Misplaced Orville the Osprey
By DianneN
@DianneN (246906)
United States
April 21, 2020 8:13am CST
Sure enough the tree cutters arrived to trim Orville the Osprey’s favorite palm tree as well as other trees. Orville is my favorite seahawk and visits me often.
I was so shocked when they cut his favorite fronds off the tree.
Sure enough, I saw him land on a frond this morning, but an upper frond hit him on his back. He flapped his wings and tried to resettle, then gave up and flew away.
I may not see him again this year, since we will be home in Connecticut two weeks from today.
I’m heartbroken.
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@much2say (53958)
• Los Angeles, California
21 Apr 20
That breaks my heart too - the tree trimming disrupted his safety spot. But I know nature can adapt quite well (better than us) - he will find a new place and I have a feeling he will be ok. Maybe when the fronds grow back a bit, Orville will be back again too - and by that time you may be back too! 
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@DianneN (246906)
• United States
21 Apr 20
Thanks for sympathizing with me.
He’s tried three times since I posted this. Between trying, he flew to our roof and chirped and sang. On one trip, he peeked in my window! I knocked on it to let him know that I saw him. He’s so big and handsome.
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@DianneN (246906)
• United States
21 Apr 20
@much2say I feel awful for him. He loved to sit there for hours.
However, he just flew to the roof again, singing and chirping with his sweet loud voice, and I saw his white underpants or socks as they are called.
. Fluffy fat little belly, too.
. Fluffy fat little belly, too.3 people like this
@DianneN (246906)
• United States
21 Apr 20
Everything needed trimming it seems. Orville’s tree had a lot of coconuts and some dried up fronds.
He did try three more times to find a perch on that tree, poor boy.
He flew by my window twice and peeked in on his way to the roof.
I got to see his fuzzy white underpants twice!
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@wolfgirl569 (95261)
• Marion, Ohio
21 Apr 20
Hopefully he comes back before you leave.
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@wolfgirl569 (95261)
• Marion, Ohio
21 Apr 20
@DianneN He will find a new spot soon.
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@DianneN (246906)
• United States
21 Apr 20
@wolfgirl569 I want him on that tree! It’s my best view of him.
Hopefully, he will try again.
Omg! He returned for the third time just now, but sat on a back frond! Just flew off.
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@DianneN (246906)
• United States
21 Apr 20
@m_audrey6788 I told him goodbye as he flew away.
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@snowy22315 (170025)
• United States
21 Apr 20
Aww, poor Orville. I hope he will return. I know you love him.
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
21 Apr 20
Poor Orville! Do they trim the palms yearly?
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@DianneN (246906)
• United States
21 Apr 20
@JohnRoberts He is, but I got to see his underpants on his second peek.
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@DianneN (246906)
• United States
21 Apr 20
I never noticed them being trimmed. The fronds fall off by themselves and the gardeners throw them away.
I hear him chirping. I think he’s on the roof now.
Omg! He just tried the tree again and peeked in my window on the way back to the roof!
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
21 Apr 20
@DianneN Orville is a peeping osprey!
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@LindaOHio (156271)
• United States
21 Apr 20
He may come back before then. Fear not!
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
23 Apr 20
@DianneN Hope he finds another tree that he'd like again.
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@moffittjc (118459)
• Gainesville, Florida
21 Apr 20
He'll still be around, don't worry! He's still got his nest somewhere nearby.
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@moffittjc (118459)
• Gainesville, Florida
21 Apr 20
@DianneN Were they boxers or briefs?
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@DianneN (246906)
• United States
21 Apr 20
I saw him try to find a perch on the tree three times today. He did peek in the window twice to say hi.
The fronds usually just fall off by themselves. This was the first time I ever saw them being trimmed. This one had a lot of coconuts which they removed.
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