Island Insights | Life on Kiawah Island

June 23rd, 2009

Osprey Nesting

Nature | Birds



Osprey Nesting

Ospreys are large, fish-eating raptors, that typically nest high in trees, but will readily nest atop manmade structures, such as telephone poles, channel markers, and nesting platforms. Ninety-nine percent of an osprey’s diet consists of fish, thus nests are always located very close to water. Osprey lay 3 – 4 eggs that are incubated by both the male and female for approximately 5 – 6 weeks. Young are able to fly about eight weeks after hatching and begin to hunt for themselves. Kiawah Island has quite a few osprey nests that are readily visible from roadways. Two great locations to view these birds are the nesting platform near Pintail Pond and a large pine tree adjacent to Willet Pond. Please enjoy the nesting process but always from a sufficient distance, so that the birds are not disturbed.

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