Hi Xalbai, La probleme de la peche avec Mallachie, commence avec le temps, quand normalement on s'attend les oiseaux essayer explorer le monde, les parents sont peut-etre trop genereux avec les poissons. Elle doit apprendre maintenant, l'expertise pour obtenir une nourriture saine. Aussi quand elle etait petite, elle n'etait pas la une qui cherche a se faire valoir. Mais je pense qu'elle est bien equipe pour son migration, parce qu' elle a depasser sa soeur, Rothes, qui a quitte de Loch Garten le 9 d'Aout et elle a reste la, jusqu'a midi le 29 d'Aout.
sorry she try to catch fish...but...I see her X3 under the water but no fish...
hi jsb....can you give me news about an osprey with the same system of ring ..last year 17 sept 2008 one of my friend take a photo and we can see on the ring 2 letters MN....in the same place ..like mallachie.....may be he come from the same place...loch garten ???in french d'avance merçi...very happy to have see mallachie and give good news for all the people ,friend of mallachie...
Oh goodness. It's 1.33am and I've spent the last 3 hours trying to sort the straps of a dress I need to take away with me on Wednesday. I'm tired and I'm fed up. Laptop was still on where I abandoned it so I came in for a quick look before crawling upstairs to bed and what do I find? Some more truly wonderful photos of Mallachie. Thank You Thank You Thank You. I absolutely LOVE the one of her looking down at you. Superb. I'm now off for a cry....it's all very emotional.
Thank you :)
Make the most of today because, unlike Sky+, there isn't a rewind button.
Xalbai - fabulous photographs. Really great to see one of "our" ospreys after they have left the UK.
hi jsb....can you give me news about an osprey with the same system of ring ..last year 17 sept 2008 one of my friend take a photo and we can see on the ring 2 letters MN....in the same place ..like mallachie.....may be he come from the same place...loch garten ???in french d'avance merçi...very happy to have see mallachie and give good news for all the people ,friend of mallachie... xalbai
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xalbai-- if you send the information to Richard at Loch Garten he can ask Roy Dennis ( who puts on the tags) where the bird with a ring "MN" is from and other facts about it.
If your friend still has the picture both Richard and Roy Dennis would love to see it.
Barbara
Formerly known as Barbara Jean
Merci, Xalbai, for the wonderful photos.Aquilareen in Adelaide, South Australia
Hi Xalbai, As BJ has said Roy Dennis should know as he keeps these records. The colour of the ring would also help, if available. There is another of Roy's tagged ospreys on it's way, presently in the north of England, well it was yesterday, It is RED 8T. Link to Roy, which you have already, I suspect.
http://www.roydennis.org/index.asp?id=11
Hi Xalbai,
About the fishing - this is from another UK site, Rutland Water Ospreys:
"Adults are successful about once every four dives, but it takes the inexperienced juveniles many more attempts before they are successful. Ospreys hunt for fish in both salt and fresh water."
As others have said, we don't think Mallachie had tried to fish at all, before she left Loch Garten on 29th August. So, the unsuccessful attempts you saw were normal, at this stage. Sue C.
Xalbai,
your photos yesterday made my day!! Thank you so much for sharing :-)
Pia, Sweden
Merci beaucoup pour les photographes excellent.
Alan
Xalbai.
Thank you!! Thank you!! You have taken some beautiful pictures of our, dear, dear Mallachie, she is a very special Osprey to me, she is my favourite!!! :-)
Xalba merci beaucoup, sorry this is the extent of my french but your photos of our dear Mallachie are oustanding and what a treat for all of us to see her again. We never expected this. I do hope she eventually managed to catch a fish but I am sure she will have done. She has surprised us all, always submissive to her siblings but look at her now and what a start to her migration.
Margobird
I think we all agree that Xalbi's photos are absolutely stunning but not to worry about her fishing attempts too much as even according to Roy Dennis's book even the best osprey fishers are only successful 1 in 4 times so she will get lucky soon al least she knows what to do and where the food is !!
Xalbai - You are an exceptional photographer - and Mallachie is a very beautiful bird, so the perfect combination. We are all so excited to have proof from your images that Mallachie is doing very well and learning to fish.