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 This next photo is of the female returning to the nest with a partially eaten fish that C09 had earlier brought her.
As
you can observe, the fish is another Koi, or large gold fish that the
ospreys know where to find. The theory is that they are from a
pond in the Brighton area into which someone dumped their unwanted gold
fish years ago and they have all grown up.
Martha
Hitchiner photo; used with permission.
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 After consuming her fish, the female stood along side C09, watching the world go by.
Martha Hitchiner photo; used with permission.
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 Moving
over to the Windfall Hill nest near the East entrance to the park,
Martha took a photo of the female leaving the nest. At first, she
though the photo to be a dud and was ready to earse it, since the head
of the osprey was obscured by its wings.
However, with a
closer look, she realized she had captured the legs of the bird in
great detail, enough so that the bands that had been put there four
years ago, on May 28, 2004, were clearly visible.
Sergej Postupalsky, the wildlife
biologist who captured and banded this female has been anxiously
awaiting the posting of this photo. Sergej, this one is for you!
Martha Hitchiner photo; used with permission. |
Thanks Martha for sharing your photos with us. They are teriffic!
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OWSEM member, Martha
Hitchiner was out at
Kensington April 6th, trying out her Nikon D200 and recently acquired Tamron 200-500 mm
lens.