My virtual friend ‘S’ and I probably never thought we would be pouring over fish ID charts trying to identify partially eaten fish. OK. I can’t fully speak for her but even growing up with a dad who lived to fish, a son that travels the world to fish and feels more at home inContinue reading “Hatch is imminent at WBSE nest…red fish, Polish storks, and Tiny Little gets a fish”
Bird World Happenings. 27 July 2021
Oh, so many of us are having Empty Nest Syndrome. It is that time of year. You go and check to see if there are any Osprey fledglings on the nest – and no. Poof. Gone. It suddenly sets in that those precious little fluff balls have grown up. They have fledged and are gainingContinue reading “Bird World Happenings. 27 July 2021”
Monday in Bird World 26 July 2021
There have been dark clouds over our City since the morning. I think everyone I know was hoping for some heavy rain – gutter gushers are what I think they call it in some places in the southern United States. But, no. Enough to water the flowers for the hummingbirds and then stop. No moreContinue reading “Monday in Bird World 26 July 2021”
Mom returns to Collins Marsh and a Pip Watch in Australia
The female Osprey with a chick on the Collins Marsh Reservoir nest in Wisconsin was away from the nest for 21 hours. This is most unusual. At this time, no one is clear about what happened to her or where she was. She remained on the nest all Sunday, without leaving once and Sunday night.Continue reading “Mom returns to Collins Marsh and a Pip Watch in Australia”
Sunday snippets in Ospreyland
Well, it looked like Sunday in Ospreyland might have been off to a tricky start but so far, so good. Tiny Little (Blue 463) of the Foulshaw Moss nest in Cumbria continues to get those street smarts. White YW flew in with a really large and fat fish at 17:11 and Tiny Little claimed it.Continue reading “Sunday snippets in Ospreyland”
Is the mother at Collins Marsh Osprey Nest ill?
I don’t believe I have ever seen an Osprey mother behave like the one on the Collins Marsh Reservoir Nest in Wisconsin. She left the nest yesterday around noon and from my rudimentary calculations returned this morning around 9:37 and fed the chick – who had already been up trying to self feed itself. TheContinue reading “Is the mother at Collins Marsh Osprey Nest ill?”
Only surviving Osprey chick on Collins Marsh Nest needs your help!
It has been more than twelve hours since the mother of the only surviving chick on the Collins Marsh Nest in Wisconsin was with her chick. It is hot in Wisconsin. The chick is very hungry. The father has made two fish drops but he refuses to feed the chick. This is normal. Many ofContinue reading “Only surviving Osprey chick on Collins Marsh Nest needs your help!”
Zenit fledges and Tiny Little protects fish!
It is really, really hot on the Canadian prairies today. There are dire warnings of water shortages in small towns southwest of Winnipeg. And there are birds in the wrong locations. I wonder if they are scouts sent to check out new locations? Like the Spoonbill on the river near Highway 89 around Montezuma orContinue reading “Zenit fledges and Tiny Little protects fish!”
An evening with Big Red, Arthur and the Ks
If you hear the name Ferris Akel, you might recognize the individual that gives a regular Saturday afternoon virtual birding tour of the area around Montezuma National Park, Wildlife Drive, Sapsucker Lake, and the Cornell Campus at Ithaca. Ferris also surprises us with ‘pop up’ tours of the Cornell Campus at other times so thatContinue reading “An evening with Big Red, Arthur and the Ks”
Sadness on Channel Islands Bald Eagle nest and other news from Bird World
There is sad news coming out of the Channel Islands Bald Eagle community. The male eagle, A64, Spirit, devoted mate to Cruz, was found floating in the ocean near Fraser Point on 21 July. The report stated that there appeared to be no traumatic injuries. Spirit’s mate, Cruz, has been seen at their nest. CondolencesContinue reading “Sadness on Channel Islands Bald Eagle nest and other news from Bird World”