Saturday, July 31, 2010

Now This is Sad, and Not for the Faint Hearted

Driving into Peterborough this morning I saw something dangling from an osprey's nest. Sadly it was an osprey. Its leg caught in some string or binder twine and, unable to get away, the bird died.


This morning the nest had two other birds in it and I wondered what would happen. Was that the male bird who died? Would the female fish and find food for the young? It's almost time for the adult birds to be on their way so would the female leave? Would they all leave?


On my return journey I couldn't see any birds in the nest at all. It's very sad. These birds have been helped by a man-made platform for a nest and this one has been killed by mans garbage.

5 comments:

ms toast burner said...

That's awful. :-(

Fran said...

how sad indeed :( I've been quite attached to these birds - keeping an eye on 3 Scottish osprey nests. I despair when such incidents - and others - are 'man-made'

Kcalpesh said...

Every single thing that we humans have developed for our betterment, has interfered into the way the nature works.. that is a sad scene...

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Jenn Jilks said...

Very sad, but it needs to be documented.

Georgia said...

all that is really sad!!