hole at Briars Creek Golf Club off River Road near Mullet Hall. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…