Unusual sequence at the Osprey Nest - Hogback Rd
E-mail from Jim Martin:
Fellow Naturalists and Conservationists:
Yesterday I witnessed an unusual sequence at the Osprey platform #1. During this normally passive & quiet time of incubation there is little happening. On yesterday morning a Great Blue Heron passed a bit too close the Osprey nest along Hogback Rd. on Alum Creek. The female Osprey decided the GBH was encroaching her territory and took after the big bird. After circling the platform a few times at high speed the GBH dove low and the Osprey continued the chase, which ended abruptly. The female flew directly into the marker/post (the Threatened Species sign) and fell directly into the lake. She stayed in the water for about a min. shaking her head with wings spread-out. I feared she had broke a wing or her neck - she was definitely stunned by the collision. The sound of her hitting the post was loud enough to hear it along the shoreline.
Fortunately this lady shook off the daze uninjured, flew a few circles and landed on the platform where the male was incubating the eggs. All is well, as the female seemed okay today - back on & off the nest with no issues.
Best Wishes,
Jim Martin.
Fellow Naturalists and Conservationists:
Yesterday I witnessed an unusual sequence at the Osprey platform #1. During this normally passive & quiet time of incubation there is little happening. On yesterday morning a Great Blue Heron passed a bit too close the Osprey nest along Hogback Rd. on Alum Creek. The female Osprey decided the GBH was encroaching her territory and took after the big bird. After circling the platform a few times at high speed the GBH dove low and the Osprey continued the chase, which ended abruptly. The female flew directly into the marker/post (the Threatened Species sign) and fell directly into the lake. She stayed in the water for about a min. shaking her head with wings spread-out. I feared she had broke a wing or her neck - she was definitely stunned by the collision. The sound of her hitting the post was loud enough to hear it along the shoreline.
Fortunately this lady shook off the daze uninjured, flew a few circles and landed on the platform where the male was incubating the eggs. All is well, as the female seemed okay today - back on & off the nest with no issues.
Best Wishes,
Jim Martin.
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