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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Spending a lot of time watching Big Bear (as many of us are doing at the moment) and once again I am just blown away at how handsome Shadow is. He is magnificent. An absolutely exquisite eagle. His head! Just breathtaking. And what a beautifully attentive mate he is to Jackie. I love the way he flies in and checks on her regularly, adjusting the odd stick but basically just seeing if she needs anything and how the hatch is progressing. What a man!!
Shadow and Arthur are amazing mates. Jackie and Big Red are so lucky – they both want more time brooding and feeding their chicks and both Jackie and Big Red are quite stubborn about that sometimes.
Spending a lot of time watching Big Bear (as many of us are doing at the moment) and once again I am just blown away at how handsome Shadow is. He is magnificent. An absolutely exquisite eagle. His head! Just breathtaking. And what a beautifully attentive mate he is to Jackie. I love the way he flies in and checks on her regularly, adjusting the odd stick but basically just seeing if she needs anything and how the hatch is progressing. What a man!!
Shadow and Arthur are amazing mates. Jackie and Big Red are so lucky – they both want more time brooding and feeding their chicks and both Jackie and Big Red are quite stubborn about that sometimes.