A decent day at last. I was getting quite weary of rain, snow and clouds nearly every day.
I got a late start and went right to Quiet Waters, where I spent some time looking for migrants before heading to the cove at Holly Pavillion, which has been so productive in the past.
I was surprised to find 5 Ospreys fishing ion this small cove, as well as the first Wood Ducks I’ve seen at Quiet Waters.
It’s a real treat to watch these expert fishers plunge headlong into the water and come up with a fish (About one in 4 tries). On a couple of occasions, the birds seemed to struggle to get out of the water, which may have been due to the size of the fish they caught.

This Red Tailed Hawk flew over as I was watching the Ospreys.

I spent some time in Quiet Waters last year without finding a single Wood Duck.

This Double Crested Cormorant is in breeding plumage.

I watched these Ospreys fishing for nearly 3 hours.