Here you see Harriet and Ozzie looking left and right to see if the coast is clear. It appeared clear to them and they copulated a few minutes after this image was taken.
Then, Ozzie left to go fishing. (No comments about male traits, please.) Actually, based on past years, this is a time when Harriet likely will be spending much time in the nest, perhaps rearranging it, and Ozzie will be bringing her fish offerings and helping her to repair parts of the nest that deteriorated over the winter.
Based on what I’ve seen, ospreys usually restore their nests and copulate in April, lay their eggs in May, and hatch their red-eyed chicks in June. July is a hectic month of feeding the voracious youngsters, which will become about the size of their parents by August. The family will go their separate ways in August or September to spend the winter in tropical climes. (Images taken in Brooklin, Maine, on April 21, 2023.)