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Belle’s Journey

Written by Dr. Rob Bierregaard & Illustrated by Kate Garchinsky

Take flight with Belle, an osprey born on Martha’s Vineyard as she learns to fly and migrates for the first time to Brazil and back–a journey of more than 8,000 miles.

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IMPORTANT: Messages from osprey experts

Rob Bierregaard July 1, 2015 at 7:24 am
I haven’t seen the little guy yet this morning, but I would be very surprised if he survived the night. That sure was tough to watch yesterday, but that whole process is as much a part of the essence of being an Osprey as is eating a fish. It’s part of the life of Ospreys that was rarely seen before we started putting cameras in nests. As hard as it is, we should not label the behavior as mean or cruel. Being mean or cruel implies that there is intent to do harm just for harm’s sake. Those young were responding to a set of stimuli (very little food being delivered to the nest and the presence of a very small young) in a way that evolution has hard-wired into them. It helps ensure their survival. Nature is not cruel. It is harsh, unforgiving, and often random (had the little guy been born 1st, he would have been just as aggressive as was his sibling), but not cruel or mean.

4818eecc88292926c58414a82c884c71Paul Henry ospreyzone July 1, 2015 at 8:17 am
Thanks Rob for bringing your knowledge and experience to help us all gain perspective here. We are all saddened by the events that unfolded before our eyes and it’s only natural for all of us to feel and express our emotions appropriately. There have been many issues pertaining to intervention which have been discussed amongst us all. There is no doubt in my mind that the right decision was made, to let nature take it’s course. By the way, that doesn’t equate to heartless, on the contrary, nobody feels worse about this then the apparent decision makers. I say apparent, because when all was said and done, and all the issues were properly weighed, there really weren’t any other options. It was clearly pointed out, by experts, that intervening at this stage could have spooked the whole nest to the point of losing all the young. If the little one was saved, and nursed back to health, what kind of a life would it have had, perhaps caged up in a zoo. I remember when I was younger I saw a golden eagle in captivity, caged behind a wire mesh. I could practically see it’s tears. As far as placing the little one in another nest, such a low probability of success would never have justified the possibility of spooking the nest. There’s a piece of me, however heavy hearted, that believes that perhaps it is better to be born free and die free. We mourn for the little one as we marvel at the wonders of nature.

Reprinted with the permission of John W. Fitzpatrick, Executive Director of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Hello Paul,

Thanks for your query, and you have my admiration for persevering. We know very well how tough your job is, including dealing with an anxious public.

Our policy with our Bird Cams project is essentially “just say no” to pleas for interference. The behavior you are witnessing – while seemingly cruel and heartless to us – is natural for many kinds of birds, especially those that feed on variable, unpredictable food supplies. The little nestling does have a chance to survive, but if it does not then that result was “meant to be” by the nature of Osprey breeding strategy. The wonderful things about these nest cameras also sometimes yield the difficult things for us to watch. As you might know, we actually post a “siblicide alert” on some of our cams where we suspect the possibility exists.

I’m copying your note to Charles Eldermire, project leader for our Bird Cams. He may have some additional comments, and he would be the one to ask if we might be able to use your stored files for biological analysis.

Best wishes, and good luck,

John W. Fitzpatrick

Director, Cornell Lab of Ornithology

In addition, Charles Eldermire, Bird Cams Project Leader, Cornell Lab of Ornithology Writes:

It’s also important to acknowledge that intervening can also cause problems of its own—depending on the ages of the birds in the nest, disturbing them can trigger an early fledge. We have restricted the scenarios in which we would even consider intervening to injuries or dangers that are explicitly human-derived. For example, 3 or 4 years ago we were alerted by viewers that one of the osprey chicks at the Hellgate Osprey nest was entangled in monofilament line. We consulted with our partners there (wildlife biologists, raptor researchers, raptor rehabbers) to determine if the monofilament was an issue, and if intervening was both likely to solve the issue AND not have bad effects on the other nestlings. In the end, a quick trip to the nest was scheduled via a bucket truck, the monofilament was removed, and the nestlings all eventually fledged. In that case, all of the permits were already in hand to be studying the ospreys, and we had already discussed how to approach issues in the nest.

Good luck to the young one—hope it all turns out well.

charles.

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Charles Eldermire
Bird Cams Project Leader
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Paul,

I’ve been to your site—great cam! And I noticed the runt in the nest. This is just normal Osprey reproduction. It happens all the time and you should not intervene. It’s tough to watch, but it’s how nature works. Ospreys almost always lay 3 eggs and on average fledge between 1 and 1.5 young each year. They stagger the hatch so there is a spread of ages in the young. That way, if food is short, the first-hatched (and therefore largest) will get enough food to survive while the smaller nest mates do not. If all three young were the same size and there was only enough food for 1 young, none of the young would get enough food and they would all die. If there’s lots of food, the smallest will eventually get fed and can survive. These nest cams can show some gut-wrenching scenes. The most infamous perhaps was one of the very first Osprey cams (on Long Island somewhere), where the smallest young died. One of the adults carried it out of the nest and after several minutes flew back into the nest and fed it to the other young. Waste-not-want-not at its goriest. At Hog Island up in Maine just last week a Bald Eagle came in and took the young out of the nest. Last year at another nest, cameras documented a Great-horned Owl taking young Ospreys out of a nest in NJ or MD. All of these things have been going on for millions of years and Ospreys are doing fine.

Rob Bierregaard
Academy of Natural Sciences
Drexel University
http://www.ospreytrax.com

“Interesting. They don’t often take over osprey poles—probably too small for them. They will coopt tree nests, which they can expand. We had a pair of eagles do this on the Vineyard. They built up the Osprey nest a lot and then the Ospreys came home and drove the eagles away, in a David v. Goliath story. The Ospreys successfully bred. They looked tiny in the nest, which sadly blew down this winter.”

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    1. kathryn June 14, 2018 at 11:18 am - Reply

      It takes 5 to 6 weeks for incubation for the eggs to hatch. That means the first egg came 5-23 that means it will hatch the end of this month or the beginning of July.

    2. kathryn June 14, 2018 at 11:14 am - Reply

      It takes 5 to 6 weeks for incubation of the eggs to hatch. The first egg was 5-23 so that would bring that egg to hatch about the end of this month to the 1st of July.

