I have just had a look at Sanibel cam and I see an Osprey has arrived. No idea who it is - is it Ripply from last year or a new bird. I remember last year finding a facebook/blog page about this nest but for the life of me can't remember what it was so can't compare images from last season, so if anyone else can remember......
Osprey nest webcam links in here, top of the page:
www.imagicat.com/useful-links.html
ChloeB & Tiger's Osprey Data
Thank you Chloe but I cannot open the Osprey nest Webcams.
There are three links under the section title Maureen. UK Webcams, Other European Webcams and US & Canadian Webcams. They work ok for me.
EDIT apologies, still had the old cam page link for Sanibel. Sorted now :)
Osprey at Sanibel, not sure which one
© Scottish Wildlife Trust - Loch of the Lowes
It's been an unhappy day on the Sanibel nest :-( Early this (oops, yesterday) morning the female shooed the male off the nest:
Then later the male was very aggressive towards the female and drove her off the nest :o
Please do not be misled by my editing, I have reduced 10 minutes to 2 minutes, all inactivity removed.
This is assuming that these two are the same birds who have been together on the nest for several days. I hate to see it, especially as the male has started to get his act together re nestorising.
However, he has not brought any fish to the nest (AFAIK), whereas the female has brought 2 for herself over recent days.
Are experienced osprey-watchers able to interpret the "thinking" behind these behaviours?
EDIT - WE'RE WONDERING IF THESE ARE ALL MALE BIRDS? It's very difficult to differentiate, what with angles, the wind, and US ospreys not being so distinctively marked as ours tend to be.
IMAGICAT
Scylla as you say difficult to identify with all wrong angles and wind. What about Lin who appears to know this nest better than most. I wonder if another bird trying for a takeover/visitation rights to Belle.
Threave Castle female confirmed as BlueKC here
Unknown said:What about Lin who appears to know this nest
"We" includes Lin :-) She has started up a new Facebook page "Osprey Friends", and I'm monitoring the nest there.
Anyway - great news, the nest was back to normal this morning, with the female watching the male nestorising - in between warding off intruders. The male looks strong, if yesterday's and today's warding-off is anything to go by :-)
A really good stick :-)
Thank you, LMAC :-*
Hello Scylla is that a Facebook page you can only see if you are a Facebook member
Oh yes, so it is, LMAC. I keep forgetting about these invitation-only pages :-/