I reported earlier that AK had sent me an image of the Lynx that was peering into #5 Finnish Osprey nest holding three eggs. No ospreys incubating at the time – they would have gotten off.
I just received a video link from Geemeff to share with you showing the Lynx actually in the nest with the adult ospreys attacking it.
I have never seen a lynx in an osprey nest. It was definitely curious. I do hope none of the eggs were broken.
“A wild lynx climbed all the way up to the nest and was caught sniffing the eggs. From what we can see, Rosa (the female osprey) was bravely dive-bombing and swooping down to defend her territory. Incredibly, against all odds, the eggs appear to be completely intact after the lynx left!”
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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Thanks Mary Ann for the update!
I’ve never seen that before either !
So glad the eggs seem ok. And the Osprey parents too!
Linda