Savannah Georgia Osprey Nest - 2018 Season

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Re: Savannah Georgia Osprey Nest - 2018 Season

Post by FlyForeverFree » Fri Mar 09, 2018 4:01 pm

He's in and out quickly, she settles in for the evening.

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18:04 pm
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Re: Savannah Georgia Osprey Nest - 2018 Season

Post by FlyForeverFree » Fri Mar 09, 2018 4:03 pm

Some close-ups of the Female...
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I'm off for the evening sassyk, I hope you had a wonderful day...

:bye 1: for now.
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Re: Savannah Georgia Osprey Nest - 2018 Season

Post by sassyk » Fri Mar 09, 2018 8:38 pm

FFF wow, great reporting today with lots of wonderful s'caps to document the day's activities :thumlft: 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 :yes:
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Re: Savannah Georgia Osprey Nest - 2018 Season

Post by FlyForeverFree » Sat Mar 10, 2018 10:57 am

Saturday, March 10th 2018

Good Afternoon sassyk and everyone.

Here's the afternoon weather report...
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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

:vid: https://youtu.be/FrQTyM3Ifcw

:ty: 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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Re: Savannah Georgia Osprey Nest - 2018 Season

Post by FlyForeverFree » Sat Mar 10, 2018 11:02 am

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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Re: Savannah Georgia Osprey Nest - 2018 Season

Post by FlyForeverFree » Sat Mar 10, 2018 11:04 am

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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Re: Savannah Georgia Osprey Nest - 2018 Season

Post by FlyForeverFree » Sat Mar 10, 2018 11:06 am

10:50 am He does eventually settle down to do a bit of incubating while the Female is away enjoying her small meal.
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11:06 am - The female is nearing the nest so he gets up to allow her to take over.
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Re: Savannah Georgia Osprey Nest - 2018 Season

Post by FlyForeverFree » Sat Mar 10, 2018 11:09 am

11:08 am - Mom is back
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11:10 am - and settled in.
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11:39 am - She's off for a quick flyabout
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Re: Savannah Georgia Osprey Nest - 2018 Season

Post by FlyForeverFree » Sat Mar 10, 2018 11:11 am

A very quick return back to the nest from Mom...
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11:40 am - with the Male joining her to mate.
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Re: Savannah Georgia Osprey Nest - 2018 Season

Post by FlyForeverFree » Sat Mar 10, 2018 11:18 am

Mom settles in for a quiet end to the morning...
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12:43 pm
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Re: Savannah Georgia Osprey Nest - 2018 Season

Post by FlyForeverFree » Sat Mar 10, 2018 11:20 am

1:03 pm - The silence is broken, Mom is quietly chirping on the nest.
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1:05 pm - The Male makes a nesting material delivery.
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Re: Savannah Georgia Osprey Nest - 2018 Season

Post by FlyForeverFree » Sat Mar 10, 2018 11:23 am

Soft chirps are heard between them, Mom stays put so the Male leaves.

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1:12 pm - Mom is up allowing some air into the nest bowl area
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Re: Savannah Georgia Osprey Nest - 2018 Season

Post by FlyForeverFree » Sat Mar 10, 2018 11:26 am

1:13 pm - Mom settles in for a quiet afternoon :luck:
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2:00 pm - no change, Mom is quietly incubating.
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I'm off now for the day... :bye 1:
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Re: Savannah Georgia Osprey Nest - 2018 Season

Post by FlyForeverFree » Sun Mar 11, 2018 10:37 am

Sunday March 11, 2018

Good Afternoon sassyk and everyone... :wave:

Today should be the day for egg #2 if she lays another.

afternoon weather report.
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9:17 am When I got here and scrolled back on the DVR, Mom was on the nest.
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9:22 am The male arrives with a headless fish
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Re: Savannah Georgia Osprey Nest - 2018 Season

Post by FlyForeverFree » Sun Mar 11, 2018 10:43 am

The female is quietly chirping her intent to take the fish from the male, which she does.
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9:24 am Leaving the male to continue incubation duties while she eats her meal out of view somewhere.
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