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Re: CAPTIVA Island, Florida OSPREY
« Reply #30 on: February 26, 2024, 02:24:11 AM »
EGG WATCH
Feb. 26, 2024
3 am  LO7 flew in, perched a few seconds, flew off again.
We thot she'd lay her egg yesterday or overnite.

 . . w a i t i n g . . 

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Re: CAPTIVA Island, Florida OSPREY
« Reply #31 on: March 01, 2024, 07:02:15 AM »
Jack & Edie
March 1, 2024
They finally gave LO7 a name = Edie.  Good.
Now give us an egg!



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Re: CAPTIVA Island, Florida OSPREY
« Reply #32 on: March 05, 2024, 07:48:49 AM »
March 5, 2024


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Re: CAPTIVA Island, Florida OSPREY
« Reply #33 on: March 07, 2024, 06:17:23 AM »
March 7, 2024
Its NOT looking good for an egg this year.
There are several other osprey nests with young in the area.

Jack paired with Ruby in January, but she left.
Took him time but he finally paired with Jill - intruders chased her off.
Edie was apparantly the winner and arrived Feb. 10.

After all that fruitless mating - Jack may be outta gas.


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Re: CAPTIVA Island, Florida OSPREY
« Reply #34 on: March 08, 2024, 05:24:14 AM »
March 8, 2024
3 am Edie's in the nest!
She's been there all night.
Did I give up too early?


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Re: CAPTIVA Island, Florida OSPREY
« Reply #35 on: March 10, 2024, 03:35:23 AM »
EGG
March 10, 2024
3 am Edie is on the nest perch.
She flew in just after midnight.

3.30 pm  Edie laid an egg
TODAY is Mothers Day in the UK


video of event
https://youtu.be/lFvTJahZDZY

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Re: CAPTIVA Island, Florida OSPREY
« Reply #36 on: March 12, 2024, 07:38:24 AM »
March 12
Jack's foot is bleeding

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Re: CAPTIVA Island, Florida OSPREY
« Reply #37 on: March 16, 2024, 11:50:05 AM »
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Re: CAPTIVA Island, Florida OSPREY
« Reply #38 on: March 21, 2024, 02:30:02 PM »
4 EGGS!
March 21, 2024
Its uncommon for osprey to lay 4 eggs.
Its usually 2 or 3.

Other nests in this area have failed. Sad.
I hope this succeeds.

INTRUDER ATTACKS!
Crazy male osprey attacked Edie on her eggs!
Jack swooped in and went after the attacker.  OUR HERO!
https://youtu.be/yV3v0hQlrUk


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Re: CAPTIVA Island, Florida OSPREY ** 4 EGGS *
« Reply #39 on: April 10, 2024, 05:30:26 AM »
EGG CRUSHED
April 10, 2024
At some point one of the eggs got crushed.
Likely it was hollow, never fertile.

Activity log
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-VPV9e2bg05NgsHxhLWZGFn9fir5hVDBSY1n0iHVR6w/edit#gid=1669965241


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Re: CAPTIVA Island, Florida OSPREY ** 4 EGGS *
« Reply #40 on: April 19, 2024, 06:04:47 AM »
HATCH WATCH
April 19, 2024
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Re: CAPTIVA Island, Florida OSPREY ** 4 EGGS *
« Reply #41 on: April 23, 2024, 07:18:24 AM »
HATCH
April 23, 2024
Dawn, and our first baby osprey hatches


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Re: CAPTIVA Island, Florida OSPREY ** 4 EGGS *
« Reply #42 on: April 25, 2024, 07:04:21 AM »
2 HATCHs
April 25, 2024
Dawn, and another baby osprey hatches
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Re: CAPTIVA Island, Florida OSPREY
« Reply #43 on: May 12, 2024, 02:21:02 PM »
May 12, 2024
The 2 young are moving around.
Jack is a good protector.
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Re: CAPTIVA Island, Florida OSPREY
« Reply #44 on: May 29, 2024, 07:49:02 AM »
DING & DARLING
May 29, 2024

They named the 2 chicks Ding and Darling.
Looks to me like a boy and a girl, one is bigger.

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