    3. Meli June 14, 2018 at 11:11 am - Reply

      I wonder if someone would set up a platform for Gracie nearby the OZ nest, would she occupy it?

    4. Betsy June 14, 2018 at 10:55 am - Reply

      George was sitting on the eggs and had just had a brief alarming session when Jane flew back to the nest with a blowfish …

      • Betsy June 14, 2018 at 10:55 am - Reply

        After a brief alarming session (look at George looking at the fish!!) …

        • Leesa Downs June 14, 2018 at 9:31 pm - Reply

          Though bubble above George’s head in this pic- “You’ve GOT to be kidding! I know she is young, but seriously?”

      • Betsy June 14, 2018 at 10:56 am - Reply

        Jane fly-hopped, or rather, tried to fly-hop, to the right side of the nest, knocking in to George and then having trouble getting passed him …

      • Betsy June 14, 2018 at 10:57 am - Reply

        George followed and stood next to her – I think he was trying to horn in on the fish …

      • Betsy June 14, 2018 at 10:58 am - Reply

        He stood next to Jane for a while and then made his way back toward the eggs, continuing to look over at Jane and the fish …

      • Betsy June 14, 2018 at 10:58 am - Reply

        Forget the eggs!! George started making his way back to Jane. I don’t know what happened, but the next thing the fish went flying backward through the air …

      • Betsy June 14, 2018 at 11:01 am - Reply

        and landed in the nest. George wasted no time “running” to the fish!!

      • Betsy June 14, 2018 at 11:01 am - Reply

        picked it up with his beak …

      • Betsy June 14, 2018 at 11:02 am - Reply

        and then finally, after a little trouble, grabbed it with his foot …

      • Betsy June 14, 2018 at 11:02 am - Reply

        and away he flew with it!!

      • CarolV June 14, 2018 at 1:15 pm - Reply

        Oh too funny!!! Where’s the green ribbon when you need it!

        • CarolV June 14, 2018 at 1:18 pm - Reply

          Maybe they popped it! Can’t wait to get home and see that on a bigger screen!

          • Betsy June 14, 2018 at 5:49 pm - Reply

            CarolV: Wait until you read the information about blowfish/puffer fish in the links provided by SMCF!! Gasp!!

      • Isabella June 14, 2018 at 3:10 pm - Reply

        Wow! That’s some “ fish story” Betsy! Good thing you have pics to prove it! Lol

    5. Betsy June 14, 2018 at 9:17 am - Reply

      Jane gave a big yawn!!

    6. Betsy June 14, 2018 at 8:53 am - Reply

      A sparrow flitted as Jane was dozing

    7. Betsy June 14, 2018 at 8:48 am - Reply

      Another close fly-by at around 06:16 am. Jane went backward over the edge of the nest as she was trying to fend off the intruder. No clear picture of intruder but I wonder if it’s Gracie again — the persistence makes me think so. I hope she doesn’t take this to the death. I hope the rest of the day is calm!!

    8. Betsy June 14, 2018 at 7:41 am - Reply

      Someone started buzzing the nest early …

    9. Betsy June 14, 2018 at 7:13 am - Reply

      Jane this am. I just thought this was a really pretty picture.

    10. CarolV June 14, 2018 at 7:08 am - Reply

      Jane on the nest early this a.m.

      • CarolV June 14, 2018 at 7:12 am - Reply

        Incoming to perch didn’t excite Jane so must be George, arriving with the sun. I didn’t see him taking a turn yet, as of 7a.m., unless I missed something on quick scroll.

        As usual, off to work for me so HAGD, everybody!

    11. CarolV June 14, 2018 at 6:50 am - Reply

      Pest alert this morning…………..

      Jane was happy in the sunshine, breeze blowing up her tail feathers

      • CarolV June 14, 2018 at 6:52 am - Reply

        But earlier, I see trouble on the horizon……..

        • CarolV June 14, 2018 at 6:55 am - Reply

          Get away, pest!

          • CarolV June 14, 2018 at 6:56 am - Reply

            I’ll bite your toes!

            • CarolV June 14, 2018 at 6:59 am

              Jane made a jump for it, but……………

            • CarolV June 14, 2018 at 7:01 am

              … the wind blew her out backwards! She recovered nicely and got back to the nest.

    12. Leesa Downs June 14, 2018 at 2:12 am - Reply

      Gracie, dear, what’s going on? How and why did this become,
      the nest you’ve known for years gone by, the mate who always stood by your side,
      have now been taken from your grasp, another female walking your path.
      We’re all confused, as you must be, so hard to watch not two but three,
      fight for this place, this nest, this home, and know you’re out there all alone.
      Nature can be strange at times, cruel and ruthless in human minds.
      The truth is that God knows what’s best, His plan for all to withstand this test.
      To watch you struggle, though, ”tis rough, wondering when you will say “enough.”
      Please do take care, stay safe and free, let George and Jane and their 3 eggs be,
      two thousand eighteen’s OZ fam, the ones who we watch every day on the cam.
      And maybe next year things will change back to what’s normal, you back in range.
      We love you, Gracie, yes it’s true. We only want what’s best for you.
      For now, relax, fish, sleep, and then, the next day do it all again.
      You won’t have chicks this year although, we’ll miss you daily but hope you know
      that you are missed and thought of much, please stay safe, Gracie, from all of us.

      • Betsy June 14, 2018 at 10:06 am - Reply

        Leesa Downs: Why, oh why, must you always make me cry??!! That poem is just absolutely beautiful!

        • Betsy June 14, 2018 at 10:14 am - Reply

          PS – I didn’t even make to near the end of your poem like your last one; I was bawling by the end of the second line!!

        • CarolV June 14, 2018 at 1:22 pm - Reply

          I’m at work and had to stop reading cause I’m likely to cry. Another one to wait till tonight

      • nfc June 14, 2018 at 4:42 pm - Reply

        Leesa– another great poem for us. Thanks for sharing.

      • June c June 14, 2018 at 6:04 pm - Reply

        Lessa…whats in our hearts you capture them in your poems…..absolutely beautiful…

        • Leesa Downs June 14, 2018 at 9:39 pm - Reply

          Thanks, June, Carol, Betsy, and NFC. When I read the posts you all write, I realize there are others who feel just like me. Happy for Jane and George, yet sad for Gracie, and a bit scared for what might happen later this year. We all have our place in this adventure, and it’s great to be sharing it with so many wonderful and caring people.

