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The Dornix* male Osprey returning to the nest with a small morsel of fish for the female sitting on the egg(s).
She takes the portion of fish and departs the nest to feed on the nearby snag. He takes his turn covering the egg(s).
*Dornix is the name of the city park adjacent to this nesting platform.

We had a fantastic time camping, and compared to the previous weekend, it was like a switch flipped! Suddenly so many animals out and about, and flowers blooming!

Watched these 2 wood ducks from our tent for about 30 minutes until someone on the trail nearby startled them away.

A pair of hawks have found good hunting in my yard. Here they are sharing a perch. The tail of a red squirrel was on the ground beneath the larger of the two - perhaps the female (right side of photo)

Just as I started walking across the off ramps to get closer, this hawk dove down into the brush beside the off ramp for a meal. so I tried to snap a couple shots and realized, I need to get back to the curb before this light changes (people FLY off down this ramp from the 5 Fwy north!). I was unable to get any shots of meal time, but was able to get a few nice shots as it perched on a street light and then telephone pole.

Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia. April 15, 2023.

• Location: Suwannee River Sill N30.80190° W82.41878°
• Mostly sunny, with a high 85.
• Sunrise 7:01 AM; Sunset 7:57 PM
• Daylight hours: 12 hours 56 minute (+1m 48s)

See and learn more about the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge on my blog at www.okefenokee.photography