The second of two osprey eggs in an Osoyoos nest has hatched however its believed the first chick died and now there are concerns for the other one as well.
Friday morning the live webcam on the Town of Osoyoos website, showed the nest on a de-energized FortisBC power pole with just a single chick, thought to have hatched earlier in the morning.
Thursday the female was sitting on that remaining egg but there was no sign of the first baby that hatched Tuesday afternoon.
91裸聊视频淭here91裸聊视频檚 something going on in that nest, they kicked out their first two eggs (in early May)91裸聊视频� said manager Dale Belvedere, of the who has been monitoring the birds91裸聊视频� progress. 91裸聊视频淚 noticed yesterday (Thursday) they91裸聊视频檙e (parents) both picking at the nest, playing with the twigs, I don91裸聊视频檛 know, they seemed a lot more agitated then osprey91裸聊视频檚 normally are.
91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 wondering if there is something bothering them. I said let91裸聊视频檚 see what happens once this other one91裸聊视频檚 hatched and if it doesn91裸聊视频檛 survive then the town should call Fortis and get them up there to see what91裸聊视频檚 going on.91裸聊视频�
Both parents were seen at the nest Thursday and the male was observed bringing a fish back to the nest mid-morning Friday.
The birds had two eggs in early May however those were eventually removed, believed to be by the parents.
91裸聊视频淭hey were slightly earlier (laying the eggs) than what they should be but obviously they knew they weren91裸聊视频檛 viable cause they kicked them out which means there91裸聊视频檚 something wrong,91裸聊视频� Belvedere said. 91裸聊视频淪he knows there91裸聊视频檚 no point in sitting on them and osprey can lay their eggs anywhere from the beginning of June until now so she91裸聊视频檚 sort of right on, she91裸聊视频檚 a bit late but that could be because it91裸聊视频檚 the second brood.91裸聊视频�
Other concerns involve the age and health of the parents and the location of the nest above a street with foot and vehicle traffic visible from the web cam. It is located near Osoyoos Elementary School on 68th Avenue.
91裸聊视频淥spreys are a highly, highly stressed raptor, we don91裸聊视频檛 have any success with them when we rehab them they just stress out and they die,91裸聊视频� said Belvedere. 91裸聊视频淚f this one is going to survive we will know shortly, today91裸聊视频檚 Friday and the other one only lasted two days.91裸聊视频�
According to Donna Core, Osoyoos executive assistant and communications coordinator, not surprisingly those who have been watching the webcam were upset at the death of the first chick. Views on Thursday alone reached over 1,300.
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91裸聊视频淏ut that91裸聊视频檚 mother nature, we can91裸聊视频檛 predict what91裸聊视频檚 going to happen, we do not get involved,91裸聊视频� she said Friday. 91裸聊视频淭his is just more of an educational tool that we as a town just maintain the camera in conjunction with FortisBC.91裸聊视频�
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The webcam went live on YouTube at the end of March and the town91裸聊视频檚 website documents the history since then along with detailed information about the species.
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