How bittersweet! Such an emotional mixture: the sadness of losing Ozzie combined with the joy of knowing that he will serve as an osprey ambassador for many years to come. My heart and my eyes wept to see Ozzie standing silently on his artificial perch with a glass eye and a plastic beak. Yet my …
2015: Harriet the Wonder Bird!
The best way to generate good news at the Dunrovin nest may be for me to say something discouraging on Facebook. Harriet must be able to hear and translate my typing on my computer from my office below her nest, as it seems that immediately after questioning her situation, she defies expectations. A …
Casting a Shadow – Science and Sentimentality
Casting a Shadow The earth in its orbit blocks the sun Casting an ochre Shadow on the yellow moon As the mother osprey labors to lay her egg The father osprey hovers above looking for fish to catch Casting a fluttering Shadow on the river below As the trout darts past in murky waters avoiding its …