16 March 2025 Greetings Everyone, I was so busy watching our little bobbleheads and poor Bodie that I missed a double fledge. Dasher and Dancer flew out of the Captiva nest on Sunday morning together! Stunned parent looks on. No doubt there will be footage posted on FB. They have not returned to the nestContinue reading “Fledge at Captiva…other quick news in Bird World”
Sunday in Bird World
16 March 2025 Hello Everyone! We hope that you have had a glorious weekend! While it was nice weather during the week the cold winds hit bringing in some freezing rain that is still lingering. Did you know that kitty litter is very good for melting ice? I wonder which nests you have been watching?Continue reading “Sunday in Bird World”
Tears. Baby for Jak and Audacity. Saturday in Bird World
15 March 2025 Good Morning Everyone, Jak and Audacity’s baby worked its way, a long time, out of that crushed shell to the joy of everyone who has cheered and cried for this couple. Just look! It is cold to the bone on the Canadian Prairies despite the hint of spring arriving. There were twoContinue reading “Tears. Baby for Jak and Audacity. Saturday in Bird World”
Big Bear
14 March 2025 It appears that the video I posted was an earlier incident. Gracie Shepherd notes that all three eaglets were fed and then the little one ‘disappeared’ into what is believed the snow of the nest bowl. Cali Condor comments as the mod on FOBBV chat: “During the first feeding session today onlyContinue reading “Big Bear”
Tragedy at Big Bear…Friday in Bird World
14 March 2025 Oh, my goodness. Is it possible that something has happened to one of the chicks at Big Bear? This video shows one caught on Shadow’s talon. There appear to be only two chicks in the nest eating later. The little one was last seen in the snow. I presumed it has passed.Continue reading “Tragedy at Big Bear…Friday in Bird World”
Late Thursday in Bird World
13 March 2025 Hello Everyone, I had to leave for appointments this morning and I just want to catch you up on a lot of happenings. First, there is a pip at the nest of Jak and Audacity at Sauces Canyon. Their only surviving egg appears to be viable! They are thinking this could takeContinue reading “Late Thursday in Bird World”
Thursday in Bird World
13 March 2025 Hello Everyone, Update: Hartley lays second egg and at Port Tobacco the first and second eggs are pipping! Nothing at Sauces yet. It is +2 and sunny and oh, my goodness, spring is really in the air. No doubt I will write about some huge snow storm hitting us mid-April as itContinue reading “Thursday in Bird World”
Wednesday in Bird World
12 March 2025 Good Morning Everyone, It is 1930 Tuesday evening and it is still light on the Canadian prairies. It will not be long til spring is officially here. It would be so nice if the weather were the same! It still feels like winter!!!!!!!! It will not be long til ospreys are arrivingContinue reading “Wednesday in Bird World”
Tuesday in Bird World
11 March 2025 Good Morning Everyone, Oh, it was so nice over the weekend and now the bitter cold north winds of winter have returned on Monday. The sky is a grey white, the branches of the lilacs are bending, and the birds and outdoor animals have eaten and gone back into their cosy homes.Continue reading “Tuesday in Bird World”
Monday in Bird World
10 March 2025 Hello Everyone! UPDATE: Chase and Cholyn have their first egg at Two Harbours. It is +5 and it was a remarkable Sunday on the Canadian Prairies. There were eleven Canada Geese at the nature centre enjoying the open water while children tried their luck at ice fishing at the other end ofContinue reading “Monday in Bird World”