18 July 2025 Good Morning Everyone, We hope that the week was kinder to you than it was to the little osplets on the nests. Gosh, I hate to be a bearer of bad news. This year has really ‘gotten’ to me and Heidi. She said something very important on Tuesday and I hope sheContinue reading “Friday in Bird World”
Tuesday Morning in Bird World
15 July 2025 As many of you know, Heidi Mc has been the spirit and eyes of the ospreys in the Northeast United States and in several other places throughout the US. Highly respected for her acute observation and now her migration ID skills, it has been a very tough year for her and thoseContinue reading “Tuesday Morning in Bird World”
Lend your voice to help the ospreys!
14 July 2025 There is a petition and there is now an article. There is a meeting coming up on 7 May. Do not let the voice of a commercial industrial fishing company, Omega, get the last say. The Chesapeake Bay is dying. There are few baby osplets reaching fledge age. Read the article. WriteContinue reading “Lend your voice to help the ospreys!”
Monday in Bird World
14 July 2025 Happy Monday! We hope that you had a great weekend. The three Blue Jays living in the trees in my garden will wake you up! This is how they sound when I deliver a new pail of peanuts. They have lost all their trees but one, and I saw a new orangeContinue reading “Monday in Bird World”
Friday in Bird World
11 June 2025 Good Morning Everyone, It has been extremely hot, with the heat index exceeding 40 °C and temperatures reaching around 32 °C. The heat has reignited the wildfires north of the City, but the smoke and haze are now making their way south. The European Starlings left the garden a few weeks ago,Continue reading “Friday in Bird World”
Monday in Bird World
7 July 2025 Hello Everyone, Before Ervie. The morning starts with some great saddness at Rutland Water. 3R6 is one of this year’s fledglings. Posted on Rutland Ospreys FaceBook 7 July 2025: We thank you for all your kind messages this morning at this difficult time. We wanted to share the timeline of events asContinue reading “Monday in Bird World”
Friday in Bird World
4 July 2025 Hello Everyone, First up. Calico has a question for you (answer at the bottom, don’t peek!) What is this Blue Jay doing on our feeding table, and why is it doing this? If you are wondering about the weather, it is 31 degrees C, and this bird is in the direct lineContinue reading “Friday in Bird World”
Help stop the fireworks for Jackie, Shadow, Sunny, and Gizmo as well as all the others
1 July 2025 ‘B’ sent me the following message from Sandy at Big Bear: “Facebook post: Eagles and Fireworks… Our eagles are still in the area–Shadow was on the nest yesterday afternoon and on Twin Pines with Jackie before that. One of the adults was spotted ¼ mile from the nest, followed by a ravenContinue reading “Help stop the fireworks for Jackie, Shadow, Sunny, and Gizmo as well as all the others”
Dunrovin gets a Gold Medal!
30 June 2025 Hello Everyone, I bet you didn’t think you’d hear from me again today. Well, if you missed it, you have to know what happened in Colorado today at the Dunrovin Osprey platform. The response to what could have easily been a tragedy will not only put a smile on your face, butContinue reading “Dunrovin gets a Gold Medal!”
late Monday in Bird World
30 June 2025 Hello Again, I want to bombard you with some facts about post-fledge Bald Eagles. Think Sunny and Gizmo. There was a post on the FOBBV FB page that I included in my morning’s blog. It is somewhat misleading and SK Hideaways and I think you need the facts! Sunny and Gizmo areContinue reading “late Monday in Bird World”