It is pitching down rain in the middle of the night and Nessie, NC0 has a hatch!
There is a little osplet’s head to the right of NC0’s head. Look carefully.
Congratulations to Laddie and NC0!
NC0 you are going to be a great mom. This is your first little one and you held back intruders and protected your eggs like a pro. Well done. Can’t wait to see the little one in the morning.
You can watch the excitement here:
Thanks to the Scottish Wildlife Trust and Loch of the Lowes Ospreys for the streaming cam where I picked up these scaps.
I went to the UK as a Commonwealth Scholar in 1990 and received my PhD from the University of Leicester in 1993. After three decades of university teaching, I retired to devote my time to the study of raptor behaviour. I am particularly interested in Ospreys and am working on a long term project on third hatch survival and siblicide in these raptors. My blog is a result of a fascination with my local wildlife and the desire to encourage others to love and care for birds! I live on the Canadian Prairies and prior to the pandemic travelled a lot. I am questioning the use of aviation fuel at the moment as we all strive to help our planet. My early research was in politics and art including British public statues exported to Southeast Asia and Vietnam Resistors that contributed much to Canadian ceramics. Books and articles were published on those subjects over a period of 3 decades. Now I am working on books for children so they can learn about the challenges our raptors face.
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