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This is a page about  the Whirley Crane Osprey nest in Richmond. CA. Its purpose is to provide information to those who are new to the cam.  It also proffers osprey related poetry, songs and stories. If you have a poem or song or chart you'd like to see on this site, please contact Midi.
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Part 3  Season 2022. Ready to Nest

3/28/2022

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Things have settled down. The female intruder has not appeared lately or is being warned off. The nest has gone from a termite mound to a well-designed osprey nest with sticks defining the nest area and soft grass and gracillaria lining the nest bowl. All is ready. Rosie is spending more time on the rail and on the nest. And Richie has started bringing her fish. Also, several CK's have appeared to be successful. All is in place for egg laying soon.
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Rosie on rail March 23 cap by midi
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Rosie sleeping on the rail. March 27. cap by midi
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Rosie and Richie on the nest. March 27 cap by midi
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Big curved stick comes in. March 27. cap by PP
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Incoming clump. March 26. cap by lurker
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Placing the log. March 27. cap by J
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Draped clump. March 26. cap by lurker
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Progress on the nest. March 27. cap by midi
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Teamwork. March 29. cap by midi
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Rosie and Richie on the nest. march 29. cap by midi
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The nest in progress, March 27. cap by J
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Tall stick incoming. March 29. cap by craigor
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The nest is almost ready. March 30, 2022. cap by midi
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the nest's progress. gif by craigor
Along with the nest's progress, Richie and Rosie have been bonding. They chase away any intruders and Richie regularly requests a CK. There have appeared to be several successful CK's, leading chatters to expect an egg soon, in early April. And Richie has begun bringing fish to Rosie, although she catches her own as well.She lets Richie know quite vocally that he is supposed to bring the fish to her. Rosie is staying close to the nest, either on the rail or on the nest itself. She spends every night there. 
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Successful CK? March 23, 2022.. cap by J
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CK on railing. March 29, 2022. cap by J
Richie jumped on Rosie's back and stayed there for two full minutes in the photo to the left. What was that about? Meanwhile, Rosie held onto her fish.
April 1, 2022.  cap by lurker. See also video by VA. 
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Rosie on the nest. March 31, 2022. cap by midi
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Fish brought to nest by Richie. March 23, 2022. cap by lurker
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Rosie with a striped bass. April 1, 2022. cap by lurker
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Rosie waiting for a fish. March 31, 2022. cap by midi
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Incoming fish March 28 2022. cap by PP
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A full Rosie sitting overnight with her fish. April 1, 2022. cap by midi
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    is 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 eight years. 

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