The missus arrives, A in nest box
Beauty going in
Archer in full "Bow" mode, Beauty thinking about it.


Archer
Beauty has left the nest box

6:54: M/D- B stooped on Pigeons and missed, she back on Mercury. Can see Archer watching her from the nest box waiting for her to catch him some Sunday morning stuff. She just flew to nest box e-chupping, explaining why she didn't bring breakfast.

    waiting

Archer just flew over to the nest box. Let's see if B follows.

6:44am: MAK/Dan- Beauty on Mercury, stooped on "a flock of Gulls", missed but feathers were flying then she flew over to Xerox. Archer on OCSR, top Ibeam S corner.

Osprey Diary August 29, 2010
Sunday, August 29th, 2010

And the wind blows cool this morn.

I would like, at this juncture to express a few thoughts about the committment to this blog and this osprey season at the Loch of the Lowes by Emma the Ranger. As many of you are aware, the “nature� of many conservation positions is a seasonal one. Her position here too is seasonal. Emma will be moving on in about a weeks’ time. She is moving a wee bit south of here to continue to do some very exciting conservation work. I wish to personally acknowledge my recognition of her diligence and care of the osprey file here in 2010. Initially, she was the human focal point for the monitoring of three absorbing eggs and coordinated many a volunteer over the 24 hour incubation period. Once the eggs hatched, although her main duties were consumed by oversight of the other 6 nearby reserves, she continued to have a third eye on “our� ospreys. The word dedication comes to the fore. I would like to say that she believes.

And the wind blows cool this morn.

Air moves with heat rising from earth and sea, in layers, in concentrations of different pressure areas, moist air, dry air. It is often during or after strong winds that migrant birds appear to us. Somehow, having partaken in this spectacle over my life, birds seem to “return� to earth. It feels as if they are not always connected to the world in which we reside. The strong connection to flight allows them to inhabit another “world�, somewhere other than our own. Perhaps this is one of the fascinations that we have for these beings.

“Our� young ospreys, I have commented, relished the wind before even being able to fly. They held out their wings to truely feel the resistance of feathers against the air. Once they were able to fly, they seemed most active on breezy skies. Avian migration is well under way with millions of feathers exploring “their� world.

Sail on. Rinchen

[WanderingFalcon (Carol P.):]

WanderingFalcon (Carol P.): 2 very tired but very happy Watchers returning home after finding 2 pefas at Pickering. Fairly certain it was Quest and her mate!

That would be GREAT

Finally, a successful road trip. Quest has been around the map and I'm sure screening gents along the way. What a girl. Maybe she'll ease on down to the Lennox Power Plant, which isn't that far from Pickering. Then again, if not and she decides to stay on there, maybe a nest could be put up on one of the tall buildings that I saw on the map. Guess we'll have to wait through the Fall and Winter to see what her game plan is. I'm so glad her transmitter is still active. How far is Pickering from Rochester? Could be a nice trip for others if they wish to see Quest during the next few months. Thanks for the reports Carol & Shaky.

[Bonnie has the best birds...all zillions of them. Could sit and watch them all day!]

Bonnie has the best birds...all zillions of them. Could sit and watch them all day! 

Wow on the Killdeer nest and double wow on the Osprey nest. Amazing creatures birds are. Thanks Ei.

Donna not all butterflies migrate. Monarchs do, not sure what others do. But for those that do its the last ones hatched born what ever of a season that do. They fly south spend the winter then they come north again and start the cycle over. Lay eggs, hatch become caterpillars, morph into butterflies, mate, lay eggs on and on until close to fall then the last ones once again fly south. What is amazing is this must be imprinted (or God directed which ever you prefer) for these guys to know where to go on there migration.
some butterflies spend the winter as caterpillars, some as pupa depends on the butterfly. Amazing creatures and beautiful too.

Ya learn something new every day. Thanks BC.

TEXT messages!?? Boy! Talk about 21st century! Since I have (and this is official...) Ireland's oldest mobile (cell) phone, texting has yet to enter my area of expertise. Get you! For my sake, I sure am glad you can do it!

Bobbie, ur funny! 

8:02am: B on top Ibeam and A on 2nd Ibeam OCSR. MAK/Larry/Cleo

Looks like Our Watchers are in for a busy day - can't wait to read what happens!
 
BTW, Donna - how do you get all this info to pass along to the rest of us??? I am ever amazed at the pix you post from the falconcam... I could just about identify a rather large heron from the pix, never mind a specific falcon. Way to go!

  it's top secret!  NO, I get text messages from MAK and then I post what she texts me. It's that simple.   

Can't you just see all those little guys winging their way to warmer climes? Hardly seems possible, does it? Seems even more impossible that butterflies would make such long journeys.  We are surrounded by wonder.

Ok, here's what I don't get about Butterflies. My niece has a butterfly garden, all have morphed into beautiful "Painted Ladies". It says in the directions, after they emerge from their Chrysalis, feed them sugar water for a few days then let them go outside. They will stay around for a few days then lay their eggs and die after 14 days. Sooooooooo, how do they migrate if they die after 2 weeks?  ???

8:02am: B on top Ibeam and A on 2nd Ibeam OCSR. MAK/Larry/Cleo

No falcons as of yet: MAK, Dan left, Larry & Cleo arrive. 7:51am