Season of firsts for the young osprey pair
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RECAP It’s been nearly ten weeks since long term breeding female ‘Blue NC0’ returned from migration and seven and half weeks since she was last sighted at Loch of the …
Osprey Diary at Loch of the Lowes – Week 13
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It’s been a glorious week at Loch of the Lowes, with blue skies and sunshine dominating the weather, until some much needed rain fell from the skies on Sunday night …
Osprey Diary at Loch of the Lowes – Week 12
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It’s been another fine week weather wise in Highland Perthshire, with sunny weather dominating over the weekend, followed by cooler, more overcast (but still very dry) conditions in the latter …
Osprey Diary at Loch of the Lowes – Week 10
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After a period of uncertainty, we left our osprey family last week with the good news that the male LM12 appeared to be recovering well from his injury, was back …
Osprey Diary at Loch of the Lowes – Week 6
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The wind continued over the weekend, but the nor’easterly wasn’t the only thing ruffling feathers at the Loch of the Lowes. Intruding ospreys, dropped fish and military planes flying over …
What’s on the menu? Osprey diets at Loch of the Lowes
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Ospreys are a species of raptor that you may have heard being referred to by nicknames such as ‘sea hawks’ or ‘river hawks’, and this is not without reason. They …
‘Flying fishermen’: the key features that help ospreys hunt
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You don’t gain the nickname ‘flying fisherman’ without being up for the job. Ospreys have a number of features which help them succeed as an apex predator. Here are some …