Kindness, the daughter of Liberty and Freedom, in the Glacier Gardens Bald Eagle nest branched at 9:39 am nest time in Juneau, Alaska. Kindness spent quite a bit of time off the nest – playing with the nest and dismantling it a bit. She was rewarded with a really big fish by Mom on herContinue reading “Kindness Branched”
Happenings in Bird Land. 17 August 2021
Our sky is very overcast this morning and, for one of the first days, our temperature will not go over 29 C which is the same as it is in the Caribbean. It is not surprising that the summer flowers, such as Jasmine and Hibiscus, are thriving while the others meant for bees and butterfliesContinue reading “Happenings in Bird Land. 17 August 2021”
A Cracker of a Day for Malin
Oh, it’s a cracker of a day! We know that the Sharp-shinned Hawk that comes to our garden is here often but since the extreme head we had not seen him. He flipped around on the lines bringing the Internet into the house and then in a blink was in the lilac bushes. He stayedContinue reading “A Cracker of a Day for Malin”
Monday in Bird World
There is some sad news coming in from the Kakapo Recovery. During routine checks, Tutu was found dead. He hatched in 2019 and the team says he was quite ‘the character’. This brings the total population of Kakapo in the entire world to 201. The news coming in is not all bad but, it couldContinue reading “Monday in Bird World”
Fishy Dreams and Fish Tails
Today, the Collins Marsh Osprey chick, Malin, had six fish deliveries. SIX! Feel free to correct me but I don’t ever remember this much fish on this Osprey nest. Ever. In fact, there was so much fish with deliveries coming in on top of one another that Malin simply could not eat all the fish.Continue reading “Fishy Dreams and Fish Tails”
Worries…and Hope for the Black Storklings of Latvia and Estonia
Sometimes the good news in our Bird World gets suppressed by horrific news or concerns – and in that moment, we begin to lose hope that anything is being done to protect our feathered friends. Today, we are going to start off with the worrying news and end with some really positive happenings. The realContinue reading “Worries…and Hope for the Black Storklings of Latvia and Estonia”
Wildfires and Sky Tables – the birds need our help
All across the Mediterranean, wild fires are burning out of control. The impact on the storks migrating to Africa from Northern Europe is nothing short of devastating. Storks have been falling from the sky and dying in Greece. The Greek Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, said it is his country’s “greatest ecological disaster in ages.” AnticyclonesContinue reading “Wildfires and Sky Tables – the birds need our help”
The Great White Egret
Sometimes there are birds that seemingly get forgotten as I rush to find out if Tiny Little beat the big older siblings to the fish or to check on Malin’s feather growth. Clearly one of those has been the Kakapo. There are now only 202 Kakapo, parrots that cannot fly and who love to eatContinue reading “The Great White Egret”
It’s official – the Collins Marsh osprey chick is Malin!
I want to thank ‘S’ and ‘L’ for really wanting the little osprey chick on the Collins Marsh nest to have a name. Long before the Nature Centre announced its contest to name the chick, we were calling that little one, Malin. It means mightly little warrior and he was ‘mighty little’ then. Since thenContinue reading “It’s official – the Collins Marsh osprey chick is Malin!”
Happenings in Ospreyland?
Oh, it is a gorgeous day on the Canadian prairies. The sky is blue – oh, such a beautiful blue without a cloud. Those, hopefully, will come this week and bring us some more needed rain. White YW on the Foulshaw Moss nest certainly knows when Blue 463, Tiny Little, wants a fish. My goodnessContinue reading “Happenings in Ospreyland?”