Not bathing but drowning? Rutland Osprey has difficulty emerging with a fish 23 Mar 2022 (zoomed)

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2 жыл бұрын

At 14.42 an Osprey is caught on Rutland Osprey Cam, diving and splashing in the water to the centre right of the nest cam view. S/he appears to be having a bath, but zoomed in and viewed on a big screen (not ideal for smart phones), it can be seen s/he is struggling to lift itself out of the water but eventually emerges triumphant with a fish. it's quite a struggle, at times it looked quite a serious situation, Ospreys have been known to drown when they attempt to take too heavy and powerful a fish (bit.ly/OspreyDrowningsScottis..., but Ospreys are powerful and those big wings manage to pull itself out of the water successfully. Strange fishing technique however, the bird skims across the water from the left before entering into the water on the right.
EDIT: it was Blue 33, Rutland Osprey Project have confirmed. He dropped the fish but managed to retrieve it and took it to Maya on the nest.
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From RSPB community forum Manton Bay Rutland page:
The nest was first occupied by White 08(97) and Green 5N(04) in 2007 who raised 2 chicks. In 2008 they paired again but the nest failed and in 2009 it was unused.
In 2010 a new pair, Green 5R(04) and an unringed female nicknamed Mrs 5R, took up residence and over the next four years raised 11 chicks. Green 5R(04) failed to return in 2014 and Mrs 5R paired with a new mate, Blue 28(10) and laid 3 eggs.
Blue 33(11) arrived determined to claim this nest and evicted Blue 28(10). Blue 33(11) kicked out the eggs and spent the remainder of the season bonding with Mrs 5R who was then officially named “Maya”.
In 2015 Maya and Blue 33(11) returned and to date have successfully raised 20 chicks.
Many thanks to Rutland Osprey Project for allowing me to clip bits off their livestream, more on their website here:
www.lrwt.org.uk/rutlandospreys
Get a front row view of our Manton Bay Osprey nest at Rutland Water Nature Reserve, where our star pair Maya and 33(11) have bred together since 2015.
To support future work of the Rutland Osprey Project you can donate here 👉 www.lrwt.org.uk/ospreydonation
Or join as a member here 👉 www.lrwt.org.uk/join

Пікірлер: 18

@GeemeffGeemeff 2 жыл бұрын

Rutland Osprey Project have confirmed it was Blue 33. He dropped the fish but managed to retrieve it and took it to Maya on the nest. Photographer Chris Wood happened to be there, and shot this stunning close-up kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Zr2jadF_l6vXdXk.html

@suzycat2026 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 🙏

@shanestewart4905 2 жыл бұрын

Do the birds have trouble letting go of an oversized fish? Perhaps the talon arrangement?

@GeemeffGeemeff 2 жыл бұрын

“Osprey also sometimes drop fish into their nest before landing. So they aren’t getting irreversibly locked onto fish as a general rule. What makes sense is that if an osprey buries a talon or two too deeply, it might get stuck in the flesh of the fish and be hard to remove, almost like a fish hook. And if the fish is big enough to pull the bird underwater, osprey aren’t built for swimming, so it might very well drown before it can get free.” “So I’m not disputing that an osprey can be pulled underwater or drown. But ignore that myth about irreversibly locking talons, and just enjoy the beauty of the osprey’s wings. Amazing!” From: askanaturalist.com/osprey-struggling-to-get-off-the-water/

@susandennis347 2 жыл бұрын

The determination to hang onto its catch! What a struggle - phew

@suzycat2026 2 жыл бұрын

That was terrifying! Thank goodness Osprey managed to lift up. 🙏🏻

@GeemeffGeemeff 2 жыл бұрын

It was Blue 33, see pinned comment.

@suzycat2026 2 жыл бұрын

@@GeemeffGeemeff oh my!

@lindaj5492 2 жыл бұрын

That was a loooong struggle! Wonder if it was one of the nesting pair, or the “intruder”?

@GeemeffGeemeff 2 жыл бұрын

Zooming in just about allows a glimpse of the long dark object which is the fish, no way clear enough for an ID, but there are several breeding pairs at Rutland.

@lindaj5492 2 жыл бұрын

@@GeemeffGeemeff Several pairs?! That’s great! I remember when there was just one single UK pair in Scotland, with the nest guarded 24/7 after being robbed.

@GeemeffGeemeff 2 жыл бұрын

@@lindaj5492 ROP have confirmed it was Blue 33, a photographer shot it in closeup, see pinned comment for the link. Ospreys are doing quite well in Rutland and the UK, but still plenty of room for more.