That very thing occurred on Melody Lake in Edina. It is a muddy silty lake mainly inhabited by bullheads and turtles. Several years ago, maybe ten, there were three large schools of goldfish or koi that became obvious the day the ice went out. Shortly thereafter Osprey arrived. Those fish could not have been more obvious. They were followed shortly by Bald Eagles. After a period of time the fish seemed to be gone. The birds still visit as both live not too far away. My guess is goldfish. And good riddance to them. Sue on Melody Lake, Edina
On Fri, Sep 4, 2020, 8:13 AM Paul Worwa <pwo...@allanmechanical.com> wrote: > There was an article a year or so ago in the StarTribune, I believe, about > the proliferation of Osprey in the metro area in recent years being > partially attributed to the large numbers of koi present in many small > lakes and ponds. Koi can withstand conditions in ponds and lakes that many > other fish cannot tolerate and multiply rapidly upon being released in > these bodies of water. > > Paul Worwa > Chanhassen, MN > > -----Original Message----- > From: Minnesota Birds <MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU> On Behalf Of Marilyn Joseph > MD > Sent: Friday, September 4, 2020 7:34 AM > To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU > Subject: Re: [mou-net] Osprey with red fish > > Could this be a fish without its skin? Perhaps the skin came off with the > head of the fish? > > On Thu, Sep 3, 2020, 10:58 PM Brian Tennessen <brian.tennes...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > I posted this photo that I took tonight, seen flying over Crosby Farm > > Park in Ramsey county ~5 pm, an Osprey with a very red fish, or at > > least the back half of the fish. > > > > https://flic.kr/p/2jDaW2r > > > > I am curious as to whether anyone has thoughts on what this red fish > > would be? We see there is a Minnesota fish called a bigmouth buffalo, > > but that fish doesn’t seem to be as red as what this Osprey is carrying. > > > > Maybe it is a koi that ended up in the wild? That’s another > > possibility we’ve thought of? > > > > If anyone has thoughts on this, we’d be interested to hear! > > > > Thanks, > > > > Brian T. > > St. Paul MN > > > > ---- > > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice > > social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > > > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social > distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social > distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly.
