As soon as the spring equinox arrives, Dwayne waits for the true beginning of our spring: The arrival of our ospreys around the 12th of April.
And they were right on schedule: First sighting of an osprey on the nest was Thursday around noon.
It's amazing what lift to the spirit it is to see that familiar shape up there against the sky, to know that they survived the flight to Texas and back, but also that they returned to us yet again.
The difference this year is that they both returned together. Usually one osprey arrives and a week later the other one does.
Guess they wanted to get right to mating since they're doing that. A lot.