A Heckscher State Park Osprey Nest

The osprey population in Heckscher State Park seems to be increasing.  This year I noticed two new nests.  One is on top of a man-made platform that for years was empty until this year when a pair of osprey moved in and constructed a home. The other recently made nest, shown above, is on top of an interesting looking dead tree.  There is a sort of Gothic charm about the tree and nest, as though they were straight out of an Edward Gorey illustration.