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Aerial View of Esquimalt Harbour

Credit: DND

Esquimalt Harbour Chart

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Ospreys 1
Almost three months ago a breeding pair of Osprey had their nest relocated from the mast of the former HMCS Huron to a nearby 80-foot high platform built by the Base’s Construction Engineering section and positioned to mimic the original nesting site.  The pair took up their new residence immediately, but until last week it was unknown as to whether there were any offspring.

Using a high-powered birding scope, Tracy Cornforth, the Natural Resources Coordinator from the Environment Office at CFB Esquimalt, was recently able to see three, plump, Osprey chicks.  According to Cornforth, they appear to be flourishing and are about one-third the size of the parents. 

Credit: MCpl K. McKay, Base Imaging CFB Esquimalt

Ospreys 2
Almost three months ago a breeding pair of Osprey had their nest relocated from the mast of the former HMCS Huron to a nearby 80-foot high platform built by the Base’s Construction Engineering section and positioned to mimic the original nesting site.  The pair took up their new residence immediately, but until last week it was unknown as to whether there were any offspring.

Using a high-powered birding scope, Tracy Cornforth, the Natural Resources Coordinator from the Environment Office at CFB Esquimalt, was recently able to see three, plump, Osprey chicks.  According to Cornforth, they appear to be flourishing and are about one-third the size of the parents. 

Credit: MCpl K. McKay, Base Imaging CFB Esquimalt

Ospreys 3
Almost three months ago a breeding pair of Osprey had their nest relocated from the mast of the former HMCS Huron to a nearby 80-foot high platform built by the Base’s Construction Engineering section and positioned to mimic the original nesting site.  The pair took up their new residence immediately, but until last week it was unknown as to whether there were any offspring.

Using a high-powered birding scope, Tracy Cornforth, the Natural Resources Coordinator from the Environment Office at CFB Esquimalt, was recently able to see three, plump, Osprey chicks.  According to Cornforth, they appear to be flourishing and are about one-third the size of the parents. 

Credit: MCpl K. McKay, Base Imaging CFB Esquimalt