      • RobininMD June 14, 2018 at 8:03 pm - Reply

        So perfectly stated… beautifully done Leesa… thank you… hard not to cry…

    13. Betsy June 13, 2018 at 11:50 pm - Reply

      No overnighter tonight for George! He flew from the nest at 21:21:05 and Jane hopped down from the perch to sit less than a minute later.

    14. Betsy June 13, 2018 at 9:50 pm - Reply

      George is just the cutest!!

      • Betsy June 13, 2018 at 10:31 pm - Reply

        And, here’s “our” Jane

        PS – see the little sparrow on the left 😀

    15. CarolV June 13, 2018 at 8:17 pm - Reply

      Flag Day, June 14th!

      • Betsy June 14, 2018 at 10:15 am - Reply

        CarolV: I forgot!! Thanks for the reminder!!

    16. Betsy June 13, 2018 at 7:35 pm - Reply

      Here’s a different view!!

    17. Betsy June 13, 2018 at 7:00 pm - Reply

      George and Jane swapped places at 17:07, George arriving empty-taloned …

      • Betsy June 13, 2018 at 7:01 pm - Reply

        Jane flew off, empty-beaked and empty-footed, and then George sat on the eggs …

      • Betsy June 13, 2018 at 7:02 pm - Reply

        George had been alarming, so Jane flew back to the nest to help – notice what she’s carrying!!…

        • Trinity June 13, 2018 at 7:58 pm - Reply

          Miss Independent Woman ! Love her !

          • Betsy June 13, 2018 at 10:35 pm - Reply

            Trinity: A thought just occurred to me!! Maybe she has a boyfriend on the side and he “bought” her dinner — and that’s where she spent last night …. maybe that’s why she comes home late so often!! Out on dates with him!! 😀

            • Trinity June 14, 2018 at 11:49 am

              Again this sounds like one of my past relationships ! 😀 haaaaaaa

            • Betsy June 14, 2018 at 5:53 pm

              Trinity: 😀 😀

      • Betsy June 13, 2018 at 7:02 pm - Reply

        they had a joint alarming session …

      • Betsy June 13, 2018 at 7:03 pm - Reply

        then George flew off …

      • Betsy June 13, 2018 at 7:03 pm - Reply

        Jane finished the fish …

      • Betsy June 13, 2018 at 7:04 pm - Reply

        then sat on the eggs!

    18. CarolV June 13, 2018 at 6:33 pm - Reply

      Earlier…………….shake, shake, shake…

      • CarolV June 13, 2018 at 6:35 pm - Reply

        ……..shake, shake , shake……………..shake, those rain drops…………

        • CarolV June 13, 2018 at 6:40 pm - Reply

          and a little- well, big- flapping can’t hurt!

          Currently 68 with overcast sky….possibly another shower coming thru around midnight.temps dropping to 52 around dawn.
          Sunny day tomorrow with temps in mid 70s.

    19. CarolV June 13, 2018 at 5:21 pm - Reply

      Just got home and logged in to see George arrive. Haven’t watched video or caught up on comments……

      That’s probably George out over the water…….. Jane wasn’t alarming….

      Is she working George’s bumper guard out of the nest?

      • CarolV June 13, 2018 at 5:23 pm - Reply

        George comes in and Jane has a long conversation with him before going out herself.

        • CarolV June 13, 2018 at 5:52 pm - Reply

          Jane came back with this fish……… guess she went thru the local fly-thru.

          There was an intruder causing them much annoyance.

          • Betsy June 13, 2018 at 10:38 pm - Reply

            CarolV: I should know better than to be eating when I read your comments!! … rice is no fun to cough up!!

          • Isabella June 14, 2018 at 10:23 am - Reply

            Do you want fries with that? Lol

    20. Betsy June 13, 2018 at 5:20 pm - Reply

      Jane returned from her break looking sopping wet. Gracie always used to look drenched when it rained, too. I think George must secretly put Rain-X on his feathers!! 😀

      • Betsy June 13, 2018 at 5:55 pm - Reply

        Shaking out her feathers

    21. Betsy June 13, 2018 at 5:01 pm - Reply

      After George and Jane swapped places, Jane went on a cleaning spree tidying up around the egg bowl …

      • Betsy June 13, 2018 at 5:02 pm - Reply

        That piece of plastic George brought earlier caused a lot of trouble for her, flapping and blowing in the wind and covering the eggs, but it really became her nemesis when her foot slipped through a hole in it and the plastic became wrapped around her leg, dragged around with her like the chains of Marley’s ghost.

    22. Betsy June 13, 2018 at 2:46 pm - Reply

      Apparently, George read the comments about how neat and clean the nest was, with only seaweed, sticks, leaves, and grass! “Oh, that’s right!! I thought something was missing!!”

      • Bobbie June 13, 2018 at 4:53 pm - Reply

        Where does he get this stuff?

        • Betsy June 13, 2018 at 5:22 pm - Reply

          Bobbie: Beats me!

        • CarolV June 13, 2018 at 6:48 pm - Reply

          We humans are generous with our garbage…………

        • Isabella June 14, 2018 at 12:38 am - Reply

          Looks like landscape fabric

          • Betsy June 14, 2018 at 11:11 am - Reply

            Isabella: I think you’re right!!

    23. Elena June 13, 2018 at 2:28 pm - Reply

      Next week we will be at the 30 day mark since the first egg was layed! Hopefully we will see some babies soon!!

      • Betsy June 13, 2018 at 4:21 pm - Reply

        Elena: Oh my gosh, that went really fast!!

    24. Betsy June 13, 2018 at 1:45 pm - Reply

      I wonder whose feather? Jane’s or Gracie’s?? 😀

      • Betsy June 13, 2018 at 2:03 pm - Reply

        😀

      • Paula June 13, 2018 at 3:13 pm - Reply

        I thought the exact same thing when I saw him bring it in!

    25. Craig Sanders June 13, 2018 at 1:20 pm - Reply

      Great news! Such a beautiful bird.

    26. Betsy June 13, 2018 at 12:11 pm - Reply

      “Blech!! I can’t believe George brought this dirty old carpet home … and put it in the nursery …”

      • Betsy June 13, 2018 at 12:12 pm - Reply

        “Oomph … It belongs outside!!”

