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Other Nature Related Information / Other Nature Web Cams / Re: Loch of Lowes webcam/2013
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on: 19-May-13, 05:52:27 PM
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It started out as a quiet day on the nest, no fish and just the occasional change over as normal. Then he did it again, he left the eggs unattended for about half an hour. She was actually sitting on the Squinty Tree ,which is very near the nest, preening but obviously hadn’t seen him leave. It was only when he flew overhead that she raced back to the nest and settled down quickly all the time making it very clear she wasn’t happy with him. He must’ve taken heed as he reappeared a short while later with a big Brown Trout, this was super quick as he left and returned with the headless fish 12 minutes later. Notably he found time to eat the head before he came back!
In other Osprey news Blue YD is still on the Senegalese Coast, he has been moving round a bit and last week he was only 100km from Dakar in the south and then only 10km away from St Louis in the north. He just seems to be cruising up and down the coast.
Osprey Diary and Camera Update Sat 18th May
Posted on May 18, 2013 by rangeremma
A cool, wet and rather dreary day today at Loch of the Lowes, in complete contrast to yesterdays stunning warm sunshine- which makes us so grateful that our male bird choose yesterday to leave the eggs undefended for an hour , not today!
Just the one fish delivery to the nest today by our male so far, though he did return with a second fish this afternoon which his mate didn’t seem interested in at all, so he took it away again.
Osprey Diary Frid 17th May: A Worrying Day
Posted on May 17, 2013 by rangeremma
A worrying day at the Loch of the Lowes Osprey nest with the four eggs again left alone by the male bird- thankfully they survived over an hour on their own before the females return to incubation duties this morning.
At 8.32am the male left the nest- why? Well, there were no signs of intruders or disturbance by people on the loch, and there was no agitated behaviour from the male. Was he simply ‘distracted’ or did he think the female was on her way in to take over- there have been times when the birds seem to miss their cue so to speak.
The eggs were left until 9.42am when the female returned and resumed normal incubation. This means a total of 1hr 10mins exposure for the eggs- the big question is: is this long enough to do them damage?
Firstly, we should say, at least they weren’t predated during that time- a real stroke of luck. Secondly, in their favour, it was a glorious warm spring morning with little wind, so the eggs shouldn’t have chilled too much, or conversely dried out too much (eggs need humidity in the shell to make them easy to hatch).
Thirdly, how long is too long for osprey eggs? No one really knows. I have heard stats as varied as 15minutes, and 2hours quoted, but it all depends on the weather at the time. It is even unclear as to whether the stage of development of the embryo inside the eggs makes a difference- that is, if eggs left exposed later during the incubation month are better off than those left early.
All we can do now is wait- it is only just over a week until the first egg is due to hatch so we will soon know if they have survived this unscheduled abandonment.
Otherwise today, the male fished on the loch in front of the hides, taking a nice Perch which he brought back to his mate about an hour later.
Hope one or more hatch!
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Other Nature Related Information / Falcon Web Cams / Mid Hudson Bridge Falcon cam
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on: 19-May-13, 08:26:07 AM
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http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/53052.htmlHIGHLAND, N.Y. - For the 17th consecutive year, the Mid-Hudson Bridge is home to newly hatched Peregrine falcons. Mom and chicks can be viewed on a state Department of Environmental Conservation webcam, where live snapshots are updated about every 10 minutes. These chicks are the 45th, 46th and 47th Peregrine falcons fledged in a nesting box on the bridge. “We are fortunate that our facilities have been so successful in helping re-establish such a beautiful and important species,” said Joseph Ruggiero, executive director of the New York State Bridge Authority.
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Temps are rising in there. 
Maybe!!
