15 September 2026 Hello Everyone, I know that you love each and every species – many are die-hard followers of osprey, eagle, stork, falcon, and albatross streaming cams. However, it is time to step up and defend the Ospreys. They are, as many of you know, the ‘canaries in the coal mine, and they areContinue reading “Help the Osprey!”
Last osplet at Osprey House Environment Centre dies
14 Septmeber 2026 It is with profound saddness that I report that the last surviving osplet, of three, died of starvation at the Osprey House Environment Centre in Australia today. Hope had been bringing in fish for her only surviving chick but her mate, George, would fight her for the fish and take most ofContinue reading “Last osplet at Osprey House Environment Centre dies”
SE 38 doing well…late Monday in Bird World
15 September 2026 Good Evening Everyone, We’ll all have empty nest syndrome soon. Most of the ospreys have flown to their winter homes and left us to watch the peregrine falcons, the WBSE, and the Bald Eagles! I don’t know about you but watching Mum at Port Lincoln incubate eggs isn’t all that exciting butContinue reading “SE 38 doing well…late Monday in Bird World”
Iris is still here…Late Saturday in Bird World
12 September 2026 Hello Everyone, Get the tissues out. I have a story from the hospital today. Ann and I always try to be there for at least one meal. She likes to go at noon, and I prefer arriving at 1630. It takes Toby and me about thirty-five minutes to get across town, andContinue reading “Iris is still here…Late Saturday in Bird World”
Idris is on migration…Saturday in Bird World
12 September 2026 Hello Everyone! The weather is much cooler. 15 C. It really feels like fall. The first Starling to return! Toby and I are cleaning up the garden. Ann and I now take turns, alternate days, going to the hospital. Don fell again yesterday. The nurses could not get there in time whenContinue reading “Idris is on migration…Saturday in Bird World”
Diamond lays third egg…Late Thursday in Bird World
10 September 2026 Greetings Everyone, I want to wish all my readers who are celebrating Rosh Hashanah starting tomorrow a very happy New Year’s celebration. It was hot for September. 27 C today with a gentle breeze now and again. The children are all back to school as of Tuesday, the day after Labour Day.Continue reading “Diamond lays third egg…Late Thursday in Bird World”
Love at Big Bear? Fledge at Tairoa Head…Late Wednesday in Bird World
9 September 2026 Greetings! Toby and I have not been home long. We visited with Don’s psychiatrist (what a great doctor) and stopped to give Ann some raincoats for her two dogs, Lucy and Daisy, and Toby’s old stroller. It is too tiny for our big boy – he is long from head to tailContinue reading “Love at Big Bear? Fledge at Tairoa Head…Late Wednesday in Bird World”
M24 returns…Late Tuesday in Bird World
9 September 2026 Good Afternoon Everyone, It is a beautiful day! It is my day ‘off’ from hospital visits. toby and I are supposed to clear out the winter coats today. We will see. The weather is so nice. The sun is shining through cotton-ball clouds, and a brisk breeze is blowing. Toby and IContinue reading “M24 returns…Late Tuesday in Bird World”
M24 missing at Melbourne…late Monday in Bird World
7 September 2026 Good Evening Everyone, It’s raining – again. We had 114 mm of rain, and some large commercial and apartment buildings near where I live had more than 60 cm of water in their basement. My daughter still does not have power after the storm hit last night. I was lucky. I haveContinue reading “M24 missing at Melbourne…late Monday in Bird World”
Diamond lays 2nd egg at Orange…Monday in Bird World
7 September 2026 Hello Everyone! This posting will be short. It has been an eventful morning. It looks like we might have another storm and rain coming, too. Last evening, in less than an hour, we got 114 mm of rain. It flooded so many streets, underpasses, and basements. The sky is growing darker. ItContinue reading “Diamond lays 2nd egg at Orange…Monday in Bird World”