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 …
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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 …
2014: Osprey Chick Banding
Our ospreys share most of the big events in life - the laying of eggs, hatching, fledging, migration and the like - in common with all the members of their species that survive to adulthood. But there's one milestone that is special to the Dunrovin ospreys and others like them who are monitored for …