The miracle that everyone was waiting for – a break in the weather at Captiva – has meant that the family has had a really good feed Friday morning.
I know that you will be overjoyed – in tears – to learn that Darling has eaten after 87 hours with only a few scraps from the nest. Edie brought in 2 fish and Jack brought in 1. Tears.
Thank you to ‘H’ and to Windows to Wildlife for their streaming cam.
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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Hello Mary Ann!
Thanks for the update! My sister lives in Naples and says the rain is worse than a hurricane. She lives further inland where hurricanes have not had an huge effect, and even inland, her backyard is flooded. There is more rain expected for Florida tomorrow. Take care, go well. ☺️❤️
Yes, the rain is horrible. The hurricanes move through fairly quickly causing great damage but they do not linger and linger. A week of bad weather can cause no fishing and all nestlings to die. It has been terrible in Florida and we will sadly never know how much wildlife was lost.
Hello Mary Ann!
Thanks for the update! My sister lives in Naples and says the rain is worse than a hurricane. She lives further inland where hurricanes have not had an huge effect, and even inland, her backyard is flooded. There is more rain expected for Florida tomorrow. Take care, go well. ☺️❤️
Yes, the rain is horrible. The hurricanes move through fairly quickly causing great damage but they do not linger and linger. A week of bad weather can cause no fishing and all nestlings to die. It has been terrible in Florida and we will sadly never know how much wildlife was lost.