    27. Betsy June 13, 2018 at 11:40 am - Reply

      CarolV: Wowwwwee!! Where do you find the time to post so much on 2 spots?! 😀 😀 😀 I have enough trouble on one!!

      • CarolV June 13, 2018 at 7:33 pm - Reply

        For one thing, I’m not driving back and forth dealing with mr. schmuck how many times in the ast couple of weeks??? And you do fine anyway!

        • Betsy June 13, 2018 at 9:44 pm - Reply

          CarolV: Thanks!! They (he and his lawyer) say “Hurry up, get your things out” — then they say “you can’t come this day and you can’t come this day nor this day.” I wish I could sue someone for being a donkey!! 😀

    28. Betsy June 13, 2018 at 11:22 am - Reply

      Jane up close … get your fix after the harrowing events of yesterday!!

    29. Betsy June 13, 2018 at 10:57 am - Reply

      George brought a nice partial fish for Jane which she promptly grabbed with her beak. She paused at the right side of the nest for a few seconds, making all kinds of squealing noises, before flying away with it … I think she was trying to grab the fish with her foot!

      • Betsy June 13, 2018 at 11:12 am - Reply

        Jane was back about 13 minutes later, fish in foot, landing on the left back corner of the nest …

      • Betsy June 13, 2018 at 11:12 am - Reply

        She stood there for a little more than a half a minute before fly-hopping to the other side of the nest …

      • Betsy June 13, 2018 at 11:13 am - Reply

        where she stood near George for a bit, while he looked longingly at the fish, …

        • Meli June 13, 2018 at 1:13 pm - Reply

          He looked longingly at the fish, not at Jane… he has his priorities….

        • Betsy June 13, 2018 at 2:10 pm - Reply

          Meli: You should have seen him this morning looking back and forth from the eggs to the leftover fish … fish won!! 😀

          • Meli June 13, 2018 at 4:20 pm - Reply

            Lol he loves his fish…. 🙂

      • Betsy June 13, 2018 at 11:13 am - Reply

        and then she flew away …

        • CarolV June 13, 2018 at 11:38 am - Reply

          Funny… don’t think I’ve seen that before….reassurance? Yes I know. Human feelings yada yada……
          OK… I anthropomorphize!!!!
          Always have always will. Is there a 12 step program??

          • Betsy June 13, 2018 at 12:21 pm - Reply

            CarolV: I think we all do, or at least most of us do!! I think, as long as it’s not extreme, it helps us relate to animals and to understand them better!!

    30. Betsy June 13, 2018 at 10:31 am - Reply

      George brought a mat of debris to the nest …

    31. Paula June 13, 2018 at 9:25 am - Reply

      Hi All,
      It looks like George is trying to find some blankets to help keep the eggs warm when he has to go and get something to eat. I also want to comment on some people saying that Gracie was trying to stomp on the eggs. That’s not what it looked like to me, it looked like that was how she landed and the way the nest is she was stumbling to get her footing. Also, if these eggs turn out to be non viable it won’t be because of anything Gracie did. It won’t be for lack of trying on George’s part either!

      • Betsy June 13, 2018 at 9:55 am - Reply

        Paula: I agree 100%!!

        • Betsy June 13, 2018 at 12:22 pm - Reply

          And, I want to add, that I think Jane is doing the best she knows how!!

      • CarolV June 13, 2018 at 11:39 am - Reply

        Amen!

      • Isabella June 13, 2018 at 12:14 pm - Reply

        And it won’t be for lack of trying on Jane ‘s part either!

      • Leesa Downs June 13, 2018 at 3:35 pm - Reply

        I totally agree with you. I don’t see anything that looks deliberate. Looks like she was just stumbling around and watching out for an attack.

    32. Bonnie June 13, 2018 at 9:04 am - Reply

      When can we begin looking forward to seeing the eggs hatch? Timeline? Thanks, I do not get to watch very often.

      • Admin Shelli June 13, 2018 at 9:43 am - Reply

        We will be in pip watch around the 30th of June. However, we don’t know if the first egg is viable as it was left unattended for a few days….but u never know, they may have been delaying incubation and it will hatch.

        • Betsy June 13, 2018 at 10:13 am - Reply

          Admin Shelli: In the 2 years that I watched, Gracie barely sat on the first egg until about a day/day and a half after she laid it. I always thought it was instinctively to delay incubation so the chicks hatch closer together, but I couldn’t find any documentation to that effect. I also noticed that she would barely feed the first chick, if at all, until the 2nd egg hatched or just before it hatched. In fact, the first year I watched (2016) I was so upset at not seeing the chick, who was really begging, get fed that I posted that Gracie was a horrible mother!! I had read “Once the chick is out, it will not have to be fed right away because before it hatches, it absorbs the yolk and uses that for early nourishment.” (I had gotten that info from http://www.friendsofblackwater.org/osprey_cam_blog06/archives/2006_05.html and from http://www.friendsofblackwater.org/osprey_cam_blog06/archives/000152.html, but the page can no longer be found on the server). Nonetheless, it was still disquieting to see!!

          • Admin Shelli June 13, 2018 at 10:34 am - Reply

            Yes, you’re absolutely right…some raptors do delay incubation and yes, the yolk they absorb right before hatch can nourish them for a couple days if need be.

    33. Betsy June 13, 2018 at 8:44 am - Reply

      Look who just walked in the door!!

      • Isabella June 13, 2018 at 9:54 am - Reply

        Yea!! Sweet Jane!

        • Isabella June 13, 2018 at 10:29 am - Reply

          So nice to see Jane again. Said a prayer for her last night. First I asked myself a silly question, can you pray for an osprey? Why not, it’s one of God’s creatures!

          • Betsy June 13, 2018 at 11:44 am - Reply

            Isabella: Of course we can!!

          • CarolV June 13, 2018 at 1:58 pm - Reply

            I think animals have spirits which are similar to souls for me! If I see a dead animal while driving I always say a quick prayer for it’s spirit’s journey

    34. CarolV June 13, 2018 at 8:33 am - Reply

      So happy to see Jane back! (At work and misbehaving )so I can’t take pictures! Yay!

