A couple of thoughts from experiences long ago. The first osprey I saw carrying a fish was during college years. Against a cloudless blue sky, the osprey beat nestward with a gorgeous, shiny goldfish, 2/3 the length of the bird. I know from spring birding on the south shore of Lake Erie that the first generation from goldfish innocently released into the wild when no longer wanted by their 'owners' are gold in color. After that they look just like they are, carp. The entertainment along the shore was the thrashing of spawning carp pairs with one gold the other grungy browns - muddy watr flew in all directions, the splash sounds audible all around birdwatchers entranced by the migration gathering prior to crossing the lake. Koi also are carp. Visit to a southeast Asian grocery may introduce you to a staple food. Chase
On Fri, Sep 4, 2020 at 8:35 AM Rebecca Field <rebeccafiel...@gmail.com> wrote: > Koi, for sure. I’ve watched Osprey and Bald Eagles taking them from a > large neighborhood pond that was stocked with koi. > > Rebecca Field > Orono > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Sep 4, 2020, at 8:20 AM, Sue Keator <chickadeede...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > 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. > > ---- > 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.
