birds & berries

Last chat on the Boulder Fairgrounds Osprey Cam was nine days ago. The male osprey, among the chatters affectionately called Dad, was last seen on cam Sunday, Sep 15, then he was off on his migration south to wherever he goes. Could be but not necessarily the same place Mom osprey goes, ospreys seem to mate for life, but seems to apply only during mating and nesting season that lasts from early spring into the end of summer and early fall. During the off season they're on their own as individuals, probably off somewhere with winter sweethearts.

The chatters are a close-knit group of folks watching the nest from all over. Including like me, although I'm not one of the chatters, I just check in during the season, sometimes several times a day. 

Looking this morning, it's still dark in Longmont, Boulder County, Colorado, but the nest is lighted, and it looks like the piece of blue plastic that was there all this season is gone. I don't necessarily think the park people go up there and spruce up the nest, but maybe. 

Closer to home, here in 7H, breakfast was mug of black and the last bit of the cup of blueberry cobbler from Cahall's, with lots more blueberries stirred in, and cooked in the microwave for about seventy seconds. Blueberries are a favorite fruit and berry, and though I like them raw, the flavor comes out better when they're heated to shiny and swelling but not burst. One of these days again, blueberry pancakes? IDK, maybe.

RSF&PTL

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