      • Betsy June 13, 2018 at 11:45 am - Reply

        CarolV: Looks like you’re yay-ing ’cause you can’t take pictures!! 😀 😀 😀 😀

    35. Miker June 13, 2018 at 8:19 am - Reply

      808,am Jane returns to the nest they chat for a moment he leaves and she returns to eggs

      • CarolV June 13, 2018 at 11:13 am - Reply

        Subject of chat:
        G: Where have you BEEN! So worried!
        J: Your crazy ex- drove me ragged
        !!! Almost got lost since I’m not that familiar with the area yet. And it got late…. Had to get away! Stayed at the nestel down the beach 🏝….. I’m ok 🙂

        • Admin Shelli June 13, 2018 at 11:28 am - Reply

          Bwahahahaaa

        • Betsy June 13, 2018 at 11:46 am - Reply

          Carol: That’s the BEST yet!! 😀 😀 😀

        • CarolV June 13, 2018 at 11:50 am - Reply

          BTW!!!!! Did ya ever tell her it was over???? Cauz she sure doesn’t act like it!!!!

          • Trinity June 13, 2018 at 1:10 pm - Reply

            Sounds like one of my past relationships 😀

            • Betsy June 13, 2018 at 2:14 pm

              Trinity: Oh, no!!

    36. CarolV June 13, 2018 at 5:54 am - Reply

      Temp now 57- rising toabout 60 @ 2:00 pm and dropping thru the evening…..cloudy, rain likely thru evening and overnight…….. Showing rain now for Th & Fri……….. should be a dampener for the US Open………. HAGD

      • CarolV June 13, 2018 at 11:15 am - Reply

        And changed again. Looks better for the Open. See how many times it changes

    37. Betsy June 13, 2018 at 5:42 am - Reply

      The first thing I did when I woke up was to see if Jane had come back. I saw George sitting on the nest.

      • Betsy June 13, 2018 at 5:45 am - Reply

        So, I scrolled back to see if Jane ever returned. As soon as there was enough light on the nest to make out details and the sleeping bird lifted its head, I saw that it was George …

      • Betsy June 13, 2018 at 5:47 am - Reply

        He got up, flew off for a short 2-minute break and then returned to sit on the eggs …

      • Betsy June 13, 2018 at 5:49 am - Reply

        Good papa, handsome George on the eggs …

      • Betsy June 13, 2018 at 5:52 am - Reply

        At 4:49 am, George went over to the fish he’d left there last evening and ate a little of it on the nest before flying off with it …

      • Betsy June 13, 2018 at 5:53 am - Reply

        He was back a little over 15 minutes later to resume sitting …

      • Betsy June 13, 2018 at 5:56 am - Reply

        And, there he still is as I post …

      • Isabella June 13, 2018 at 10:11 am - Reply

        Betsy… I watched live early this morning, went to bed at 5:10 am. Told myself,” Betsy will scroll back & post pics with info “ and you did! If Jane comes back before I check back in,Betsy will have pic and caption,and you did! Also,thx,now I have addicted to love in my head! Lol!

        • Betsy June 13, 2018 at 11:48 am - Reply

          Issabella: You’re welcome!! It was my pleasure to get the song in other people’s heads besides mine!!

    38. CarolV June 13, 2018 at 5:19 am - Reply

      Still George…….

      • CarolV June 13, 2018 at 5:20 am - Reply

        Had a bite of insta-breakfast

        • CarolV June 13, 2018 at 5:23 am - Reply

          Took his fish for a quick walk……………

          • CarolV June 13, 2018 at 5:27 am - Reply

            and back to work………….. he’s doing a lot of calling right now @ 5:25.

            and I gottahustle….running late now…… can’t resist checking in here!

            • Betsy June 13, 2018 at 9:05 am

              🎜 Your lights are on, but you’re not home
              Your mind is not your own
              Your heart sweats, your body shakes 🎝
              Another look is what it takes
              🎝You can’t sleep, you can’t eat
              There’s no doubt, you’re in deep
              Your throat is tight, you can’t breathe
              Another peek is all you need 🎜
              Whoa, you like to think that you’re immune to the stuff, oh yeah
              It’s closer to the truth to say you can’t get enough
              You know you’re gonna have to face it, you’re addicted to OZ 🎜

              😀 😀 😀

    39. Miker June 13, 2018 at 5:02 am - Reply

      Morning all at 450am George starting eating the rest of the fish hurriedly something caught his attention he chirped and flew away with the fish

    40. Isabella June 13, 2018 at 4:32 am - Reply

      4:30 am. Still George on nest

      • Isabella June 13, 2018 at 4:34 am - Reply

        Mamma Mia come home!

      • Isabella June 13, 2018 at 4:53 am - Reply

        4:45 am. George is looking all around. Got up about 4:50. Started eating fish. Then flew off with fish

      • Isabella June 13, 2018 at 5:01 am - Reply

        5:00 am. Just me and the eggs!

        • Isabella June 13, 2018 at 5:10 am - Reply

          5:05 am. George is back with fish. Warning off intruder. Sat down on eggs. These poor eggs will hatch on a wing and a prayer!

          • Betsy June 13, 2018 at 9:01 am - Reply

            Isabella: I think you’re right.

          • CarolV June 13, 2018 at 11:20 am - Reply

            Well they will have 2 wings…….👀😇

    41. Betsy June 13, 2018 at 12:14 am - Reply

      Well, one good thing!! With Jane often not coming back to the nest until way after dark, George is at least prepared for the night shift!!

    42. PattyK June 12, 2018 at 9:00 pm - Reply

      8:45pm George ate as fast as he could swallow, then back to nestie the eggs…he is a wonderful Daddy….half dinner waiting for Jane….where are you, Momma? xoxo

      • Isabella June 13, 2018 at 1:59 am - Reply

        Was camera always this bad at night? No IR? Praying for Jane to come home. Where are you Mamma Mia?!

        • Betsy June 13, 2018 at 9:00 am - Reply

          Isabella: A full moon is our IR!! 😀

    43. Renee June 12, 2018 at 8:49 pm - Reply

      Wondering if this was Jane, looks like a ‘heavy’ necklace also heard another osprey alerting while George was on nest…

      • Betsy June 12, 2018 at 9:45 pm - Reply

        Renee: Could be. Hard to tell. These are pictures of Jane I found on the spur of the moment. The leg feathers in the 2nd picture seem similar to the bird in your picture. Can’t really tell about the wing feathers, though.

