Category Archives: Nature

Osprey Update: Oscar & Opal’s Dilemma

Posted on March 4, 2015 by J. F. Booth

With only two weeks before St. Patty’s Day and the anticipated return of the ospreys to the Chesapeake, I am saddened to report a calamity that has befallen our old friends, Oscar & Opal Osprey. The Naval Academy has cleared away … Continue reading →

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Begin Again

Posted on July 25, 2014 by J. F. Booth

I’m back. I am eager to share with you, patient reader, news of my friends the Naval Academy osprey, Oscar and Opal. You may recall one of my early blogs, July 18, 2012, when I recounted the amazing saga of two … Continue reading →

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Apologies to a tiny turtle

Posted on June 10, 2013 by J. F. Booth

On my walk this morning, I came upon a tiny turtle,  brown and about the size of a silver dollar.  At first I thought it was just a dry leaf, and I nearly stepped on it.  But I paused to admire its … Continue reading →

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Oscar & Opal Osprey are back!

Posted on March 24, 2013 by J. F. Booth

Just a quick update for those of you who may remember my posting on the Naval Academy’s resourceful osprey couple, Opal and Oscar.  (See July 18, 2012) You may remember that the devoted couple has survived hurricanes and “cherry picker … Continue reading →

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Accolades For the Clean-Up Crew!

Posted on January 25, 2013 by J. F. Booth

What hangs around harbors and fields, clad crisply in white,  cleaning up the flotsam and jetsam of the neighborhood?  What laughs and frolics in the midst of a hard day’s work? What sparkles against the winter sky and settles like a cool … Continue reading →

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