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EWein2412 ([personal profile] ewein2412) wrote2009-03-29 05:11 pm
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osprey love

The osprey's mate arrived this morning. They have been at it all day. We stopped at the osprey hides again on our way back from ringing and everyone there was beside themselves with excitement. He doesn't stay in the nest the way she does, and I got a great view of him swooping over the loch.

that nest again

She is 23 or 24 years old. Ospreys are thought to have a lifespan of about 20 years, so when she turns up, year after year, having found her way back again god-knows-how from North Africa, and lays more eggs and raises another chick, it's just... Oh. It makes me cry.

[identity profile] hirnverbrannt.livejournal.com 2009-03-29 06:00 pm (UTC)(link)
God that's incredible! The video of the nest shows how beautiful she is. I can't believe they come all the way from Africa. It almost makes one ashamed to see the feats that some animals accomplish yearly, just to survive, while we all sit here and stare...

[identity profile] jeanhuets.livejournal.com 2009-03-31 02:47 am (UTC)(link)
Here's a cam on an eagle in Virginia, USA.
eagle cam (http://www.wvec.com/cams/eagle.html)
With time zone differences, this'll give you 24/7 coverage. "D