LOCH OF THE LOWES, SCOTLAND~2010

catwoman · **Posted:** Mon Jun 21, 2010 6:24 pm

There is an update on LOL. (I followed the link in Jazzel's post.) They are reporting that she has fed herself & the chicks 4 times today, but they don't think she's 100%. I join the rest of you in hoping that she will pull through...

MaryG · **Posted:** Mon Jun 21, 2010 6:56 pm

Saw the Lady's lift off - it was absolutely amazing! She stood on branch for a few minutes and then off she went. Her instinct obviously directed her to drink water before ingesting any food. High hopes - we'll have to see what happens in the next few days.

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 61956

OH WOW....so amazing to read that...(I've been lurking here the past several days..)...I wonder if she's like any other mother...mustering up all of her strength and courage because she knows she's got kids to take care of...Mary, did you see her return or did she return after she left? thanks for keeping us updated on her..

catwoman · **Posted:** Mon Jun 21, 2010 9:04 pm

skygirlblue wrote:

OH WOW....so amazing to read that...(I've been lurking here the past several days..)...I wonder if she's like any other mother...mustering up all of her strength and courage because she knows she's got kids to take care of...Mary, did you see her return or did she return after she left? thanks for keeping us updated on her..

She did return because the reports on the LOL forum said she flew off to get a drink of water, seemed to have trouble finding her way back to her nest, & after that is when she ate & fed the chicks. I would think that being severely dehydrated would explain her disorientation, but I guess we'll see.

PattiO · **Posted:** Mon Jun 21, 2010 11:05 pm

It's been an emotional day watching her. She is the most amazing bird!! A few of us on the Maine forum watched her most of the day. It's amazing how much she improved. After her return this afternoon the male brought in another fish. She charged him, took the fish, then seemed to try and hold it for the chicks to feed themselves. Later he came in with another fish - and they both started feeding the chicks, and she started eating!! That was the best thing in the world to see! She hadn't eaten all weekend!

If you want - you can look through all the posts at Maine, starting here ....
http://www.hostingphpbb.com/forum/viewt ... dbc#187879

Also, JudyB found a video of the interview Peter gave today at the Loch - with video of Lady.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJSWuT0vLVc

We'll see what tomorrow brings!!

Catbird · **Posted:** Tue Jun 22, 2010 7:14 am

Thanks for the report and links, PattiO!

I checked in on the nest earlier this morning, and all was looking good!

kittenface · **Posted:** Tue Jun 22, 2010 11:07 am

OMG isn't that great :bonnet:

PattiO · **Posted:** Tue Jun 22, 2010 6:26 pm

Unbelievable how much better she looks today - lots of fish brought in - she ate, the chicks ate! Peter warns though that she's not out of the woods. She lost a lot of weight and he doesn't think her eyes look too good yet. This may well be the last season we see her.

Beth · **Posted:** Tue Jun 22, 2010 6:52 pm

I have been reading all the post ... I couldn't bear to watch her :-(

Thanks for the links and videos.

What a gal!!!

MaryG · **Posted:** Tue Jun 22, 2010 8:56 pm

Sleep-deprived here having been watching LOTL practically non-stop for the past few days...as have hundreds of people from all over the world. What an awesome coming together of folks in support of Lady and the Laird and family and, of course, the staff members Peter and Fiona.

Lady recently caught one of her talons in the nest, and in the process of freeing herself, pulled out the talon. Peter actually came across the talon when he was panning the cam in closeup view. We'll never know, but I'm wondering if perhaps the wound became infected. Just some thoughts...

The important piece is that the staff made the correct decision, I believe, and ruled out human intervention. Nature took its course, and in this case, it appears to have done well by this fine, 27 year old osprey.

PattiO · **Posted:** Tue Jun 22, 2010 9:54 pm

Ahhhhhhh .... I read about the talon, but never thought about an infection!!!

JudyB · **Posted:** Wed Jun 23, 2010 3:34 pm

One of Marcia's videos on the Maine forum shows the closeup of the talon and of the Lady's foot. PattiO posted a link to the thread a few posts back, and I'm afraid I'm on a quick break so don't have time to get a more direct link.

I think part of the reason that she may have had trouble finding the nest is that the membrane over her eyes was closed much of the weekend. I have wondered if going to the water was also to moisten that - though haven't looked through the blog posts to see if that was discussed. Maybe this weekend. :-)

Catbird · **Posted:** Thu Jun 24, 2010 6:19 am

Today's Morning Report from Peter...

24 June 2010
Morning all
It was great to come into another glorious morning and to see our girl feeding the chicks. She was also not happy at another osprey taking a look at the nest, she was shouting at it while continuing to feed the chicks so could not have posed a serious threat to her.

On the loch we have three bar-headed geese at the moment, probably escapees, it is a lovely change from the usual Canada geese we have here all year round.

Thanks for your posts during the night I do look forward to reading them in the morning. It is a shame we can't be here to moderate them. Peter

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 61956

I caught a feed...I think this is mom, but I'm not sure...maybe someone can clarify...

length: 4:00

Dad (or mom) comes at the end and takes the fish away...they had zoomed in, so all you see are feet...

Jazzel26 · **Joined:** Mon Jul 27, 2009 12:09 pm **Posts:** 2586

skygirlblue wrote:

I caught a feed...I think this is mom, but I'm not sure...maybe someone can clarify...
Dad (or mom) comes at the end and takes the fish away...they had zoomed in, so all you see are feet...

SGB, nice video :grin:

The second adult that arrived in the video is the male, he has a green band 7Y. The female is un banded.

JAZZEL :wink:

Jazzel26 · **Joined:** Mon Jul 27, 2009 12:09 pm **Posts:** 2586

Nest update from the LOL site :grin:

1 July 2010
What a delight it is to wake early this morning to gentle rain at last! The woods around Lowes are dripping musically and the loch surface is rippled by drops of much needed rain!

Our two young ospreys are snuggled in the nest using their newly acquired waterproof feathers to keep dry - their first real test so far! Mum no longer needs to be their umbrella, and instead is watching from her perch regally.

She now also feels confident enough in their ability to defend themselves, to leave the chicks for short periods - the longest yet was this morning for nearly an hour. She has even begun indulging in a little fishing herself, which is a fabulous sign of her regaining her strength.

It may be a little as ten days before the chicks first flight - we are entering the ‘thrills and spills’ time of year! Emma

JAZZEL

kittenface · **Posted:** Thu Jul 01, 2010 11:49 am

This great Osprey just makes me say OMG your great
everytime I see or read about her :cloudnine:

Jazzel26 · **Joined:** Mon Jul 27, 2009 12:09 pm **Posts:** 2586

First fledge yesterday :cheer

Three videos, posted by Allison on YouTube, of the fledging and return to the nest

JAZZEL

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 61956

Such a wonderful story here...thank you all for keeping up with it!!!

Dutch Eagle Fan · **Posted:** Fri Aug 06, 2010 4:04 pm

The Lady of the Loch has begun her migration . . . Let's pray she has the strength to complete it one more time and return to her nest next spring.
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