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[shep]

September 8, 2024
Cam quit late yesterday - with someone perched .....

Finn dropped off a fish for - Summer - I think.   

I saw Summer in the nest yesterday. What a big beauty.

NEW cam link
https://youtu.be/9B0Bbb9-GzM

[shep]

September 9, 2024
Antali perchs guard of nest overnite.

Is Iris gone now?

[Lani]

Hi Shep, No, Iris is still here.
Here's a funny video posted on Hellgate Osprey

Wahoo!  The Queen is still w/us!  Didn't see her at all yesterday, so I wasn't sure. But yes, THERE she was!
~Clearly she expected Husband to bring that fish to her, on the nest but was stunned he did not.
~~Oops, here comes son!

https://x.com/i/status/1833218795093049633

Iris 

[Lani]

Majestic! 

https://x.com/i/status/1833194100956295247

[shep]

September 10, 2024
Some guy biked into parking lot, then sat on pavement awhile, then biked away.

HOLY COW!
Fishing Finn - drenched - rises up . up . out of thewater!
https://x.com/TheFigen_/status/1833194100956295247

That was great!  THANKS!

[Lani]

Antali spent last night on his favorite perch 


8:56am, 9/10   
Finnegan delivers breakfish.  Antali makes a toe grab before making a dive for the fish.   #HellgateOsprey


9:01am, 9/10   After eating for a bit, Antali takes his fish to parts unknown 


10:26am Antali chirping for more 

[shep]

Just Ant n Daddy Finn left - the girls have gone - south.
Finn wants his son to fish for himself.
Always a hard time of teaching.

[shep]

September 11, 2024
Antali perched all nite.
Just before dawn some kind of vehicle in lot - ??
I guess just another person who used lot for a rest stop.

9.15 am  Finn arrives with a -  LIVE ( I think ) fish.
Ant played with it awhile then flew off without eating it - he LEFT it.


PEACE

[Lani]

9/11 Good Morning, It is a day of remembrance. “Even the smallest act of service, the simplest act of kindness, is a way to honor those we lost, a way to reclaim that spirit of unity that followed 9/11.”
#HellgateOsprey
Antali

[shep]

 Lani, thats a lovely, meaningful image of Antali.

He's gotta be super full of FISH FISH FISH -
but he's still yellin.  I wonder why.
Finn has brot several fish!

I havent seen Summer or Iris.

[shep]

September 12, 2024  RAIN
Ant on his perch overnite.

   Finn brot Ant a LARGE - VERY ALIVE - fish ...
which may have scared Ant ..
and the fish flopped itself out of the nest. LOL!

Later Finn brot another fish to the nest.
This is also alive, but just barely.
Finn leaves Ant to eat it alone.
Antali clearly wants Mom to come feed him!
But he is capable of eating himself.

NOON Finn brings another LIVE fish.
Poor Ant.  no Mama to feed him, and now he has to kill his own fish.  LOL

Cam quit yesterday.  I see its working again this morning.
It rained - maybe wind d/c cam connection.

I am eager for Dr G report.
Is Ant fishing for himself?
Are Iris and Summer gone now?

[shep]

September 13, 2024  Flyday
Antali right in the center of the nest overnite.
He sleeps awhile, then eats, sleeps, eat.
Ima changa his name to Eatali !!!

About 11 Finn brot Ant a live fish.

This gorging is normal for the chicks just before migration. 
Antali is storing lots of energy, so that his battery will be fully charged when he migrates.


HEELLLLEEEWWW!

[Lani]

Shep, great info, thanks! 

Hello everyone,
Since this breeding season was so successful, we have decided to upgrade our camera equipment.  It takes quite a bit of gear to provide you with the nest camera views that you get, and some of the equipment is getting pretty old. 
On the accompanying photo, you can see the camera, an Infrared Illuminator (that allows us to see the nest at night) and a microphone.  At the base of the nest pole is a box that houses some of the computer gear required to run the Hellgate camera gear. 
Over the winter, when Iris and her family are several thousand miles to the south in much warmer places, we will upgrade the Hellgate nest camera gear so that the views are even better next season!
To do these upgrades, we will need to raise some money.  We will be doing some fund-raising, and we are excited about some Hellgate Osprey nest swag that we will make available to you.  This way you can help us to make the upgrades, and get some nice Hellgate merch!!  Much more information to follow, but we will be offering Hellgate Osprey cards, calendars, and much more!!  Also, Richard Miles and SharonLeigh Miles have kindly offered again to make spectacular PENS made out of sticks that have dropped below the Hellgate nest!  Richard made pens a bunch of years ago as a fund-raiser, and these are very special!  Stay tuned for more information on all of this.
Best, Erick Greene



This shows just some of the components used to bring you the video feed of the Hellgate Osprey nest. We will be replacing all of these after Iris and her family leave.



This is a weather-proof box at the base of the nest pole. It houses some of the electronic equipment needed to run the camera.



This is Dr. Heiko Langner building the scaffolding for the very first Hellgate Osprey camera!

[Lani]

Shep, this was posted 2 days ago on Montana Osprey Facebook

Hello everyone,
Things are progressing well in Hellgate Osprey land (or should that be water?).
Although Sum-eh has not landed on the nest for a while, she is still around.  I saw her along the river near upriver from the nest two days ago.  The fact that she is not coming in to the nest to get fed suggests that she has figured out how to be an osprey and catch her own fish!  She is a quick learner!
Antali, on the other hand, is still coming in to get fed.  This is not unusual, and he is practising fishing when he is away from the nest on his own. 
What a season this has been at the Hellgate nest!  We are savouring the time we have left with Iris, Finnegan, Antali and Sum-eh!
Thanks for a wonderful show!
Erick Greene and the Montana Osprey Team

2:03pm, 9/13   Another fish delivery....another toe grab!  Antali substitues the toe for the fish!  #HellgateOsprey

[shep]

September 14, 2024
THANK YOU for the pics and notes.
RECAP
Summer fishing on her own, still around.
Finn still feeds Antali, he still isnt catching his own fish.
Finn is bringing LIVE FISH, so Ant has to kill them.
I think he wants his Mom.

?NO UPDATE ON QUEEN IRIS?
Does your note - they're all still here - mean Iris is with Summer?

   LOOK what appeared on youtube!
The Fox and The Osprey
Sep 7, 2024  Not long after seeing the magpies teasing the fox, we see a fox emerge on the left side...  Shortly afterward, we see one of our osprey family fly up to the tree.  We see the fox head on over, then descend down the mtn., under that tree.

Isn't wildlife wonderful?  Occasionally we get to see those foxes via the cams and it's such a lovely treat.  And yes, that's still Homebirdy Antali fish-calling his osprey heart out from their nest. 
https://youtu.be/Lz7piWlHHwM