Save Our Seabirds, Inc.

Osprey, originally uploaded by bmthomas.

In Sarasota where the Pelican Man used to run the pelican sanctuary there is a new bird rescue called Save Our Seabirds. Now most of the birds are in cages and it can be very challenging to get a good photo. Today however the volunteers were chasing around a Kestrel that had escaped its cage. They kept trying to lure it with scraps of meat. This gave me a chance to get some good photos. When I left they still hadn’t captured him.

Nearby is a boat launch. There are always Blue Herons, Egrets, and pelicans there hoping to steal some fish from fishermen when they return and clean their catch. I have also seen night herons and cormorants. In the trees across the water there is a rookery for brown pelicans, blue herons, and aninghas.

While there I spotted an osprey in a tree. He let me get fairly close before taking off. I really couldn’t be any closer and keep his wingspan in the frame when he took off.