We Witnessed and Extaordinary Event!
Excerpt from the Observation Journal: It is still light (9:15 p.m. June 21, 2005) and a long time guest, Jamie, just arrived for a brief visit. As we were saying hello we witnessed an extrordinary event.
“An Osprey was taking control of the river and was asserting his fishing rights. He flew out of the high pine tree, over the falls and flew in a large circle over the Scotts Dam falls. Two Herons left their positions on the rocks and scattered into flight. Seeing all three huge birds in flight asserting their position on the water was incredible. …but that is not the end of it,
“That 30 seconds of “WOW” was worth every moment. We went running onto the deck to see if we could see where the herons went…we guesses down the river. The Osprey had returned to his perch in the high tree.
“Seconds later as if saying they were not going to give up their rights to the river the two herons turned around in perfect “flight of pairs” and were expecting (I think) to return to their rocks…when out of the tree again comes the Osprey….once again scattering the herons that flew right pasted the deck.
What a sight to behold…and we were there. Written by Sally, host of the Sunny Rock B&B which is overlooking the Scotts’ Dam Falls on the Drag River.
