
ABOVE: A male osprey perches on his Mackerel Cove nest last week after returning from South America. With a flatfish in his claws, he is waiting for his mate to return for the season.

ABOVE: Bob Laman, left, and Margie Hemp at the new osprey pole at Fox Hill Salt Marsh that they helped erect with Chris Powell. With support from the Jamestown Education Foundation, live streaming of ospreys in Jamestown can be viewed on the Conanicut Island Raptor Project’s website, ConanicutRaptors.com.