Natural History Wanderings

No, this isn’t another TV show about Orange county.  The LA Times Greenspace  blog has an article

Osprey by Mike Baird

today about the the first Osprey chick in decades to hatch in Orange County.  It occured on a nesting platform built on a preserve by  the Irvine Ranch water district.  For years osprey were decimated by DDT and hunters.    This may be the beginning of a slow recovery osprey population in Orange county.  To read more go to Ospreys make a comeback in Orange County.

Osprey with Fish by Tim Lenz