Hi all: Just mentioned on the new Weekly Chat that I won't be around this evening (Sunday evening) UK time since I'll be in LA for the day and not home until late Sunday (6:30 a.m. Monday, UK time.) Off to start dinner. Happy viewing all.
ChloeB said: Auntie Morning. She is doing the head shake. There is a theory behind the reason for that if I could only think of it.
Auntie Morning.
She is doing the head shake. There is a theory behind the reason for that if I could only think of it.
I am led to understand that this helps remove bits of fish from the beak or to assist regurgitation of liquid "pellets"
Thanks ChloeB! That makes sense
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Thanks, all, for the moss-by-moss and twig-by–twig commentary on Saturday’s Daily Update – and continuation on beginning of Sunday too. EJ certainly doesn’t waste any time getting on with her housework!
Ospreys Rule OK, but Goldfinches come a close second!
Mockingbird, Your replies to ChloeB are going to her personal page...all you have do is click 'reply' , any 'reply' in fact and then your message will appear on the blog. I clicked on ChloeB by accident and saw all your attempts. I hope this helps and you see this in due course.
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Sat track schedule Spring 2014
LG 7 days; RW & SWT nil; LDOP varies
As usual some inane thoughts come into my befuddled brain and I wonder why the Ospreys nest at Loch Garten considering they have to fly a wee bit to catch fish as the Loch is so brown and peaty. Tiger?
Everything in life is speaking in spite of its apparent silence.
Tiger
Seriously I hope you don't mind me asking you.
And I must say a big thank you to Annette for replying to herself this morning!!!!!!! I could just picture her sitting over the computer typing in every twig move or cup scrape LOL anyway THanks X
Hear hear, tish. Many thanks to Annette for her descriptions etc. whilst we are all snoring & wondering what time it is here!?
Nest empty at present.
jsb said: Mockingbird, Your replies to ChloeB are going to her personal page...all you have do is click 'reply' , any 'reply' in fact and then your message will appear on the blog. I clicked on ChloeB by accident and saw all your attempts. I hope this helps and you see this in due course.
jsb - Thanks for your offer of help but you will notice the posts from Mockingbird are not recent. They were posted last July when she first visited the Community.
We are friends offline as well as on and communicate in many ways. Hence we didn't continue the conversation on my personal page.
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Tish Oh no, of course not. I did not see your question until now.
It is very fascinating because I have never really thought about it before.
The osprey was supposedly absent from Britain from about 1916. Up to then a few pairs were trying to breed in Invernessshire.
What prompted a pair to nest at Loch Garten in 1954 is an interesting question. The 1954 eyrie was to the south of the loch.
I think ospreys tend to nest on the highest place available so presumably they found the right tree there.
I do not think they need to be particularly near a source of fish. Sometimes they nest a long way from a supply of fish.
Interestingly in his book "Life of Ospreys" Roy Dennis gives a map (on page 53) of the nineteenth century nests and they lie mostly to to the west of Scotland. The present population apparently is more to the east of Scotland.
The nineteenth century population tended to nest on rocks in water whereas the present birds nest in trees.
There is a lot to think about there and I guess there will be other opinions.
My guess is that the pair in 1954 found the right kind of tree at Loch Garten. But don't cite me :)
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More great info, Tiger. Thanks. Just noticed that Richard has posted an interesting description of the winter conditions and effects of the bad weather on the trees etc. at LG. (as a reply on the usual Osprey Blog)