You may have heard that osprey chicks do not do well if they are taken from the nest and placed into care. But is this true? Last year, anyone watching the Port Lincoln Osprey Nest knew that Little Tapps was not going to survive. Solly was too big and too aggressive and when the middleContinue reading “A quick look at Osprey chicks in care — and is it really goodbye, Tiny?”
Monday Nest Hopping – to keep my mind off Elsa
There were some lovely letters in my inbox today – articles and quesions – to keep me busy and to try and curtail me from checking on Tropical Storm Elsa every half hour. My friend Wicky – lover of books and hawks as long as they leave her songbirds alone – pointed my noise toContinue reading “Monday Nest Hopping – to keep my mind off Elsa”
Late Sunday and early Monday in Bird World
It is raining this morning. The three juvenile Ospreys at the Foulshaw Moss Nest are drenched this morning. Blue 35 left a piece of fish on the nest. Wonder if she is watching for self-feeding action? And will she make certain that Little Tiny Bob is fed? This amazing and uplifting story of how anContinue reading “Late Sunday and early Monday in Bird World”
Tropical Storms, Hurricanes, rising water temperatures all impact our beloved birds
Is there anyone who is not aware of extreme heat that is in the Pacific Northwest? or the fact that the rivers and creeks are drying up? and the temperature of the water is getting hotter? The Montana Osprey Project has just posted the following: “In order to reduce the stress and disturbance on theseContinue reading “Tropical Storms, Hurricanes, rising water temperatures all impact our beloved birds”
Continuing to Track Elsa -and other news in Bird World, Sunday 4 July
Everyone that watches the Achieva Osprey Nest in St Petersburg, Florida is following the tracking of Tropical Storm Elsa. The latest weather news is that Elsa will remain a Tropical Storm bringing heavy rain, thunderstorms and tornadoes, and some wind to Florida. The current tracking has Elsa interacting with Jamaica and that is slowing herContinue reading “Continuing to Track Elsa -and other news in Bird World, Sunday 4 July”
Saturday Evening with the Ks and a Door Dash for Tiny
I cannot tell you how delighted I am that Ferris Akel has been taking his tour to the campus of Cornell University. Ferris has a gift for finding the fledglings and an attitude of pure innocence and joy as he watches them with us. This evening K1 and K3 could not have been any cuter.Continue reading “Saturday Evening with the Ks and a Door Dash for Tiny”
The weather continues to claim the lives of our beloved Ospreys
The heat wave that hit the Pacific Northwest on the 28th of June continues to claim the lives of Ospreys. It is impossible to know the full extent of the impact because the vast majority of nests are not monitored. We now know for sure that two chicks at Clark PUD in Washington, 1 chickContinue reading “The weather continues to claim the lives of our beloved Ospreys”
Sick of seeing dead Osprey?
My son sent me an article this morning from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), London, Ontario. It is about the Osprey caught in fishing line that died. You need to read this. It isn’t long. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/ontario-fishing-line-environment-1.6086113?fbclid=IwAR06PFbXlyVIOB_D0nMzgkFN6In5Vqh7UX_zVmLr0x69y5Vq-H-cyObOMeY Most everyone that loves birds have, at one time or another, seen Ospreys, herons, and other water birds, evenContinue reading “Sick of seeing dead Osprey?”
Friday Night fun with Ferris and the Ks
I did not expect Ferris Akel to be over on the Cornell Campus tonight finding Big Red and Arthur and showing us what the Ks were doing but, he was there and I am terribly grateful. I want to share some of the images from this evening so you have an idea what our favouriteContinue reading “Friday Night fun with Ferris and the Ks”
Bird World News: Rescues, a fledge, and a Hurricane?
I want to give a shout out to Fortis BC for helping the South Okanagan’s only birds of prey rescue centre, SORCO, retrieve two baby Ospreys from a nest in Penticton. People saw the babies hanging over the sides of the nest panting and looking very dehydrated. The parents were unable to feed them becauseContinue reading “Bird World News: Rescues, a fledge, and a Hurricane?”