Good news! Female free of green line…late, late Thursday in Bird World

28 May 2026

Hello Again,

The news is too good to wait until tomorrow to send. The female at the PSEG Oyster Bay nest reached back and with her beak removed the twine from her back. The time was 1815.

A pair of ospreys sitting in their nest made of sticks, overlooking a bay with boats on the water. A weather overlay displays the current temperature and conditions.
A live camera feed of an osprey nest in Oyster Bay, New York, with two ospreys sitting on the nest overlooking the water and nearby boats.
Two ospreys perched on their nest made of sticks, with a river and boats visible in the background in Oyster Bay, NY. The time is displayed as 6:15 PM.

She flew off but when she returned to the nest, the green twine was still around her legs and talons.

Two ospreys sit on their nest made of sticks, overlooking a body of water with boats in the background. The scene is captured from a webcam in Oyster Bay, NY, displaying the time and weather conditions.

This troubled me. Then, at 1818, she flew off again, string attached.

An osprey flies above its nest while another osprey sits inside the nest. The scene features a waterway with boats in the background, captured by a live cam.

This is brilliant avian behaviour. Mum is figuring out how to get this wretched piece of human debris off. Within a minute, she returns to her mate, her two chicks, and an egg without the string. Bravo, Mum!

An osprey stands in its nest with wings outstretched, overlooking a coastal scene with boats in the background.

And some more news while we are here.

Geemeff’s Woodland Trust daily summary for Loch Arkaig Thursday 28th May 2026

heat is why both Louis and Garry’s second deliveries were decidedly stiff, old-looking trout – the females however paid no attention to the state of the fish and tucked in happily. Louis delivered two fish to Dorcha taking the Nest Two tally to ninety two, and Garry’s two deliveries to Aurora took the Nest One tally to eighty seven. It’ll be cooler and wetter tomorrow, with light rain, gentle breezes and a low of 13°C overnight turning into heavy rain, moderate breezes and a high of 15°C tomorrow. 

Today’s videos:https://youtu.be/3RAgTNtzyrA N2 Louis overflies the Loch Arkaig Osprey nest before landing with fish one 07.19.42https://youtu.be/O68KD8z-K1k N1 Aurora calmly accepts fish one leaving Garry on egg duty 08.49.35https://youtu.be/v95-1J8HltQ N2 Louis brings what looks like a very old bit of fish 16.30.56https://youtu.be/Sfojgs8HTSk N1 Like Louis’, Garry’s second fish looks old 17.21.13

The Ventana Wildlife Society – those great folks that are saving the California Condor – have a fabulous on line auction. There are some great ceramic pieces, dinner at wonderful restaurants in the area, behind the scenes events, etc. I wish I lived there. Here is the link to today’s Condor Chat along with the on line auction items and how to bid:

In Case You Missed It The Auction Is LiveDownload

I want to put a smile on your face. In a recent blog, I commented about the European Starlings eating cat and dog kibble at the big table feeder. The Crows are now feeding their babies with kibble – it is high in protein!

Today I received a note and a video from a long time friend of the blog.  R’s neighbor’T’ (for Tony) feeds the local cats along with a host of birds. Turns out Brown Thrashers like cat kibble and it even found a way to not only have a drink of water but have a bath in one of the water container bowls! Thank you ‘R’ for sending me this video. It put a smile on my face and is a reminder that all animals need our help.

A small bird is flying towards two pet food bowls filled with kibble, with a food dispenser visible in the background.
A small brown bird perched on a water dispenser in an outdoor setting.
A small brown bird sitting next to a water dispenser on a concrete surface, with green grass in the background.

Oh, seeing that bird in the bowl having a bath on a warm day just puts the biggest smile on my face.

Thank you for being with us. I am going to take a break after so many posts today, and I will see you late on Saturday! Take care, everyone. Stay cool. Remember to stay hydrated.

Thank you to ‘R’ and ‘T’ for the video and for caring, to Geemeff for their daily report on all things happening at Loch Arkaig, and to the owners of the streaming cams that allow us to watch our favourite bird families.

Published by maryannsteggles

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.

1 Comment

  1. Linda Kontol says:
    11 thAmerica/Winnipeg-05:0031America/Winnipeg05bAmerica/WinnipegThu, 28 May 2026 20:46:46 -0500 2021 at 20:46

    Thanks Mary Ann for the update on Oyster Bay mom ! She was so lucky to get it off. ❤️
    I have always been fond of Brown Thrashers. My Dad’s favorite bird. Thanks for sharing with us about this one. I have been reading the crows like kibble so I got some and gonna try it.
    See you soon here and take care !
    Linda

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