VIMS OspreyCam
Enjoy a live view of our "fish hawks"
Watch real-time images of an osprey family during their annual nesting and breeding season on the shores of Chesapeake Bay. The images—brought to you by the Virginia Institute of Marine Science—come from a nest that sits atop a 65’ water tower on the VIMS campus in Gloucester Point, Virginia. The nest site, which has been occupied every breeding season for several decades, gives the resident ospreys easy access to nearby fishing grounds on the York River, a major tributary of Chesapeake Bay.
Help us name our ospreys!
You spoke, and we listened. Thanks for your interest and imaginative suggestions for naming the VIMS ospreys. Welcome Coleman and Bridgette!
Join our OspreyCam Blog
We also invite you to share your observations on our OspreyCam blog page!
If the image is dark, it is night-time on the VIMS campus in Gloucester Point, Virginia. We are in the U.S. Eastern time zone.
Installing an electronic camera at the top of a 65-foot water tower is no mean feat. Follow along as we erect, test, and initiate VIMS' new Osprey Cam. More...
