Osprey are Back and so is Osprey Cam

Every spring osprey return to the area to lay eggs and hatch their young. Richmond has its own media stars in Maggie and Walker. Maggie and Walker nest between T-Pot and Manchester Bridge. What sets these two apart is the camera in their living room.

Osprey nest location

The RVA Osprey Cam is run in partnership by Richmond Outside and the Friends of James River. Read more about the crew getting ready for Maggie and Walker here.

Osprey Facts

• Aso called fish eagle, sea hawk, river hawk, and fish hawk.
• Reaching more than 60 cm (24 in) in length and 180 cm (71 in) across the wings are considered a large raptor
• Osprey will nest in any location near a body of water providing an adequate food supply.
• Osprey are global and can be found on every continent but Antartica.
• Young osprey make their first migration alone, instinctively knowing where to go without following their parents.
• Osprey return not only to their same breeding area each year, but also to their same wintering grounds.
• Osprey are great anglers—successful in one out of four dives for fish!
• Bald eagles and Great black-backed gulls chase osprey, forcing them to drop their prey; eagles sometimes catch the stolen prey mid-air.