Video of Eagle taking Cowlitz PUD osplet off nest —- without sound.
15 June 2022
Apologies for the first video posting. I did not realize that the sound from the Ferris Akel Tour was on it!
Very sad. Intruders are to be taken ever so seriously. That wee Middle Bob was so enjoying his fish dinner.
The nest at Cowlitz Washington had such tragedy last year with the hottest summer ever and little fish and siblicide with all osplets dying. These three were doing so well. Big Bob was getting those lovely juvenile feathers and everyone seemed to be growing with the nest being OK. Then this!
It has been a very bad year all around the world.
Thank you to the Cowlitz PUD streaming cam where I took my video clip.
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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That’s so sad. I wonder if the eagle thought it was the fish the Mom was feeding the little ones?
I’m sad when this happens at any nest.
Thanks Mary Ann
Linda
That’s so sad. I wonder if the eagle thought it was the fish the Mom was feeding the little ones?
I’m sad when this happens at any nest.
Thanks Mary Ann
Linda
Good question, Linda. Since their eyesight is so good I would wonder.