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« Reply #60 on: 04-Apr-11, 07:43:34 AM »

She is staying close to her nest, She's been rearranging the sticks.
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« Reply #61 on: 06-Apr-11, 06:44:24 AM »

LONDON (AP) — Birders are waxing poetic over a female osprey named Lady — she's lived three times longer than average and has faithfully returned to the same Scottish loch for over two decades.

Over 130,000 people watched the imposing bird of prey on a webcam the day after she returned to the banks of the Loch of the Lowes, a lake in Perthshire, Scotland last week. Lady had completed an annual 3,000-mile (5,000-kilometer) migration from west Africa to the banks of the same Scottish lake for the 21st consecutive year.

Most ospreys have an average life span of around eight years, but Lady is estimated to be 26. The raptor dines on fish and can reach nearly 2-feet (60-centimeters) tall with a wingspan up to 6 feet (2 meters).

On Sunday, Lady's most recent mate — an 11-year-old male who first appeared at the Loch of the Lowes last year — came back and settled himself into her nest. Ospreys usually mate for life, but Lady's long lifespan means she has outlived most of her partners.

"She's the most incredible sight, and it's been amazing to see her mate return today too," said Jonathan Pinnick, assistant manager of the Loch of the Lowes visitor center. "She's a real draw for the center."

This year's sighting of Lady, who has a unique lightning bolt-shaped defect on the iris of her right eye, was even more special as she appeared unwell last year and rangers had feared she would not survive the migration.

Lady hatched two fledgling osprey last year and rangers are watching to see if she is still fertile this year.

Her return has captured the imagination of bird lovers around the world, who follow her movements through a webcam and blog set up by The Scottish Wildlife Trust that runs the Loch of the Lowes nature reserve.

Ospreys were once a common sight in Britain but almost became extinct in the 19th century after people collected their eggs.

"Fashionable Victorian gentlemen used to go for walks and pick up osprey eggs as a hobby, without really thinking through the consequences," said Pinnick.

Osprey numbers are now increasing slowly but there are still only around 250 pairs of osprey in Scotland.

Lovely Lady
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« Reply #62 on: 06-Apr-11, 04:39:13 PM »

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« Reply #63 on: 07-Apr-11, 07:14:01 AM »

Our resident male and female have continued mating throughout the day and we are all hopeful of seeing eggs in the near future.  We have also seen 7Y bringing in sticks and both Ospreys have been adding to the nest.  Ospreys build up the sides of their nest during the start of the breeding season to protect the eggs from rolling out the nest.  In the happy event of chicks hatching the adults will start to flatten the nest out, giving the chicks more room as they grow and a platform to fledge from.

The Ospreys residing at Loch of the Lowes are situated in a great location. They have all the resources they need in terms of fish, using the lochs locally and occasionally travelling as far as the River Tay to catch salmon.   clap
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« Reply #64 on: 07-Apr-11, 08:14:09 AM »

Gee is it Lord & Lady??   heart

Wish them well this season.  2thumbsup
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« Reply #65 on: 07-Apr-11, 10:49:14 AM »

 good news  Good for you Lady!   heart
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« Reply #66 on: 08-Apr-11, 05:36:51 AM »

Events from the nest today: April 7

Viewers of the nest today will notice what a good job our pair of ospreys have done so far in building up the sides to create the bowl shape needed to protect the eggs from rolling out. Ospreys are notoriously quite particular about their nests; constantly adjusting bits of material – this is a trait that our female continues to display, as she has done over her previous years breeding here at Loch of the Lowes.

We still all have hope for some eggs to be laid in the near future. With mottled reddish brown markings, these eggs are surprisingly small being the size of an average hen egg!

A question that we received via ospreys@swt.org.uk  queried if there is a way to tell apart our male and female when they are on the nest, as it is increasingly difficult to see our male’s green ring bearing the 7Y mark. My response to this would be to suggest comparing the size of the two birds as male ospreys are generally 20% smaller than females. It is difficult to tell them apart when they are not together, as there is little variation in markings of male and female ospreys.

The markings on our female osprey are also means for identification. These along with her confident behaviour claiming her domain on the nest, are clear indicators as to her identity. We have been able to match these traits with the ‘lightning bolt’ defect marking on her iris, which we now use as a simple means to identify her.

At 9.30am this morning there was another osprey is the vicinity. At this time our male was on his perch but returned to the nest. The presence of our two ospreys was enough on this occasion to deter any intruder without causing any distress.

Both ospreys have been on and off the nest during the day, with our resident male bringing in a fish at 10.48am, which our female then flew off with.   
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« Reply #67 on: 12-Apr-11, 08:33:10 AM »

Events from the nest today: 4-11

Today has been an extremely eventful day for our osprey pair so far. The male osprey was seen spectacularly catching a fish in front of the hide early this morning. An interloper was seen mid-morning in the vicinity of the nest. In reaction, 7Y made to chase the interloper away from the nest and did not return for several minutes. Thanks to the male’s efforts, the intruder has not been seen since.

In reply to a question we received via ospreys@swt.org.uk, we do have the ability to reposition the camera during the day and once the eggs are laid we will be zooming in to examine them more closely. However, this will be done intermittently and only during daylight hours as the night vision camera cannot be repositioned.

Another question we were asked was why the female osprey upon receiving a fish from her mate, promptly flies off with it to eat elsewhere. This behaviour is normal for the period before the eggs are laid as it is essentially going through the motions of incubation. Once incubation has started, the male will consume the head of the fish himself, and will then deliver the other half to the female, who will leave the nest, allowing the male to take over her duties. This gives the female a welcome break and a chance to get some exercise.

Events from the nest today: 4-10

The day-to-day task of keeping his mate well nourished continues for the male osprey. At 11:08am a fish was delivered, which the female then flew away with to eat elsewhere. Then at 12:51pm the male visited the nest again, bringing with him another fish. This was rejected by the female and was taken away 10 minutes later.

Despite the pressures of providing constantly for his mate, the male osprey seems to have taken to his task with fervour, displaying the same dedication which he showed the previous year when the female was fighting to hold onto life.

The pair have attempted to mate throughout the day. This behaviour will most likely continue until the eggs are laid to ensure that there is every chance the female will produce a healthy clutch.

Events from the nest today: 4-9

It has been a somewhat routine day for our pair of opreys, with the male bringing in fish this morning for our female to keep her strength up. This is a very important job as a regular intake of protein is necessary for her to produce healthy eggs, something which we are all hoping for!

Later this morning the male visited the nest twice bringing in the occasional stick to add to the nest. Though his most important job is to bring in food for the female, this is also useful as she can remain on the nest and continue create the nest bowl where the eggs will be laid.

Around lunchtime the male attempted to mate with our female but was not entirely successful. This may be a sign that the eggs are already developing and she is refusing his advances because of this.

Events from the nest today: 4-8

During the early hours of this morning, our female osprey could be seen adjusting and building the nest. We are all still looking forward to the possible prospect of eggs in the next few days as our female has been displaying positive behavioural signs.
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« Reply #68 on: 12-Apr-11, 08:34:23 AM »

They have been busy getting ready. Nice fluffy soft cup for eggs.
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« Reply #69 on: 13-Apr-11, 10:20:22 AM »

News just in: our female osprey, known as 'Lady', at Loch of the Lowes has just laid its first egg of the season. This is the 59th egg she has laid in 21 years. She's thought to be 26 years old. We could see chicks in around five weeks from now!


This is great! Good luck Lady!
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« Reply #70 on: 13-Apr-11, 10:25:25 AM »

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« Reply #71 on: 13-Apr-11, 10:27:32 AM »

News just in: our female osprey, known as 'Lady', at Loch of the Lowes has just laid its first egg of the season. This is the 59th egg she has laid in 21 years. She's thought to be 26 years old. We could see chicks in around five weeks from now!


This is great! Good luck Lady!

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« Reply #72 on: 13-Apr-11, 11:02:31 AM »

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« Reply #73 on: 15-Apr-11, 06:41:03 AM »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NT_RwdOWuI#noexternalembed Lady and the Egg
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« Reply #74 on: 15-Apr-11, 02:40:13 PM »

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