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Re: CAPTIVA Island, Florida OSPREY
« Reply #45 on: June 15, 2024, 10:47:18 AM »

June 15, 2024
The rain has prevented fishing.

Ding starts helicoptering
Ding finds out what wings are for
https://youtu.be/DGwM8RpG3fE

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Re: CAPTIVA Island, Florida OSPREY
« Reply #46 on: June 19, 2024, 09:58:33 AM »

More helicoptering
June 19, 2024
The female spreads her wings, and rises up .. UP  .. off the platform.

She is doing this and enjoying it.
How long til she flies?


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Re: CAPTIVA Island, Florida OSPREY
« Reply #47 on: June 22, 2024, 02:58:40 AM »

PERCHING
June 21, 2024
Only one is perching up on the raised perchs.
Today the other perched on the side of the platform.

Nice pics of chicks from the back.








chick #2 perchs on side of platform


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Re: CAPTIVA Island, Florida OSPREY
« Reply #48 on: June 22, 2024, 06:52:22 AM »

June 22, 2024
​​7.35 am  chick leaves R perch and flies somewhere behind cam.

Later she began flying around.

Captiva Osprey
Ding
Fledged At 60 Days Old
June 22, 2024
https://youtube.com/shorts/wOkYoJjiL8I

Ding fledges accidently, and then flies loops all over
https://youtu.be/h6V0Ok4sKuQ

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Re: CAPTIVA Island, Florida OSPREY
« Reply #49 on: June 23, 2024, 07:03:08 AM »

June 23
Chick #2 up on side perch!
wont be long and they'll fly too.

#1 came back to nest over nite, took off again in morning.


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Re: CAPTIVA Island, Florida OSPREY
« Reply #50 on: June 27, 2024, 07:45:21 AM »

NO ONE HOME!
June 27, 2024
Apparantly the fledged chick FORCED her sibling to fly.

Ding drives sibling off nest.
https://youtube.com/shorts/gAudBlcjpXs

Darling fledged - forced
https://youtu.be/GxutbreO1yk

Does A Circuit Then Returns
https://youtu.be/vXWUTry0agM

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Re: CAPTIVA Island, Florida OSPREY
« Reply #51 on: July 04, 2024, 02:12:43 PM »

July 4, 2024
Around 2:21pm Darling attempted to perch on the dock and fell into the water.

A neighbor immediately came over and rescued Darling, and its at CROW for rehab.
Updating as we get them. - WRW post.

Darling is at CROW rehab
Nearby neighbor fished her out with a net.
CROW took blood sample.
https://crowclinic.org/webcams/

Darling Rescued After Falling into Water
He misssed platform, went to our LEFT, landed in that channel between the 2 docks.  A man on near dock with a net fished him out and boxed him and CROW picked him up.
https://youtu.be/AstfWYsOk54

Darling rescued and taken to CROW
Sylvia
https://youtu.be/9Ho-2S30Q00


This bird looks so large on camera, but so small setting on CROW floor.



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Re: CAPTIVA Island, Florida OSPREY
« Reply #52 on: July 06, 2024, 09:59:37 AM »

FIRST FISH!
July 6, 2024  Captiva Island, FL
This young osprey caught her first fish July 6th.
Its only a little needlefish, but for a first - it'll do!

Mom! Its flapping! What do I do!? 🤣

Still no word from CROW on her sibling.
I expect its fine, just weak, hungery.
Heavy loss of ospreys in 2023 and 2024






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Re: CAPTIVA Island, Florida OSPREY
« Reply #53 on: July 08, 2024, 11:46:42 AM »

Darling died
July 8, 2024 my edit of fb post.
CROW Rehabilitation of Wildlife clinic
We received a call July 4 that a fledgling Osprey from  Captiva had fallen from its nest into the water. One of our volunteers responded immediately to rescue the bird and bring it to our clinic.

Upon examination, staff noted the Osprey had bruising on its keel (breastbone), had a wing droop on its left wing, and was thin and wet. Staff administered pain medication and fluids & was placed in a quiet cage to destress.

Unfortunately Darling died overnight.
It is unknown why.

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Re: CAPTIVA Island, Florida OSPREY
« Reply #54 on: July 10, 2024, 04:04:30 AM »

July 10, 2024
Ding flew off and the nest is empty.
Chat closing down but cam will stream for awhile.
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Re: CAPTIVA Island, Florida OSPREY
« Reply #55 on: October 01, 2024, 07:04:51 AM »

Captiva Osprey, Sanibel Florida
October 1, 2024

4K PTZ Cam NEW!
youtu.be/aeXmoJd6WoI

WTW has new cams!
www.youtube.com/@windowtowildlife

bcaw
https://www.peregrinefalcon-bcaw.net/viewforum.php?f=497&sid=e89ecf68feed0b4a9130383a8b48ca00


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Re: CAPTIVA Island, Florida OSPREY
« Reply #56 on: October 10, 2024, 01:57:26 AM »

Post Hurricane Milton!
October 10, 2024
At dawn, no LIVE cams SW or NE FL eagles or Captiva.
Radio said Verizon and ATT down.

Good site to check for outages
https://downdetector.com/




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Re: CAPTIVA Island, Florida OSPREY
« Reply #57 on: October 16, 2024, 11:50:18 AM »

CAMS BACK!
October 16, 2024

A male osprey seen regularly, chirping on nest side perch.
Is he claiming this nest for 2025?
Will Jack fight for it?

Fixed Cam
https://youtu.be/eT5hq9keksM

PTZ Cam
Cam on the ground after Milton.

https://youtu.be/aeXmoJd6WoI

Ann P wrote -
11 am Internet connection restored.   :)
​​The PTZ has miraculously survived but is lying on the ground below the nest.

Activity log
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-VPV9e2bg05NgsHxhLWZGFn9fir5hVDBSY1n0iHVR6w


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Re: CAPTIVA Island, Florida OSPREY
« Reply #58 on: October 23, 2024, 08:52:04 AM »

October 23, 2024
Male osprey perched on nest structure.
We havent seen one - sea is too muddy.
Maybe water is beginning to clear again.



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Re: CAPTIVA Island, Florida OSPREY
« Reply #59 on: October 24, 2024, 07:36:12 AM »

October 24, 2024
8.30 am  Male osprey perched on nest structure.
I'd take a screen shot, but the cam is covered in salt - blurry.


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