NEWS FROM OTHER NESTS - 2019

Interesting reply from Llyn Brenig to a DOP fb post this afternoon regarding an intruding osprey this morning. No confirmation on HR7's return as far as I can see on LB's fb page, though fantastic news if so

(c) DOP

Thanks Sandra, that's great news re HR7!

Yes it is :) You're welcome, Starling

I saw this on FB, some have maybe already seen it, but in case anyone hasn't. I just found it so funny!
www.youtube.com/watch

That is wonderful Starling!! I love the way his mate piles them up! So funny. Thanks.

Goodness, where on earth is he finding them? lol Brilliant, thanks Starling! :)

So funny. As Sandra says where does he find them? Discarded in a garden or found a shop!

Oh wow! Just watched the video So amusing Perhaps he's going to sell them to other passing ospreys for their nests to raise funds for osprey projects

Amusing and sad: "May I present the evening news from Capital Gazette?"

http://disq.us/p/20vqm8v

From 6 days ago

A newspaper is delivered by wing April 2 to the nest of Tom and Audrey, osprey who live near on Kent Island. The birds have made the paper a part of their nest. (Chesapeake Conservancy/Explore.org)

By Rachael Pacella
rpacella@capgaznews.com
APRIL 2, 2019, 3:00 PM

The April 1 edition of The Capital was delivered by wing to the nest of osprey couple Tom and Audrey on Tuesday morning. No fooling.
As one of the osprey adjusted sticks at their Kent Island nest, which is streamed online each year, a second swooped in with a copy of The Capital in a yellow bag, apparently plucked from a driveway. The delivery
happened at 8:54 a.m., according to an image captured by the web camera.
The birds picked at the plastic bag holding the paper with their beaks, and it settled at the bottom of the nest. By 10:21 a.m., it was covered with a layer of pine needles or twigs. For now, it’s a part of the nest.

While it is more fun to envision Tom and Audrey cracking open the paper, sighing about government scandal and cheering at the news that fellow birds (the Orioles) defeated the New York Yankees, the paper’s presence
has a greater chance of hurting than informing.
The National Audubon Society reported in 2017 that more plastics are showing up in osprey nests around the world. The man-made materials can entangle or smother old and young osprey, according to the story.
Jody Couser, a spokeswoman for the Chesapeake Conservancy, said that it is unfortunately common to find litter in the nest. They have found a plastic bottle, a rubber glove and fishing line in the past.
“We hope the cams are more than just enjoyable to watch, but a way to educate the public,” she said in an email.
“Maybe these moments will inspire a cam fan to think more deeply about their product choices and disposal. We all share this beautiful habitat.”
The conservancy operates the camera in partnership with the “Crazy Osprey Family” which blogs about the
birds, and Explore.org.

One on the nest at Caerlaverock.

Wasn't sure who it was, but then it very kindly turned to give me a view of it's ring.

© WWT Caerlaverock

Caerlaverock Osprey Project is a joint project between FCS & WWT