To Everyone that wrote in to tell Lake Murray how much we much we love Lucy and Kenny and their osplets and are how devastated we are that brave Little was taken by the GHO in the early hours of this morning, thank you.
Lake Murray has posted this response to our concerns:
Strobe lights can be effective against owl strikes. Owls do not like them. Red strobe lights are the most beneficial in keeping the GHOs at bay.
Please write and ask them to install the fish grates like they have at Cowlitz at the end of this season and send all your positive energy to his beautiful nest in the hopes that the GHO will be blinded by the light!
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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Thanks for this update Mary Ann!
I hope the install today or soon as possible before the GHO comes again 🙏
Linda
She is going to try strobe lights. I know that red ones will work if positioned properly. fingers crossed.