Wednesday in Bird World

6 November 2024

Hello Everyone,

On Tuesday we woke to a hard frost all over the plants in the garden and the deck making it very slippery when delivering bird seed and cat food. There is now a new addition to the feral feeding line. The tiniest Jet Black kitten. I cannot get close enough to tell if it is a male or a female, but it is decidedly frightened. Thinking of trying sardines in a kitten trap so that it can get to a shelter before our cold winter sets in. Things did not thaw out until nearly noon. Oh, I dislike the deep cold and hibernation of winter!

All of the garden animals were present including Mr Woodpecker and the Chickadees. It is dark by 1700, or nearly dark and it is very cold. Jumper and Jacket weather along with wool socks. It will go down to -1 C tonight.

Let’s take a quick look at what is going on in Bird World.

The latest news on the Olympic Park Eaglets, Lady, and Dad:

‘A’ sends us the latest from Ranger Judy: “November 6: For the first time in a while, Dad was seen by the nest last night – with two ringtail possums passing, a flying fox visiting and a swooping owl. Lady was nearby early as well. Then a Black Duck and a flock of lorikeets. At 7:30am, both adults were down on the island. Then one juvenile was spotted, moving to get closer to the parents. Shortly after, it circled behind the island and out of sight. The parents were still there together. Later, both parents were seen, one on the island and one at River Roost around 2pm – on a hot day. A juvenile was seen again at 4:15pm on the island. Dad brought in a fish and tried to draw the juvenile out –it finally came to the branch to get the fish, but appeared to fall and was on the ground. Then Lady flew in with a fish as well and the juvie was seen eating the fish on the mudflats. It had finished feeding at 5:20pm.”

The Collins Street triplets are testing out their wings! https://youtu.be/gXu655rtHvA?

Breakfast at Port Lincoln filled Wilko and Kasse crops.

Don’t you love how all the chicks in a falcon scrape get fed? It is remarkable. Yira and Garrama are no exception even when one takes the prey initially.

At The Hamlet, Beau and Gabby both worked on the nest. Beau flew in with a really nice fish and waited, but Gabby didn’t show up. She missed her fish gift! Beau ate it.

M15: We really do not want you trying to impress F23 with your flying and hunting abilities over the main road! Stay safe young man. https://youtu.be/olnW6dI_HOA?

Every Monday on Rita the Eagle’s FB page, you can find out some history. Thanks to ‘J’, we have the latest!

There is still an Osprey in the UK on November 5. What do they know?

A good news story!

The view of the new cam at the NCTC nest thanks to Deb Stecyk for posting. https://www.youtube.com/live/dk6Xk44PNwA?

It doesn’t matter what happens to them, people still kill raptors on the hunting estates! It is time for the UK Government to instigate very strict laws like the one handed down to the man who killed all the Bald Eagles and hawks in Montana.

Red Kites are poisoned.

The battle for the Chesapeake Bay and commercial fishing will not go silent. I hope to have a document ready by the end of this week or the beginning of next that might help the folks in Virginia. For now, Omega continues to scoop up the fish that is the ‘lifeblood’ for our Ospreys. Without those little fish, we will have another breeding season 2025 in where almost all the chicks starved to death. And, of course, they use spotter planes to find the schools. What if this was disallowed? What if all technology were disallowed? That would be interesting. Maybe these commercial fishing companies should have to fish just like the Ospreys! Oh, I would love to see that.

A smile comes from Geemeff – a heart warming tale. https://youtu.be/pT8gONS_Las?

And another for sea otters!!!!!!!

Calico’s Tip for the Day: We are still talking about bird collisions. Calico wants you to read the information below carefully. Do not put your decals on the inside of the window. Everything must be on the outside. But did you know the other issues like distance that your bird collision decals can be seen?

Thank you so much for being with me today. Take care everyone. See you soon!

Thank you to the following for their notes, posts, images, videos, articles, and streaming cams that helped me to write my post today: ‘A, Geemeff, J’, Judy Harrington and the Olympic Park Eagles, SK Hideaways and 367 Collins Street by Mirvac, Port Lincoln Ospreys, Charles Sturt Falcon Cam, NEFL-AEF, The Real Saunders Photography, Rita the Bald Eagle, Jeff Kerr, Dixie Rottler, Deb Stecyk, Raptor Persecution UK, William Dunn and Menhaden – Little Fish, Big Deal FB, On the Red Carpet, Wildlife Adventures North East Vancouver Island, World Bird Sanctuary.