Just touching base with everyone quickly. I was so overjoyed to see Iris that I forgot to write and tell you that Shadow has been seen and there is no fishing line! So this is wonderful news.
Heidi is monitoring the Brevard Osprey nest. The parents have brought in large fish and the chicks have been unresponsive. One chick has died and the other two appear lethargic and are refusing to eat. It is clear that it is not the parenting of the adults, but something amiss with the osplets. It would be good if a necroscopy were undertaken to discover if this is HPAI or another illness.
It appears that Iris has gone off fishing. We wait for Finnegan!
Big Red and Arthur are fine and doing shift changes as they incubate their three eggs.
Send good wishes to Iris for some great fishing and for Finnegan’s safe arrival. Thank you to Heidi and Brevard County and our condolences to all. It is so sad when we lose even one but a clutch of three potentially passing is difficult. Thank you to Brevard County and Cornell Bird Lab for their streaming cams.
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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It is wonderful and I am late responding. I continue to hope for a miracle for Finnegan. The Canadian ospreys are just arriving so maybe there is a chance.
SO thrilled to see Iris safely home. How wonderful. Now we hope Finnegan returns too.
The world shed tears of joy. Now Finnegan get that little tushy home!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It is wonderful and I am late responding. I continue to hope for a miracle for Finnegan. The Canadian ospreys are just arriving so maybe there is a chance.