Daily Update (LG Nest) Thursday 19th August

  • Thanks CloeB for the footage was able to take some pics. One noisy juve has arrived on the nest and having a look round, Taking in the scenery and has now flown off but calling from nearbye

  • Thanks for the pic Lynette not such a lot of action today, but at least we have seen ospreys.

     

    Thought I would put this here and I know it is the wrong blog but the Loch of tthe Lowes blog is very quiet.  It is a poem written by Nick and just check out the title, so clever.  It is a very touching poem.

     

    “NESTALGIA”

    THE Loch, THE tree, The empty nest
    The memories of what’s been
    A myriad of images
    Of all that we have seen

    The meeting, and the courtship
    For Lady and her new boy
    Who, tho’ he started haplessly,
    Went on to bring such joy

    Two brand new chicks they hatched here
    (Alas there was no third)
    The perfect start to family life
    For our Lady and her Laird

    A near fatal illness,
    Our dear Lady in such strife
    Then a sip of magic water
    That restored her precious life

    Two wonderful new ospreys
    More “new kids on the block”
    Have secured our Lady’s legacy
    At this mystic, magic, Loch

    And now the nest lies empty,
    Dishevelled, and forlorn,
    But this story doesn’t end here
    So let not your hearts be torn

    For our Lady’s spirit lingers
    It’s tangible, and clear
    And she’s whispered in the treetops
    That she’ll be back again next year

    Margobird

  • That is a lovely poem Margo.  Thank you for putting it on here.  I can still hear chattering going on off-camera, well a monologue really.

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  • There's a wonderful lot of conversation going on at the moment - a pause just now but it was really lovely - definitely Osprey language.

  • Margo - I have not heard of Nick before -- the poem Is outstanding  - thank you for copying it here.

  • Gone very quiet again now suppose the GEM's are well fed at the moment.   No it is not quiet that GEM has just arrived back.

     

    Sitting here somewhat bemused by the weather forecast we had for this afternoon which said heavy and prolonged rain.  The sun is out and lots of fair weather cloud.  Pleased really though it is the Bournemouth Air Festival for the next 3 days and they have displays going on at dusk which OH will hopefully be able to see now.  Seen lots of different planes about and Red Arrows have just passed through.

    Margobird

  • Lovely conversation going on - Middle juve has returned to the nest but the conversationalist if 'off'' somewhere.

  • Hi Cirrus Nick has written a few poems now on the Loch of the Lowes blog, all of them guaranteed to make you tearful.

    Margobird

  • GEM stil on the edge of the nest very quiet for a change.

    Margobird

  • Margo - WHO is NIck please???