After reporting that M15 had fed his baby, it is with the heaviest of hearts that I now report that E25 had a seizure and fell off of the nest at 0248.
My condolences to everyone at SW Florida and especially M15 and F23 in their second breeding year and to all who love this incredible family.
Send positive wishes to M15 and F23 for their health.
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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Oh no! How sad indeed. 😢 E25 seemed fine and wanting fed. May God Bless M15 and F23 that they will be ok. ❤️❤️🦅🦅Rest in Peace with E24 your sibling little E25. 🙏
If this is bird flu, and there is a very good chance that it is, then my thoughts are with the adults. Surely, they are in great danger now. At least we have good news from the colony at Taiaroa Head, where the little Royal Cam chick has hatched!!
Oh no! How sad indeed. 😢 E25 seemed fine and wanting fed. May God Bless M15 and F23 that they will be ok. ❤️❤️🦅🦅Rest in Peace with E24 your sibling little E25. 🙏
Just incredibly sad. And so many thousands of others we do not know about.
Unstoppable tears at this point…. 😪
We could flood the planet today, Betty. The shock and tragedy will take some time to settle. So sad.
If this is bird flu, and there is a very good chance that it is, then my thoughts are with the adults. Surely, they are in great danger now. At least we have good news from the colony at Taiaroa Head, where the little Royal Cam chick has hatched!!