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NOVEMBER – Winter is setting in. With return to Standard Time the dark evenings are even longer. It will soon be dark by 6:00 p.m. here in southern Ohio. Many of our November days are just all-over grey, from grey skies to gray hills with leafless grey trees and grey atmosphere – just cold, damp and gloomy. Still too early to expect much, if any, snow. But on an occasional sunny day we might enjoy a heavy frost on lingering green leaves. And inside all is warm, colorful and cheery. All month (in my family, anyway) we are planning the Thanksgiving feast. Thanksgiving Day, a day set aside for giving thanks to God for all the blessings in our lives, is a national holiday and a major one for most of us.
Here at the Gabfest, we have the gloom of empty nests. But we also have the cheer of knowing that Millicent is settled in her warm winter home, while Breagha is enjoying his second winter not too far away. Our chat-room fires are kept burning brightly and our new TV/telly screen is always at the ready., so hopefully we can all keep our computers in working order and enjoy a little chit-chat, some music and maybe a bit of streetwalking. Special Events include the possibility of another Music Night with suggested Movie theme and a group streetwalk to some as yet mystery location.
So where is our Gabfest chat-room.? Have you ever wondered? Well of course, it is at some undisclosed cyberspace location in the beautiful Scottish Highlands, not too far from the Loch Garten nest, home of EJ and Odin.
Good evening everyone. Gardenbirder I think maybe it means they do not migrate. I am too sedentary for my own good!
Keith lovely photos of the ospreys especially as we have none of our own at the moment!
Last night tried to post but it just said error contact administrater! Just as well maybe because it was a rant about a gamekeeper whod poisoned 10 buzzards and a sparrow hawk, and got away with just a suspended sentence. What kind of deterrant is that? I think also the landowner should be fined heavily too.
Evenin' Bente, Ann, Willow and ALL. Between us, we'll get those birds IDed, won't we?
Willow, no wonder you were in a rant!
Is anyone watching the Ithica or Ontario bird feeders?
I finally got curious enough about the location of Ithaca, NY to do a Google Earth search. Here is a map showing the town in relation to the rest of NY state and Ohio.
Unknown said:Keith, Thanks for the Florida Osprey pics and information and your charts. I did not know that any American Ospreys stayed around all year (or is that not what is meant by sedentary with respect to Ospreys?)
Ospreys in America do not stay around all year as it is the same in UK far too cold and generally will migrate south towards the S American continent or The Carribean. However the Florida birds are different.
My statistics are from speaking with JN Ding Darling on Sanibel Island and also from speaking with Mark "Bird" Westall on the island that 50% of ospreys on Sanibel and Captiva leave and about 50% remain all year long. Whatever time of year I visit the area there are always plenty of Ospreys to see.
Do you remember the Sanibel Island.s new Lighthouse Keeper I captured last May.
This was a longer view not using my longer lens for those who appreciate Lighthouses.
As you can see The lighthouse keeper is still at station - only payment is fish and less expensive than the US Lighthouse Board.
Well Off to a big Music Night in Glasgow later today with my wife then up to Aberdeen early morning so catch you later after I get a rest up north. (Only left Cork less than 24 hours ago).
Dunedin Osprey Cam confirm both Pinella and Stirling remain around Dunedin Causeway outside the breeding season so as was well expected (Pinella was on the nest July and also now in November)both are sedentary ospreys.
Just awaiting Stirling to settle on the nest and start nest restoring and maybe eggs January.
Not sure if they completely ignore each other outside the breeding season - I guess so.
On another note - Some of you may remember this posting at Dunedin in 2011 when we all followed this nest on this thread.
12/31/11 This is a note we received from some DunedinOspreyCam viewers in Scotland SJ
Hi there, My name is Brian. I follow the Ospreys from Loch Garten in Scotland. Ther is a group of us on an RSPB... That is Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.. forum called.. Gabfest. I'll give you a link at the bottom of this message.. Anyway we have been looking at your wonderful webcam. We have named your birds after two famous Scottish historical charecters. Male... Wallace... due to your city being twinned with Stirling and William Wallace was the leader of the Scots that routed the English at Stirling Bridge. Female.. Flora... She was the fair maiden that helped Bonnie Prince Charlie escape... "over the sea to Skye" I hope you like this and I'd be delighted to pass on any message to our group. Here is the link to our thread. http://www.rspb.org.uk/community/placestovisit/lochgartenospreys/f/915/p/59937/407318.aspx#407318 Tghank you. Brian, or Black Jaguar.
Big Smile, Keith. :) I well remember those days with pleasure. How amused we all were that Jag was so cheeky as to name their own birds for them and yet so proud of him, too. They were happy to hear from someone in Scotland
Since then, Camera/computer connections have made viewing difficult or impossible. Pity!
Sometimes when things are particularly slow here on the current Gabfest I just go back and read the old ones. hat a joy they were!
This REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
We will remember them.
FLOWERS OF THE FOREST
REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Remembrance Sunday is a day "to commemorate the contribution of British and Commonwealth military and civilian servicemen and women in the two World Wars and later conflicts".[1] It is held on the second Sunday in November, the Sunday nearest to 11 November, Armistice Day,[2] the anniversary of the end of hostilities in the First World War at 11 a.m. in 1918.
Today, Remembrance Sunday, seems a good time to remember a very special Gabfest moment: 11:11:11 at 11a.m. UK time.
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