Rosie and Richie have definitely chosen the Light Pole as their nest. Richie brings in sticks while Rosie mainly sits on the nest. A few fish have been delivered, probably more than we can see. Life is peaceful on the new LIght Pole nest. On April 18, Rosie laid her first egg. We have no direct evidence but experienced watchers saw her make all the telltale moves, the laying stance then the incubating scooch. She continues to show moves such as nestorating (airing the nest) and scooching into position over the egg. Richie spends time with her. It will be hard to tell when Richie takes over incubating to give her a rest. Our faithful VA is working hard at recording all the key minutes. Richie delivers a clump. April 16, 2024. video by Toaster28. April 21 On April 21, there was a skirmish at the old nest site. Richie appeared to be defending the nest from two other ospreys, possibly a young male and female. Some fancy footwork was seen. It seemed to end in a stand-off.
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Midiis a poet and writer of children's stories who has been watching the adventures of the ospreys on the Whirley Crane Nest in Richmond, Ca. for the past seven years. Archives
April 2024
The Archive will not let me keep posts except by date. So before 2020, the dates are not accurate. The subjects of posts before then are listed here:
June 2019 WWOC Glossary May 2019 Life of an Osprey in Nuce March 2019- chapter by chapter for years 2017-1019 February 2019- Rivet's Diary January 2019- The Nest October 2018- The Boats Sept. 2018- The Fish July 2018 In Memoriam andThe Red Oak Victory ship |