April 13, 2009: Osprey Egg

monster · 04-12-2009, 10:46 PM

This pair of ospreys have been together for 20 years, this is their 53rd egg. Ospreys are an endagered species. Apparently he had an affair with a young floozie at one point, but she dealt with it in no uncertain terms.

BBC Story

xoxoxoBruce · 04-12-2009, 11:39 PM

I added a picture that could be seen in the blog view but can't remove the picture Monster attached. Need some help UT.

Anyway, that certainly looks like an easter egg. I didn't know Ospreys laid multicolored eggs. I wonder if they all do or it depends on their diet or age?

monster · 04-13-2009, 07:40 AM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

I added a picture that could be seen in the blog view but can't remove the picture Monster attached. Need some help UT.

sorry

xoxoxoBruce · 04-13-2009, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by monster

sorry

That's OK, not you're fault, it's the way the system works for everyone.

Undertoad · 04-13-2009, 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

I added a picture that could be seen in the blog view but can't remove the picture Monster attached. Need some help UT.

Done sir. For reference, it's Edit, Go Advanced, Manage Attachments, Remove, Close Window, Save.

SPUCK · 04-13-2009, 04:15 AM

53 eggs and they're endangered???! What is that the only one left?

spudcon · 04-13-2009, 05:40 AM

The other 52 were delicious,

Trilby · 04-13-2009, 06:48 AM

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The other 52 were delicious,

yuk yuk yuk yuk!

yeah, I thought they were yuk. Spud liked 'em though.

JuancoRocks · 04-15-2009, 03:08 AM

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Originally Posted by spudcon

The other 52 were delicious,

capnhowdy · 04-13-2009, 07:11 AM

We need to wait till the egg hatches before we eat her.

And Bruce: The reason the egg looks that way is... well... it's EASTER!

monster · 04-13-2009, 11:14 AM

I really liked the pattered egg, the facial expression of the mom, and the longevity of this couple, but most of all I was amused by the passion and indignation with which one of the birders talked about the male's "affair"!

Kingswood · 04-14-2009, 06:28 AM

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Originally Posted by monster

This pair of ospreys have been together for 20 years, this is their 53rd egg.

53 eggs in 20 years: just by way of comparison, it is usual for a chicken of an egg-laying breed to lay more than 300 eggs in her first year of egg laying after she reaches maturity at six months or so. On the other hand, the lifespan of a chicken is generally between five and ten years.

xoxoxoBruce · 04-14-2009, 10:36 AM

But that chicken isn't flying 6000 miles between eggs, or hatching them and raising the chicks.

04-12-2009, 10:46 PM	#1
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	April 13, 2009: Osprey Egg This pair of ospreys have been together for 20 years, this is their 53rd egg. Ospreys are an endagered species. Apparently he had an affair with a young floozie at one point, but she dealt with it in no uncertain terms. BBC Story __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart Last edited by xoxoxoBruce; 04-12-2009 at 11:32 PM.

04-12-2009, 11:39 PM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I added a picture that could be seen in the blog view but can't remove the picture Monster attached. Need some help UT. Anyway, that certainly looks like an easter egg. I didn't know Ospreys laid multicolored eggs. I wonder if they all do or it depends on their diet or age? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

04-13-2009, 05:40 AM	#7
spudcon Beware of potatoes Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY, USA Posts: 2,078	The other 52 were delicious, __________________ "I believe that being despised by the despicable is as good as being admired by the admirable."

04-13-2009, 07:11 AM	#10
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	We need to wait till the egg hatches before we eat her. And Bruce: The reason the egg looks that way is... well... it's EASTER! __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

04-13-2009, 11:14 AM	#11
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I really liked the pattered egg, the facial expression of the mom, and the longevity of this couple, but most of all I was amused by the passion and indignation with which one of the birders talked about the male's "affair"! __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

04-13-2009, 04:15 AM	#6
SPUCK Professor Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,911	53 eggs and they're endangered???! What is that the only one left?

04-14-2009, 10:36 AM	#13
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	But that chicken isn't flying 6000 miles between eggs, or hatching them and raising the chicks. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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