This is a new thread for Rutland Ospreys, to cover:
Some links to check
Rutland Ospreys Website
Blog (will be used to report on West Africa trip)
Twitter
Alan I am so envious what a wonderful morning you have had. Good photos of the ospreys too.
Margobird
What a brilliant morning Alan and thanks for showing your super photographs. I love to see the lapwings sweeping and swirling. Did you manage to capture a photograph of it ? Not easy, I know, when they are so active.
Thanks for the report, Alan - superb stuff! Looks like the converter is paying its' way, they're fantastic photos. :-))
That lapwing is really entertaining isn't it? Their calls are just extraordinary. Brenda, it flies so close to the hide that it is very difficult to keep it in shot and to focus on it. Last time I was there I gave up after 10 minutes.
BrendaH : I could not get it in flight but here is the lapwing on the ground. Best I could do:
Alan that is an excellent photograph. You have captured all the iridescent feather colouring so well and when I enlarged your photograph it shows up even better. Sorry I was asking for the impossible, as I didn't realise it was flying so near to the hide. I have been practising trying to capture 'in flight' birds and OH tells me to keep clicking away but I have plenty of half birds, both back and front !!
Alan Yes those are lovely pictures. What is the ground like at Rutland? Nice and dry or muddy?
Tiger Signature
I can answer that one, Tiger. I can assure you there is no mud at RW or anywhere else in Rutland, or the East Midlands for that matter. It is the driest start to the year on record around here - we are desperate for some rain.
Hello everyone. Wondered if anyone was watching at 2.40pm ish yesterday as there appeared to be a 'dead' bird on the nest which eventually 5R took off to the shore? I didn't see how it got there.
TriciaW
Pike and 3 eggs:
http://www.ospreys.org.uk/osprey-blog/
Changeover at MB: