Savannah Georgia Osprey Nest - 2018 Season
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Re: Savannah Georgia Osprey Nest - 2018 Season
He's in and out quickly, she settles in for the evening.
18:04 pm
18:04 pm
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Re: Savannah Georgia Osprey Nest - 2018 Season
Some close-ups of the Female...
I'm off for the evening sassyk, I hope you had a wonderful day...
for now.
I'm off for the evening sassyk, I hope you had a wonderful day...
for now.
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Re: Savannah Georgia Osprey Nest - 2018 Season
FFF wow, great reporting today with lots of wonderful s'caps to document the day's activities This new female sure is a beauty and it looks like the male is enjoying her company Let's hope the intruders stay away and leave them in peace I'll be watching them off and on tomorrow
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Saturday, March 10th 2018
Good Afternoon sassyk and everyone.
Here's the afternoon weather report...
I wanted to add a video that I found on the Landings Bird Cam - Savannah FB page of the fish delivery from yesterday morning..
9:01 am : The male brought in 2 FISH at once.. the Female however didn't take either one of them but instead left for a short break. I believe the male then came back to retrieve one of the fish that landed in the nest bowl area to return with it a short time later after the Female returned back to the nest. That's when she took the fish from him at 9:38 am
https://youtu.be/FrQTyM3Ifcw
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On a side note... this had got to be the quietest Female Osprey that I have ever seen when a Fish Delivery is made.
Good Afternoon sassyk and everyone.
Here's the afternoon weather report...
I wanted to add a video that I found on the Landings Bird Cam - Savannah FB page of the fish delivery from yesterday morning..
9:01 am : The male brought in 2 FISH at once.. the Female however didn't take either one of them but instead left for a short break. I believe the male then came back to retrieve one of the fish that landed in the nest bowl area to return with it a short time later after the Female returned back to the nest. That's when she took the fish from him at 9:38 am
https://youtu.be/FrQTyM3Ifcw
Cornell Lab Bird Cams Project
On a side note... this had got to be the quietest Female Osprey that I have ever seen when a Fish Delivery is made.
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Speaking of fish delivers.. and again - no typical Osprey Fish begging. The first one that I came across from the morning was around 10:42 am. ( I didn't go back further on the DVR ). The male brought in the tail end of a fish which the Female gladly took. The male then takes over egg duty.
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some views of the Male.. He doesn't settle on the egg right away but instead makes several turns over it on the nest and aerating the nest bowl area at the same time.
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10:50 am He does eventually settle down to do a bit of incubating while the Female is away enjoying her small meal.
11:06 am - The female is nearing the nest so he gets up to allow her to take over.
11:06 am - The female is nearing the nest so he gets up to allow her to take over.
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11:08 am - Mom is back
11:10 am - and settled in.
11:39 am - She's off for a quick flyabout
11:10 am - and settled in.
11:39 am - She's off for a quick flyabout
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A very quick return back to the nest from Mom...
11:40 am - with the Male joining her to mate.
11:40 am - with the Male joining her to mate.
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Mom settles in for a quiet end to the morning...
12:43 pm
12:43 pm
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1:03 pm - The silence is broken, Mom is quietly chirping on the nest.
1:05 pm - The Male makes a nesting material delivery.
1:05 pm - The Male makes a nesting material delivery.
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Soft chirps are heard between them, Mom stays put so the Male leaves.
1:12 pm - Mom is up allowing some air into the nest bowl area
1:12 pm - Mom is up allowing some air into the nest bowl area
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1:13 pm - Mom settles in for a quiet afternoon
2:00 pm - no change, Mom is quietly incubating.
I'm off now for the day...
2:00 pm - no change, Mom is quietly incubating.
I'm off now for the day...
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Sunday March 11, 2018
Good Afternoon sassyk and everyone...
Today should be the day for egg #2 if she lays another.
afternoon weather report.
9:17 am When I got here and scrolled back on the DVR, Mom was on the nest.
9:22 am The male arrives with a headless fish
Good Afternoon sassyk and everyone...
Today should be the day for egg #2 if she lays another.
afternoon weather report.
9:17 am When I got here and scrolled back on the DVR, Mom was on the nest.
9:22 am The male arrives with a headless fish
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The female is quietly chirping her intent to take the fish from the male, which she does.
9:24 am Leaving the male to continue incubation duties while she eats her meal out of view somewhere.
9:24 am Leaving the male to continue incubation duties while she eats her meal out of view somewhere.
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