April 2007 - Posts
Monday, 30 April 2007
A thoroughly modern male
Posted by wendyjohnson
After a close encounter with an 'intruder' osprey last Tuesday, the Glaslyn female instigated a neighbourhood watch vigil from her nest and was taking no prisoners....
Friday, 27 April 2007
Halfway to hatching
Posted by wendyjohnson
We are now halfway through the incubation period, which means we can expect our first chick in around two-and-a-half weeks from now....
Tuesday, 24 April 2007
An unexpected guest
Posted by wendyjohnson
The Glaslyn osprey pair were called on early yesterday morning and it wasn't a particularly welcome visitor...
Friday, 20 April 2007
Branching out
Posted by wendyjohnson
The pair's ongoing attempts to build up the nest caused a bit of drama yesterday...
Wednesday, 18 April 2007
Sitting, waiting, incubating
Posted by wendyjohnson
The male has been taking it easy to an extent over the last few days and has not been fishing very much - both their energy needs are very small right now. The female's day is mostly taken up with sitting on the nest perforimg her role as a living...
Monday, 16 April 2007
Three in the bed
Posted by wendyjohnson
The female osprey has done it again - laid another egg in the Glaslyn nest, bringing the total to three. Around half past one yesterday afternoon, we were all relaxing in a Sunday afternoon kind of way, when the female flattened herself out across the...
Thursday, 12 April 2007
Second egg laid in Glaslyn nest
Posted by wendyjohnson
Great news...moments ago a second egg was laid in the Glaslyn osprey nest at 2:56pm! Just before, the female had been flattened out across the nest like a great flat feathery pancake. When she got up a minute later, the first egg had been joined by an...
Thursday, 12 April 2007
Going green
Posted by wendyjohnson
There's still only one egg in the nest at the moment. It is almost exactly three days since the first was laid so we are expecting the next to come along at any time. There is a great reluctance among visitors to leave the screens in the centre just...
Wednesday, 11 April 2007
birds behaving...oddly
Posted by wendyjohnson
We can't help but notice this year that the osprey pair have a couple of funny habits that we never picked up on before. It could be that they have always had their weird little ways and we are only just noticing them now thanks to the super, zooming...
Tuesday, 10 April 2007
Eggcellent timing!
Posted by wendyjohnson
The Glaslyn ospreys are now proudly incubating their first egg, laid at 5.25pm yesterday - Easter Monday....
Thursday, 5 April 2007
Trout and about
Posted by wendyjohnson
At around midday yesterday the male brought back a trout that must have been over a foot long - show-off!...
Tuesday, 3 April 2007
Glaslyn gates have opened
Posted by wendyjohnson
Our technology at the site has improved all round this year and we now have not one but three cameras watching the nest! ...
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