So March has arrived and this is the month when the ospreys will arrive back at their nests. There is a huge amount of anticipation for the season ahead.
For Loch Garten there are so many questions. Will EJ be first back as is usually the case? Will we see Blue XD at Loch Garten this year?
More recently we have had the Caledonia effect. The VAP team went out to Seville and managed to find Caledonia's wintering quarters. In the process they forged links with two local osprey loversin the form of Murat and Roberto. This was an extemely welcome development.
It will be interesting to see if Lady makes it back for yet another season.
Although it turned out very sad for Dyfi in 2012 the Ceulan effect will not be forgetten any time soon.
5N (04) will presumably get back to Rutland to find that she is a widow once again. What she will not know is that two of her offspring made it back last year which is quite an achievement.
Rutland are also publishing a new osprey book on 14th March 2013
Excitement is at fever pitch.
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Thanks for the welcome Tiger!
This crab incident reminded me of this picture of an osprey carrying a needlefish (garfish)
Maybe Nora knew about garfish and that is why she was a bit sceptical when Monty brough her one. The Garfish
Tiger thanks for reminding us of the Garfish incident with Monty and Nora, I had only started to watch osprey webcams for about a month when I saw that video and was laughing so much when I saw it, how entertaining Osprey's are, but another of my favourites if Nora nodding off, I thought it was such a human reaction she had, when waking up like she was thinking did anyone notice me nodding off LOL.... Can't wait for the new season to start.
EJ's Memorial Balgavies Loch Ospreys 2023
Goodness, Tiger - what a reaction she gave to his prize catch!!
Thanks for an interesting link.
Welcome back Mary. Hope you had a great holiday :)
ChloeB & Tiger's Osprey Data
Thanks Chloe, yes was fantastic. Seen plenty of Frigate birds, and other birds that looked like black gannets LOL... pelicans, and little black and yellow Bananaquits, and a hummingbird, and one I cannot identify, pretty plain looking but sung nice LOL...
Sounds lovely Mary. Bet you got hundreds of pics of them :)
Shame you came back to such cold weather and snow!
Chloe have never been out the door since arriving back yesterday morning, CH up full blast LOL..... Now I really truly have the utmost admiration for anyone taking a half decent shot of any flying birds, yes I have hundreds of shots Chloe but getting a decent one almost impossible (for me that is), but I did enjoy trying, think I took about 1600 photos this trip half of them blurred birds LOL....
LOL know the feeling re blurred flying bird pics :)
Chloe - Even got blue sky and NO birds ROFL....