We had zero chicks at Loch Garten nest this summer, so there are none to follow this winter. EJ and Odin have migrated south and with neither tagged we cannot follow them. Sadly, we have lost Breagha, the last tagged LG offspring. Once again a healthy Loch Garten chick is “lost contact, presumed dead”. Even the camera is away for the winter. Thus we have lost all contact with the Loch Garten nest. For the first time since I found EJ and the Loch Garten nest, there is NOTHING LEFT. Nothing left, that is, except HOPE for a better season in 1916.
On this note of hope I will maintain The Gabfest in a semi-retired state. Thus we will be open for any osprey news which comes through, whether it be from UK or USA or Africa. Also any bird or wildlife photos or news are always appreciated here.
Over Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Eve some may wish to share photos of their cakes, Christmas Trees and/or some music videos. Winter gardening, trains, anything goes here on the Gabfest that anyone wants to talk about.
So if anyone cares to come in for a wee chat, the Gabfest may be sleeping, but it is open.
Good evening all.Just read the blog about Breaghs tracker being found, this brings any speculation that he could by some slim chance still be around to a brutal end :( Very upsetting. Many thanks go to Noisette who spent lots of time looking for Breagh in not so easy terrain! Speculation as to wether he had been shot. What a terrible end toa beautiful bird
June we did go to pick our pumpkin on Saturday a very grey and damp day! The field was fullof pumpkins and lots of families with young children out picking their pumpkins! Turned out the farm had not shut down but had been renamed!
Willow i can only echo your words re breagha. and to think he is the last of LG's tagged birds.
LOVE YOUR PUMPKIN PATCH!
Good morning all. Another wet and grey day.I had so much hope for Breagh and was very hopefull for next year, as I was for Caledonia who was so close to making her first migration "home". It just seems that LG has more bad luck. Of course we will never know about Druie. I am quite pleased they have stopped tagging young birds :)
Alan, I thought of you when I posted the badger
Good morning all. June love your pic of the badger :)
June, me, too--love the badger pic. Do you know why Wisconsin is called the Badger State?
Kind regards, Ann
No idea, Ann. I don't even know why Ohio is called The Buckeye State.