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Re: Osprey Chat

Adam Tinworth — Sat, 03 Sep 2022 07:51:34 -0000

I’m reasonably convinced that AX6 has been feeding 1C2 away from the nest. We’ll never know for sure, unless the juvenile shows up on camera in a couple of years (or is spotted on migration). One downside of nest streams is that it makes some people’s view of osprey life very nest centric. But, of course, once the juveniles have fledged, the nest is no longer necessary, just a convenient meeting point. The juvenile can still fish call anywhere he can see an adult.

Re: Osprey Chat

Adam Tinworth — Sat, 03 Sep 2022 07:47:50 -0000

Hyvor Migration — The Plan

Hello, all. As the general mood towards switching to Hyvor was positive, this is how it’s going to work:

✅ At some point this weekend I will add Hyvor above the existing Disqus thread.
✅ The existing Disqus thread will be left open for a few days to allow discussions to conclude
✅ I will then close the thread, and all discussion will be in Hyvor.
4. Eventually I will move the Disqus thread to a separate page as an archive of discussion.

Any questions, let me know!

Re: Osprey Chat

Adam Tinworth — Wed, 31 Aug 2022 05:31:51 -0000

The only person who would know would be George. Hyvor seems to be working fine for them, though, so I’d be surprised.

Re: Osprey Chat

Adam Tinworth — Wed, 31 Aug 2022 04:39:22 -0000

Question for regular chatters:

We’ve stuck with DISQUS here, as the original WT comment system. With Hyvor now established as the commenting system over there, is it time for us to switch too? It’ll make it easier for new migrants, for example.

Re: Osprey Chat

Adam Tinworth — Wed, 31 Aug 2022 04:32:14 -0000

Interesting to note yet another example of a juvenile trying to fish pre-migration.

Re: Osprey Chat

Adam Tinworth — Tue, 30 Aug 2022 09:46:10 -0000

Feeling a wee bit nervous for Kirk. The west coast of Ireland feels like a poor place to start a southwards trip from…

Re: Osprey Chat

Adam Tinworth — Mon, 29 Aug 2022 08:58:30 -0000

Doesn’t Maya at Manton Bay also often hang around after the fledglings have gone?

Re: Osprey Chat

Adam Tinworth — Mon, 29 Aug 2022 08:56:05 -0000

Looking at those flight paths does make you wonder if this first migration is where the majority of the birds who never return get lost.

Re: Osprey Chat

Adam Tinworth — Sat, 27 Aug 2022 12:31:13 -0000

https://youtu.be/pPG5DP2RQZk

Re: Osprey Chat

Adam Tinworth — Fri, 26 Aug 2022 19:44:10 -0000

Threave reporting that the remaining fledgling is regularly fishing for herself. Mum and two siblings have migrated - Dad is still there. https://uploads.disquscdn.c...

Re: Osprey Chat

Adam Tinworth — Fri, 26 Aug 2022 07:21:29 -0000

I wonder if it’s even simpler than that: they’re hungry, they’re flying over water, they spot a fish — every instinct will tell them to dive.

Re: Osprey Chat

Adam Tinworth — Thu, 25 Aug 2022 04:57:18 -0000

More evidence that the received wisdom that juveniles don’t fish before migration is wrong. I’ve always been suspicious of the idea that the instinct only kicks in when they start migration.

Re: Osprey Chat

Adam Tinworth — Wed, 24 Aug 2022 17:23:12 -0000

Oh, sorry. It’s the software I use to run this website: https://ghost.org/

Re: Osprey Chat

Adam Tinworth — Wed, 24 Aug 2022 10:35:59 -0000

Had a wee play with that one…

https://uploads.disquscdn.c...

Re: Osprey Chat

Adam Tinworth — Wed, 24 Aug 2022 10:00:05 -0000

Hello, all.

I’ve just managed to update the site design without breaking Osprey Chat, so “yay”.

The only things you’ll note is that there’s now a site search option (which won’t search the comments here, alas) and that the comments elsewhere on the site now use Ghost’s native comments, not Disqus.

But otherwise, as you were…

Re: Osprey Chat

Adam Tinworth — Wed, 17 Aug 2022 09:27:53 -0000

Here’s an unusual osprey pic:

https://www.thisiscolossal....

Re: Osprey Chat

Adam Tinworth — Fri, 22 Jul 2022 09:15:06 -0000

It’s within the realms of possibility that Farne is alive and well, and being fed on an unmonitored nest nearby. It’s happened before…

Re: Osprey Chat

Adam Tinworth — Thu, 07 Jul 2022 09:46:57 -0000

My daughters’ primary is still open for another three weeks. However, the event itself will be in the holidays. I can certainly push this in the direction of the school (my wife is on the governors), if they have something in mind for engaging them during the holidays…?

Re: Osprey Chat

Adam Tinworth — Tue, 21 Jun 2022 11:49:39 -0000

Sure!

Re: Osprey Chat

Adam Tinworth — Mon, 20 Jun 2022 11:28:59 -0000

That sounds like the classic “has been defending the nest for 24 hours, but intruder now seen off” behaviour.

Re: Osprey Chat

Adam Tinworth — Mon, 30 May 2022 17:11:15 -0000

Yes, the site underpinnings were updated to Ghost version 5:

https://ghost.org/changelog/5/

Re: Osprey Chat

Adam Tinworth — Wed, 25 May 2022 10:14:49 -0000

Apologies if anyone found the site down over the last half hour. The planed update happened more quickly than I expected, and before I had time to warn you.

(I was, in fact, making a cup of tea for my wife…)

Re: Osprey Chat

Adam Tinworth — Mon, 23 May 2022 18:23:38 -0000

Postponed — the theme developer needs to update the theme before I can do the upgrade.

Re: Osprey Chat

Adam Tinworth — Mon, 23 May 2022 13:44:05 -0000

SITE DOWNTIME COMING

Hey, folks. At some point this evening (UK time), this site will be down for about 15 minutes while a major upgrade happens to the back end system that runs the site. It shouldn’t have any noticeable impact on you, other than that 15 minutes when the site will be unavailable.

Apologise for the inconvenience.

Re: Osprey Chat

Adam Tinworth — Thu, 12 May 2022 12:30:24 -0000

Result! https://uploads.disquscdn.c...