Bea and Jasper are no longer incubating their three eggs as they have covered them over with sticks and spanish moss. The pair remains on the platform. They have been mating since abandoning their first clutch of eggs. We'll continue watching Bea and Jasper and see what unfolds with the pair.
25 April 2025
22 April 2025
17 April 2025
Viewer Jo N, noticed that the parents, Bea and Jasper, have not been seen on the nest for two days. I have been working at another location for the last two days and have not had an opportunity to observe the nest. I did check the camera about 5:30pm Wednesday evening and noticed a black headed turkey vulture on the nest. The vulture did not approach the eggs, just stood by them. Bea arrived about 20 minutes later and began incubating the eggs then standing above them. Bea continued this process on and off the eggs for about 30 minutes.
07 April 2025
04 April 2025
02 April 2025
26 February 2025
Welcome to the 2025 Osprey season. Bea and Jasper have returned for their 15th season atop our communications tower on Hilton Head. Jasper returned February 14th and Bea returned around February 22nd.
The pair has a lot of work to do as there isn't much left of last year's nest. For most of this week the pair has been establishing their right to the platform, fending off crows and turkey vultures that have been residing on the tower for the past several months.
The pair is starting later this year as we have experienced colder weather than usual. Last year the first egg was laid on April 2, 2024, so we may see an egg around the same timeframe.