I hope she was sitting on the eggs during the last hour - we've just had a hail storm!
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Loch Of The Lowes Osprey Webcam 2011 (1 Viewer)
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Cosworthlady
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web cam been off nearly 24 hours. No news of an egg hatching. 38 days today. :-(
June Atkinson
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Wednesday 25 May 5.45pm
What has Lady got in the nest - she is chewing bits off it, yet it is not a fish.
Is it some gale detritus which she now wants to eject from her bed?
Anyone else seeing this, I wonder? It looks very strange!
June
What has Lady got in the nest - she is chewing bits off it, yet it is not a fish.
Is it some gale detritus which she now wants to eject from her bed?
Anyone else seeing this, I wonder? It looks very strange!
June
Cosworthlady
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i think Its a turnip June lol.
Cosworthlady
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Its not a turnip tho 
they zoomed in and it looks like a clump of roots.
they zoomed in and it looks like a clump of roots.
Tiger_mz
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In 2008 the nest in Manton Bay Rutland failed. The first egg was laid about 22nd April and they gave up incubating about 29th June.
So about 70 days from the laying of the first egg.
Wood's Hole ospreys in the USA were amazing last year. Only the male did his share of the incubation. The female never did any incubating. not surprisingly the nest failed. See Wood's Hole
The famous red tailed hawk Pale Male's nest failed every year from 2005 to 2010. They used to site for about a month after the expected hatching date.
Of course the amazing news last week is that Pale male is a dad again
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June Atkinson
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Just when we are keen to have information, this happens!
We are very sorry to report that due to issues with reserve maintenance being carried out, we currently have no phone line, email access or webcam footage at Loch of the Lowes until further notice.
It seems to be a sad end at LoL this year.
June
We are very sorry to report that due to issues with reserve maintenance being carried out, we currently have no phone line, email access or webcam footage at Loch of the Lowes until further notice.
It seems to be a sad end at LoL this year.
June
Hi llewis and a warm welcome to you on behalf of the Staff and Moderators.
It does seem very strange to have a complete shut down at this time of year. "Until further notice" sounds like it's a serious issue.
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It does seem very strange to have a complete shut down at this time of year. "Until further notice" sounds like it's a serious issue.
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June Atkinson
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One suspects that this could be a politically motivated decision to avoid having to announce bad news.
But we're all half expecting it and it would be no cause for criticism, would it?
If Lady Marge has come to the natural end of her very productive and amazing life, we'd be the first to salute her.
I should like to see some memorial to her at the Centre, in due course.
June
One suspects that this could be a politically motivated decision to avoid having to announce bad news.
But we're all half expecting it and it would be no cause for criticism, would it?
If Lady Marge has come to the natural end of her very productive and amazing life, we'd be the first to salute her.
I should like to see some memorial to her at the Centre, in due course.
June
Good shout June. :t:
Hi all. Thanks for the welcome Delia. What a relief. The webcam is up and running again now. I too thought it must be something really serious. I agree that some kind of memorial should be put up at the Centre for her. What a wonderful and amazing bird. So moving to watch all the vids of her. I have never been to Loch of Lowes, or even to Scotland, but what a privilege it is to be able to watch via webcam. I watched what seems to have been her final flight last year, and wow, was crying my eyes out. So pleased to see her back this year, and even if no chicks come this year, she has been amazing.
Cosworthlady
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i think the eggs failed because of weather conditions. Roy Dennis has reported other lost nests and eggs. Maybe because of a mixture of rotten cold and warm weather. In all my years of watching i have never seen so much grass growing in the nest. Surely a sign on humid damp weather. I really don't think it is a fertility issue. Just my opinion.
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