Re: [mou-net] Osprey with red fish

2020-09-04 Thread Chase Davies
Perhaps the osprey that have not fledged are a second effort on the part of the parents. They could have lost their first clutch for any number of reasons not to be known, or they may have lost the nest in an early storm, or or or. It soulds good that they are close to fledging, though it takes

Re: [mou-net] Osprey with red fish

2020-09-04 Thread Brian Tennessen
Thanks all for the responses on the Osprey and the red fish. The prevailing opinion / wisdom is this is either a koi or goldfish that has made its way out into the world at large. From the responses, this is more common than I would have imagined. Jim Levitt who is a DNR fisheries biologist is

Re: [mou-net] Osprey with red fish

2020-09-04 Thread Paul Worwa
? They do seem like they are close to being able to fly though. Paul Worwa Chanhassen, MN -Original Message- From: Minnesota Birds On Behalf Of Chase Davies Sent: Friday, September 4, 2020 8:47 AM To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Subject: Re: [mou-net] Osprey with red fish A couple of thoughts from

Re: [mou-net] Osprey with red fish

2020-09-04 Thread Chase Davies
t; >> Paul Worwa > >> Chanhassen, MN > >> > >> -Original Message- > >> From: Minnesota Birds On Behalf Of Marilyn > Joseph > >> MD > >> Sent: Friday, September 4, 2020 7:34 AM > >> To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU > >> S

Re: [mou-net] Osprey with red fish

2020-09-04 Thread Rebecca Field
onds 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 On Behalf Of Marilyn Joseph &

Re: [mou-net] Osprey with red fish

2020-09-04 Thread Sue Keator
> 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 > wrote: > > > I posted this photo that I

Re: [mou-net] Osprey with red fish

2020-09-04 Thread Andrew Nyhus
We have an osprey in our neighborhood that takes Koi/Goldfish out of a nearby Koi pond. That would be my guess as to what you are seeing. Andrew Nyhus Chaska, MN On Fri, Sep 4, 2020, 7:34 AM Marilyn Joseph MD < 16487b03d2a9-dmarc-requ...@lists.umn.edu> wrote: > Could this be a fish without

Re: [mou-net] Osprey with red fish

2020-09-04 Thread Paul Worwa
fish cannot tolerate and multiply rapidly upon being released in these bodies of water. Paul Worwa Chanhassen, MN -Original Message- From: Minnesota Birds 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

Re: [mou-net] Osprey with red fish

2020-09-04 Thread Marilyn Joseph MD
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 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

[mou-net] Osprey with red fish

2020-09-03 Thread Brian Tennessen
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