April 13, 2009: Osprey Egg

monster • Apr 12, 2009 11:46 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 • Apr 13, 2009 12:39 am

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?

SPUCK • Apr 13, 2009 5:15 am

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

spudcon • Apr 13, 2009 6:40 am

The other 52 were delicious,

Trilby • Apr 13, 2009 7:48 am

spudcon;555874 wrote:
The other 52 were delicious,

yuk yuk yuk yuk!

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

capnhowdy • Apr 13, 2009 8:11 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 • Apr 13, 2009 8:40 am

xoxoxoBruce;555858 wrote:
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 :(

Undertoad • Apr 13, 2009 9:53 am

xoxoxoBruce;555858 wrote:
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.

xoxoxoBruce • Apr 13, 2009 11:08 am

monster;555892 wrote:
sorry :(

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

monster • Apr 13, 2009 12:14 pm

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"! :lol:

Kingswood • Apr 14, 2009 7:28 am

monster;555848 wrote:
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 • Apr 14, 2009 11:36 am

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

JuancoRocks • Apr 15, 2009 4:08 am

spudcon;555874 wrote:
The other 52 were delicious,

:lol::lol::lol::lol: