The Finnish Osprey Foundation sent a team out to Nest #3. The female has been missing and presumed dead for several days. The male continued his duty of bringing fish to the nest – fish stacked up so high but osplets too young to self feed.
The osplets and many of the fish were removed Sunday. The camera was shut down at 10:48. The youngest had died. The two older will go for care and we hope that they survive. They are young and it is difficult circumstances.
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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Thank you Mary Ann for this update! Thanks to the Finnish Osprey Foundation. Prayers both survive. 🙏 sad the youngest didn’t. 😢
Linda
I am so grateful that they answered the call to help the osplets…so many fish on that nest, Linda…Hoping the two of the three make it.