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Just for Laughs 6/27: Annual Around The Cape Paddle At The Fisherman’s Memorial PHOTOGRAPHS BY ALEKSEY MORYAKOV Michelle, Michael 504 WASHINGTON STREET MALL 609-884-5466 * SCOPECAPEMAY.COM Open Daily 10-6 Cape May’s Full-Service Jeweler Offering Custom Designs, Watch Batteries & Repairs Kendra, Miss Anita 510 CARPENTERS LANE l 609-854-4489 Shop online at trinketscapemay.com Dan Page 40 EXIT ZERO July 8, 2021
Bird Droppings Dispatches from the nation’s birdwatching capital… by Seymore Thanu It’s time. Time for young Osprey to be testing their wings and learning the ropes of being a fish-eating raptor. Now until September, the air over Maurice town will ring with the strident piping of young begging to be fed. Mom and dad will be hard pressed to bring in the Menhaden. It’s quite a feat being an Osprey. First you are one of the few raptors with a global distribution absent only in Antarctica. Next you are the sole representative of your family, Pandonidae and finally you are one of the few birds capable of securing prey beneath the water’s surface. Bald Eagles pluck fish from the surface but Osprey dive for fish, talons first, often completely immersing themselves. The feet of Osprey are equipped with a swiveling outer toe that allows birds to present prey with a for cornered new of talons. The pads of the feet are fitted with tiny spicules suited for grasping slippery prey. To catch fish, Osprey must contend with glare on the water, a challenge mitigated somewhat by the bird’s dark mask. The greater challenge is dealing with refraction. Fish are not where they appear. It takes time for the Osprey to learn to compensate for refraction, which is why adults must continue to bring fish to their young for several weeks. But, ready or not, come September, it’s time for Osprey to leave the riches of Delaware Bay and retreat into the riches of the Amazon Basin where many of our birds winter. Getting there means hours over the Atlantic or Gulf of Mexico. But Osprey are strong fliers, “vigorous winged,” as Alexander described them. Most raptor migrants rely upon updrafts or thermal lift to aid in their passage, but the mighty Osprey just muscles along. You get a sense of the bird’s command of the sky when you watch them fish — hovering 15-20 feet over the water for minutes on end. Then folding their wings back, they press their talons forward and enter the water. Adults emerge with a fish perhaps one time in three attempts. The crooked wings of Osprey may be an adaptation for absorbing the jolting impact of wings hitting water and may make it easier for Osprey to rise from the surface. If the birds escape the pilfering predilections of eagles, they carry their prey, head-first to a nearby perch and feast. The water just off Cape May Point is a favored fishing spot for Osprey and they sometimes hover over Bunker Pond. Come September the birds will be migrating high overhead so don’t dawdle. The time for seeing this highly specialized bird of prey is now. July 8, 2021 EXIT ZERO Page 41
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