Big Red and Arthur’s fourth hatch of the 2022 season, L4, has been released back into the wild after being in care.
Please go to Twitter to see this great event in video and to see the sibling L2 – who was believed to have migrated – join L4 again! They were always best buddies. So happy.
This is wonderful news for this youngster who was the first of the fledglings to catch her own prey. You can see she was released at the Cornell Campus so L4 should be on familiar territory. More information is pending!
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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Wonderful news! Thanks for the update Mary Ann! Also so happy to see the sibling join together. I guess tv ey recognizes each other ! Awesome!
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Linda
I just cried. Those two were always together. Everyone thought L2 was gone from the territory. I gather she is just getting her own food now and Big Red and Arthur are about but not having to be parents. I can’t wait for the Ferris Tour tomorrow – he will probably go to Ithaca to see if he can find them!
Wonderful news! Thanks for the update Mary Ann! Also so happy to see the sibling join together. I guess tv ey recognizes each other ! Awesome!
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Linda
Yes, it is. I just found the video on Youtube so will post that tomorrow. So happy.
I’m happy about it too Mary Ann!
Prayers really help and I’m so thankful 🙏❤️❤️
This is so exciting! L4 is not only flying free again but reunited with her sibling!! 😃 Thanks for the update, Mary Ann. 😊
I just cried. Those two were always together. Everyone thought L2 was gone from the territory. I gather she is just getting her own food now and Big Red and Arthur are about but not having to be parents. I can’t wait for the Ferris Tour tomorrow – he will probably go to Ithaca to see if he can find them!
It’s so nice to have happy, joyful tears, isn’t it!! Hope there’ll be some video or pictures posted of the two of them together soon.
Me, too!!!!! I will be glued to Ferris Akel’s tour tomorrow…he is normally there later in the afternoon. Fingers crossed.