15 April 2026
Good Evening Everyone,
There have been consistent worries over whether or not Jack would be able to provide for his mate, Jill, and his two osplets at the Achieva Credit Union osprey platform in St Petersburg, Florida. I was one that doubted he could do this based on past history.
Today, with her second hatch really suffering from a lack of food, Jill took control and went fishing. She had to be really hungry to leave these two little babes, and surely the little one would not have lived much longer on the meagre portions it had had. This is something that Diane would do. Diane would go and catch catfish – she knew precisely where to go for them!
The fish was a whopper. The eldest ate well and then little go to have its fill and so did Mum. This nest was hungry!
Tears of joy.
Here it comes.
Looking for information. ‘MP’ has found a number of barrier designs for owls to be kept away from eagle nests. They understand that someone posted a statement saying that Peanut had been hit 55 times by that owl on the Winter Park nest. Does anyone know who posted that number? ‘MP’ is gathering all the information they can to try to convince the powers that be that this is possible and why it is important. Send me a note if you know. Thanks!
The latest news from Kielder Forest:
I was so excited about Jill’s fishing. Little Bit lives another day, and this Mum understands that she cannot rely on her mate, Jack. Sad that, but I am pleased for the kiddos.
So this is just a brief post. Take care all. See you soon.
Thank you so much to ‘PB’ for alerting me to this grand event and to ‘MP’ for learning about owl barriers in order to help eagles. To those who own the streaming cams, I am grateful. If not for you, we would not know about these amazing birds. Thanks to FB posters and to Kielder Forest for their newsy letter and the great images of Eschells.
There are many predators/invaders flying around the achieva nest. I don’t know what or why Jack didn’t bring in but one fish on 4/14/26, and only one fish today, 4/15/26. After she brought the fish in, which by the way, only took her 11 minutes to fly to and catch a fish and bring it back to the nest, she took 2.5 hours to feed it to the chicks. The #1 chick bonked #2 so he didn’t get much of the fish, and Jack then brought and little piece of fish and attempted to feed it to one chick. Jack then left about 5PM and probably won’t be back until tomorrow.
We don’t know that she actually fished and caught that fish she brought in. She could have taken it from a hiding place where Jack put it. I am very leery of this nest now. I do believe that Jack is dedicated to his chicks and would do anything for them. Have faith, and send positive thoughts to Jack and his family!