Bill,
I forgot about the trained cormorants in Japan.
Off to sleuth for possible trained osprey that deliver fish to hand.
Sheri
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On Aug 31, 2021, at 8:53 PM, WILLIAM WENTHE <wwenthe@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Sheri,
Thanks. It sure looked like a bird and not a fish in the osprey's claws.
And I have seen plenty of fish in osprey claws. The website you sent focuses
on Western Montana, I go flyfishing there and in Yellowstone almost every
summer, and many is the time I have been outfished by an osprey! I see a lot
of nests there, too, along the Missouri River.
I sort of wonder, given that ospreys are native to Europe as well, if someone
over the centuries ever tried to train one to fish—as in falconry.
(I'm waiting for the weblink of someone's trained osprey. I know they
trained cormorants in Japan.)
Bill
On Tuesday, August 31, 2021, 06:31:19 PM CDT, Sheri Anderson
<dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
FYI:
https://www.daysatdunrovin.com/osprey-101-diet-habitat-migration/
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On Aug 31, 2021, at 6:02 PM, Sheri Anderson ("trievr4")
<dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I think they can be opportunistic.
A friend
Back east talked about getting one of
Those spike vests for
Her wee dogs to wear because of ospreys. After I finished laughing I looked
them up
And they can take small
Mammals such as rabbits if necessary, so a bird may not be out of the
question.
Sheri Anderson
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On Aug 31, 2021, at 5:10 PM, WILLIAM WENTHE <wwenthe@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi,
The other day on Boles Lake Road I saw an Osprey. Seemed a little out of
place but I figured it was resting on its way between Lake Six and Buffalo
Springs. It was on a utility pole, and I noticed that it had something in
its claws. I assumed it was a fish, but when it flew off, it seemed too
ragged to be a fish, and didn't hang limp as a fresh-caught fish would. I
watched it again, a good view in 10X binoculars, after it landed on another
pole. It looked like a bird in its claws. Would they eat a bird?
Bill
On Tuesday, August 31, 2021, 03:45:46 PM CDT, Sheri Anderson
<dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Back at lake 6 flying towards dam.
Sheri Anderson
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