First saw 3 'someones,'' thru windshield:

[elleng]

Closer, easier to identify: OSPREY!









RECOGNIZING me!!! Why on field, now being planted; why not @ river??? I have such a HUGE fondness for these birds!


Juvenile Ospreys have orange to reddish-orange eyes. Although eye color is variable among juvenile individuals it turns progressively yellow as the bird reaches the adult age.

[Donkees]

1. Re: "Why on field, now being planted"

Might be searching for nesting material ...

Large, bulky nests are built using branches, corn stalks, shoreline debris and other materials.
https://www.chesapeakebay.net/discover/field-guide/entry/osprey

[elleng]

2. Yes, they might be. NOT corn stalks here now, and as noted,

my neighbor did a lot of pruning past weekend, so they should come to my YARD!

[Donkees]

3. Lots of useful stuff in that field for an Osprey. Urban Osprey sometimes collect plastic and food wrappers.

[elleng]

4. Have seen some/an osprey nest with plastic appearing stuff.

NOT urban here, SUB-SUBUrban, 60+ miles from DC.