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Birders

ShazzieB

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2. Yes!

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Wed May 15, 2024, 05:04 PM

May 2024

I miss them, too. But I've been thinking about something.

I wonder what would happen if all that stuff was scraped off the roof of the boathouse. There's nothing left of the osprey nest anyway. If it was scraped clean, maybe it would lose its appeal for the geese, and the ospreys could start over fresh next year if they've a mind to.

Just a thought I've been kicking around for a while, make of it what you will.

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Missing this wonderful osprey pair! [View all] elleng May 2024 OP

miss em too also. AllaN01Bear May 2024 #1

Yes! ShazzieB May 2024 #2

All that 'stuff' IS the nest, elleng May 2024 #3

Osprey don't nest on the ground, but geese do. What's left of the legacy nest is rotting vegetation Donkees May 2024 #5

Exactly! ShazzieB May 2024 #6

Have mentioned much of the same the last two years, the obstacle seems to be the boathouse landlord Donkees May 2024 #7

Agree, and have mentioned the same advice. The geese are content nesting on rotting vegetation. Donkees May 2024 #4