        • Betsy June 12, 2018 at 10:24 pm - Reply

          Renee: I just got up to that part of the video stream … I don’t think it is Jane. She made no effort to sit on the eggs, plus George seemed to chase her away.

          • Renee June 13, 2018 at 6:05 am - Reply

            Thank you…At hat time there were 3 Os flying around, the only sure one was George w/fish.

    44. Elaine June 12, 2018 at 8:43 pm - Reply

      Poor George. He had to go and get his supper. Still no Jane or Gracie.

    45. CarolV June 12, 2018 at 8:38 pm - Reply

      George finally got hungry………

      • CarolV June 12, 2018 at 8:39 pm - Reply

        Just briefly, this bird touched down……………..right before…….

        • CarolV June 12, 2018 at 8:41 pm - Reply

          …..George touched down………….

          • CarolV June 12, 2018 at 8:41 pm - Reply

            Yelling at it…………

            • CarolV June 12, 2018 at 8:43 pm

              They both seemed to be on the right very briefly,; that looks like George, I think, as someone sits on nest……. then off.

            • CarolV June 12, 2018 at 8:45 pm

              Need a scorecard to find out who’s on first! Rename these guys Abbott and Costello!

            • CarolV June 12, 2018 at 8:54 pm

              20:38…. George is back, with a cute “freckle”…

            • CarolV June 12, 2018 at 8:56 pm

              Has seconds on dinner………..

            • CarolV June 12, 2018 at 8:59 pm

              Keep your eggies close and your fishy closer!

              Possible midnight snack and early pre-cooked breakfast………..

              And watch out for thieves!

    46. Trinity June 12, 2018 at 8:23 pm - Reply

      George finally flew off around 8:04 pm.

    47. CarolV June 12, 2018 at 7:41 pm - Reply

      Was a beautiful day…….. high was about 70…. now 64……. dropping to mid/high 50s tonight………. possible showers tomorrow…..

    48. Betsy June 12, 2018 at 7:26 pm - Reply

      Okay, we need a little levity! You know how George plays with things? Well, …

      https://youtu.be/6xJQEByMaWQ

      • nfc June 13, 2018 at 6:49 am - Reply

        Betsy— thanks for the video. That is the kind of videos we all enjoy seeing— the silly things that happen.

        • Betsy June 13, 2018 at 8:52 am - Reply

          nfc: You’re welcome! I was thinking along the lines of Steel Magnolias: “Things were getting entirely too serious for a moment. We needed to laugh.”

      • ChrisH June 13, 2018 at 9:49 am - Reply

        Too funny! Thanks for posting, Betsy….yes, we definitely needed that. I got such a kick out of it I replayed it 3X in a row!

      • Isabella June 13, 2018 at 10:39 am - Reply

        Thx Betsy! Seems George decided hat was not his style! Lol

        • Betsy June 13, 2018 at 11:52 am - Reply

          ChrisH and Isabella: You’re welcome. It was just so stressful yesterday, I’m glad something so funny happened on the nest!!

    49. Miker June 12, 2018 at 7:12 pm - Reply

      The last time I saw Jane was about 1130 George had been on the eggs since around noon no sign of her since

      • Trinity June 12, 2018 at 8:53 pm - Reply

        George caught a fish, as of 8:53 he’s egg sitting with a late night snack next to him .

    50. Betsy June 12, 2018 at 7:05 pm - Reply

      I am a little concerned, but not overly so, that we haven’t seen Jane back at the nest since about 11:30 am, not even when George alarmed. I remember reading a couple of years ago on the Osprey Camera Blog (Chesapeake Osprey Cam) “… our Audrey went missing in action for over twenty four hours …” https://ospreycamerablog.wordpress.com/2016/05/

      I think Jane is somewhere nearby, gathering herself together after the day’s brutal events, and that she will return when she is ready.

    51. CarolV June 12, 2018 at 6:25 pm - Reply

      George was out VERY briefly and eggs look OK at this angle…….

      • CarolV June 12, 2018 at 6:30 pm - Reply

        George getting “bored”….. playing with grass…….

        • CarolV June 12, 2018 at 6:31 pm - Reply

          “Can you see me now?”

          • CarolV June 12, 2018 at 6:32 pm - Reply

            OK.enough……

            • Isabella June 13, 2018 at 10:41 am

              Cute CarolV! George playing “peek a boo”

    52. Trinity June 12, 2018 at 6:07 pm - Reply

      I’ve been watching George for the past hour or so, all of this turmoil is almost too much to take in. Jane is really a great defender of her eggs and new home. I’ve been worrying about the three adults all day.

    53. CarolV June 12, 2018 at 6:03 pm - Reply

      My heart is breaking for our George………………. how long can he hold out? I watched him earlier. It looked like he threw up castings and maybe ate them again… Would that be nrmal or is he hungry and trying to holdout?
      And both Jane and Gracie…………… ????? I know it’s reality, nature, etc….. It’s just so hard………….

    54. Paula June 12, 2018 at 5:55 pm - Reply

      Hi All,
      I’m starting to get very worried about George. He’s been on the nest for over 5 hours now and no sight of anyone else. He needs to eat and I don’t think he’ll leave the eggs alone!

      • Trinity June 12, 2018 at 7:21 pm - Reply

        Same here Paula 😔

    55. CarolV June 12, 2018 at 4:50 pm - Reply

      Just went back to last page when I realized we had turned another one. Hate to miss anything! Hope everyone knows about this feature.

      MIKE MARTIN: I’m glad you liked that name for our soap opera! But in truth there was a previous discussion about soap opera derivations for the OZ story( can’t remember if here or on facebook) and that was a good one that I happened to remember. Wish I had a name for you to give proper credit.

      BETSY- Thanks for the mobbing info. Kindda knew the basics but was an interesting read…

      TRINITY– Sound of Music a staple on my favorites of all time list…… Christopher Plummer- who at 88 is having a career resurgence- was just on a talk show. He still says he was never happy about his performance in that movie! While we all loved Capt. Von Trapp!

      • Betsy June 12, 2018 at 6:29 pm - Reply

        CarolV: Love that movie!!

      • Isabella June 14, 2018 at 1:55 am - Reply

        CarolV.. that was Elaine. “As the nest turns “. I think yours was “general osprey “ and “all my osplets”, mine was “ the bold and the feathered “ & “osprey lane”

    56. CarolV June 12, 2018 at 3:52 pm - Reply

      After doing a quick read thru comments at lunchtime, I was almost afraid to look when I got home! I still am not ready to watch videos or even look at fight pics…..
      I did a scrollback and, unless I missed something, it appears George has been on nest for 4 hrs. Can anyone corroborate?

      I did get a chuckle out of George’s security bumper guard………..

      • CarolV June 12, 2018 at 3:54 pm - Reply

        Earlier…………..

      • CarolV June 12, 2018 at 4:01 pm - Reply

        12:54EDT…… George stretching, scratching and egg fluffing

        • CarolV June 12, 2018 at 4:10 pm - Reply

          And another adjustment…… I see he was doing some calling, too.

    57. Betsy June 12, 2018 at 3:47 pm - Reply

      Haven’t seen Jane at the nest since George came back to sit on the eggs at around 11:30 am. Hope she (as well as Gracie) is okay.

    58. Laura June 12, 2018 at 3:08 pm - Reply

      I usually don’t post but want to reply to a post by Betsy. This is in regard to a photo dated 6/5 at 16:36 hours. Everyone is looking to see if the intruder is Gracie but look at the one egg. It looks like the end is cracked. Just wondering if you see what I see. Thanks!

      • Betsy June 12, 2018 at 4:58 pm - Reply

        Laura: Hi! I originally thought the egg was cracked, too, when I first saw it the fight. I reviewed the video at the time and it was just a strand of seaweed over the egg!! Phew!!

        • Laura June 12, 2018 at 6:09 pm - Reply

          Thank you for letting me know this Betsy. Now, lets hope Jane returns!

    59. NANCY June 12, 2018 at 1:13 pm - Reply

      WOW ! So much excitement ! I haven’t checked in for a few days so I missed all this drama ! So has Jane won the nest battle for now ? If it’s Gloria, will she just take over nest sitting or will she boot the eggs out and try for her own ? Has George been seen during all this ? I’ve gotta stay tuned to this station !! 🙂

      • Betsy June 12, 2018 at 6:30 pm - Reply

        NANCY: Gracie!!

        • NANCY June 13, 2018 at 11:17 am - Reply

          Ugh. I knew that ! (face palm)

          • Betsy June 13, 2018 at 11:59 am - Reply

            NANCY: It could be worse!! Just last week I sent an email to the attorney who’s been helping us out with a problem we’re having with a contractor upstate … and I addressed him by the contractor’s name!! 😀

    60. nfc June 12, 2018 at 12:53 pm - Reply

      Hi Everyone. I have some comments from the third graders that I got this morning around 10am. During their class the live cam was very quiet and the ospreys weren’t even on the nest. Before typing their responses I read of the action this am. I am glad it didn’t happen when I had the class. It is so upsetting to see this part of nature. I showed the class the picture of the nest and a video from 2015 when the ospreys were bringing in the twigs. Here are their comments and questions:

      William and Lucas both said— the eagles eggs were white. These are different colors.
      Michael and Giana said that ospreys must like their nests up high like the picture so that no other animal can get there to hurt the babies.
      Chloe’s comment— the eagles only laid two eggs. The ospreys laid 3 eggs.
      Kiara and Annissa mentioned that they must live near the water so that they can get food.
      The students said that they put grass in the nest to cushion the eggs.
      After looking at the video and talking about how they fly , the students said that the ospreys land like a helicopter. They saw George and Gracie landing on the video. I told them that a helicopter is named after the osprey. (My husband was the one who told me that when I first started watching the ospreys.)
      Happy reading. I do hope that the attacks stop on the nest before one or both of the females gets hurt or worst.

      • Admin Shelli June 12, 2018 at 1:13 pm - Reply

        I just love reading your classroom updates!
        Shout out to the third graders! Yay!
        Great job everyone 🤗

      • CarolV June 12, 2018 at 3:26 pm - Reply

        Love reading the kids’ comments! Very observant about the helicopter! TY!

      • Betsy June 12, 2018 at 3:40 pm - Reply

        nfc: Wow! They’re really starting to put the pieces together!

    61. SmokyMtnCreatureFan June 12, 2018 at 12:37 pm - Reply

      ~Hi everyone – here are some shots of Gracie taken today… Gosh, it’s all just SO horrible for all of them and we who love them. ♥
      ~Also, one of the eggs has marks on it, might be from all the scuffling and battling – might not be…

      • SmokyMtnCreatureFan June 12, 2018 at 1:22 pm - Reply

        God bless her – God bless them all. ♥

        • SmokyMtnCreatureFan June 12, 2018 at 1:23 pm - Reply

          Gracie.

          • SmokyMtnCreatureFan June 12, 2018 at 1:24 pm - Reply

            Gracie.

            • SmokyMtnCreatureFan June 12, 2018 at 1:26 pm

              Their precious eggs – may they be blessed to survive the battling. ♥

            • CarolV June 12, 2018 at 3:30 pm

              Not sure, but are you talking about that dark, squiggly line on the egg? It looks like a piece of nesting to me. Hard to tell.

            • CarolV June 12, 2018 at 3:37 pm

              Best I could do without total blur…….. do you mean the white spot?

              Sorry, Shelli, for lack of tagline……..

            • Betsy June 12, 2018 at 5:05 pm

              SmokyMtnCreatureFan: I reviewed the video. No, it’s not a hole in the egg — it’s a white spot in the splotch of brown of the eggshell.

      • June c June 12, 2018 at 4:31 pm - Reply

        Hi look at the egg closet to water..it looks like a puncture…

        • Betsy June 12, 2018 at 5:12 pm - Reply

          June c: That picture is from around 7:50 am or so, yes? It’s a piece of dried grass sticking up — wafts with the wind!! 🙂

          • June c June 12, 2018 at 6:33 pm - Reply

            Hi Betsy..yes it was around 7:50….Then that is good news…

        • CarolV June 12, 2018 at 5:51 pm - Reply

          Best I could do…..

          • CarolV June 12, 2018 at 5:54 pm - Reply

            Is that an egg in front of the other two? Does it look broken? So much guessing with all the bedding and shadows……….

            • CarolV June 12, 2018 at 5:56 pm

              Rocky: is that the egg you questioned?

            • CarolV June 12, 2018 at 8:03 pm

              OOPS! Wrong mountains! Sorry, SMCF!- Smoky!

    62. SmokyMtnCreatureFan June 12, 2018 at 11:35 am - Reply
      • SmokyMtnCreatureFan June 12, 2018 at 11:38 am - Reply

        I post the above video as it clearly shows great views of Gracie, albeit 2016. This is a great way to study her for yourself here, in case you remain uncertain re the intruder these days being Gracie.

    63. SmokyMtnCreatureFan June 12, 2018 at 10:57 am - Reply
      • Trinity June 12, 2018 at 12:21 pm - Reply

        These videos are heart wrenching.

        • SmokyMtnCreatureFan June 12, 2018 at 2:12 pm - Reply

          They ARE Trinity – I hate it for Gracie and I hate it for ALL of them. =(

    64. SmokyMtnCreatureFan June 12, 2018 at 10:31 am - Reply
      • SmokyMtnCreatureFan June 12, 2018 at 2:07 pm - Reply
      • June c June 12, 2018 at 6:40 pm - Reply

        OMG…this terrible…you can see her stomping….if these eggs hatch will be a miracle……

    65. Betsy June 12, 2018 at 9:20 am - Reply

      I just saw an email from Rjoneal who had been notified by June c that Gracie was at the nest this morning!! 8:07 am!!

    66. Isabella June 12, 2018 at 9:09 am - Reply

      Looks like Gracie landed on the nest.saw it happen in a flash,but I believe I saw her spot!

      • Isabella June 12, 2018 at 9:25 am - Reply

        If not Gracie,they are chasing someone. George tried to eggsit couple of times,but intruder is insistent!

        • Isabella June 12, 2018 at 10:38 am - Reply

          George tried to eggsit 10:15. Lasted couple minutes. Then again 10:34. Off again!

          • Isabella June 12, 2018 at 10:47 am - Reply

            10:42 am. Eggs are home alone!

            • Isabella June 12, 2018 at 11:14 am

              11:07 am. George back on eggs.

            • Isabella June 12, 2018 at 11:21 am

              11:17 am. Off again!

    67. Miker June 12, 2018 at 9:04 am - Reply

      The intruder is Gracie at 900 she landed in the nest and stomped on the eggs again she is clearly trying to destroy the eggs

      • Isabella June 12, 2018 at 10:50 am - Reply

        Yes Miker, that’s what I saw too. Hope she didn’t succeed!

      • SmokyMtnCreatureFan June 12, 2018 at 11:17 am - Reply

        Hi Miker – All due respect to your take on it, I’ve watched the video over and over, and to me – no, she was not trying to stomp on eggs. She simply landed as she did in the nest – I don’t see that as a conscious and purposeful attempt to crush the eggs. Rather I see it as it’s simply how and where she landed.

        • Betsy June 12, 2018 at 1:10 pm - Reply

          SmokyMtnCreatureFan: Exactly.

          • SmokyMtnCreatureFan June 12, 2018 at 2:30 pm - Reply

            Hey Betsy – Thanks for affirmations. By the way, thank you also for your response to me some time ago re other creatures and their having their very own thoughts and feelings. I loved your response and also the video of Carl Safina! So yes indeed, thank you very much for that! ‘Love all your pix, stories and commentaries – Bravo and keep on going! =)

            • Betsy June 12, 2018 at 3:41 pm

              SmokyMtnCreatureFan: You’re very welcome!!

        • June c June 12, 2018 at 8:15 pm - Reply

          Hi….happy to see that you guys don’t think it was not on purpose…..

    68. Betsy June 12, 2018 at 9:02 am - Reply

      Jane getting ready to jump up to the perch

    69. Shredman June 12, 2018 at 8:57 am - Reply

      That was quite the scene at 808am Hope the eggs are ok

    70. PattyK June 12, 2018 at 8:39 am - Reply

      8:34am Wow, lots going on, battling with intruder, just saw , I believe, Gracie(spot under wing) land fora few seconds on nest. Jane and George have been in and out of nest for at least an hour now…..

    71. Miker June 12, 2018 at 8:38 am - Reply

      A lot of action this am at 820 am intruder landed in the next and stomped on the eggs appeared to do it on purpose.

    72. Holkyw June 12, 2018 at 8:23 am - Reply

      Hi All.. I haven’t been on OZ much this year. I was away most of May and didn’t walk much past the nest. However to my best recollection in April, when I first spotted 2 ospreys at the nest, I swear it was Gracie by her chatter..hers is very unique. Later on when I did walk under it, I knew it wasn’t her, as she flew off before I even got close..Gracie never did that. I would always call up and say Hi, Gracie”, she would look down and pay me no mind. Around Memorial Day( when I returned home) I walked down my beach and before I reached the nest, on the edge of the western part of Tommy’s property, his landscaper had mowed. I found more than a dozen adult osprey feathers in the grass. My heart sunk, there’s something foul,smelling in the woods nearby. Questions started going thru my head. Did Gracie come back in April before cameras were on and some how get injured or killed? There have been so many osprey flying over my house , I gave no clue who they are or where they ate nesting. There are several nests within a mile of us.
      I signed on to OZ this a.m. and started reading some past posts. If I read correctly, Gracie was spotted in a battle with George and Jane on the 8th, who do the feathers I found in May belong to?
      As I sit here typing this I swear Gracie is outside my window screeching. I wish the camera had audio so some of you expert followers could help verify if it’s wishful thinking on my part or if Gracie is really still here and ok! If any of you should want to investigate this, you are welcome to my home..My covered porch is over 40′ long, you could sit and listen for her.

      • June c June 12, 2018 at 4:53 pm - Reply

        Hi Holly…I don’t know if you saw my first comment….I would love to take a ride out…tap my avatar my email is there…

    73. Betsy June 12, 2018 at 6:55 am - Reply

      I scrolled back just now to as soon as there was enough light to be able to discern who was on the nest and it was Jane. I wonder if she spent the whole night on the eggs!

    74. Betsy June 11, 2018 at 11:22 pm - Reply

      This is Jane on the nest this evening. I watched (skimmed) until the view was pitch-black, no shift changes.

    75. Betsy June 11, 2018 at 11:03 pm - Reply

      Jane dropped down from the perch and then moved over to stand right in front of the camera. Meanwhile, George, who had been sitting on the eggs got up to fly away.

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