So the Cam Op decided to look around and well HELLO THERE! We love you Finn!
~There we see our beloved Finnegan, enjoying a fish upon The Owl Pole!
All in one precious day, we were graced to see Iris in the early morn, then her hubby just a cple hrs later!
~We can see he had obviously been working on his fish for some time before being discovered by The Cam Op.
~How nice it is to see the devoted, tireless family provider filling up his own crop!
All of them needed to heed the hyperphagia within that compelled them to eat often, eat lots as preparation for the incredible migration journey ahead.
~Fly safe all of you - we miss you, we love you and we wish each of you well = all ways and always.
What a total surprise blessing this guy has been, huh?!
~First and foremost - for Iris, as she so deserved a mate completely devoted to her.
~Finnegan proved himself, all season long, did he not?
~Remember in the very beginning, how Iris taught him to feed her while she was sitting on their eggs?
~Remember also how he kicked her first egg rt out of their nest?! =O
~A male osprey will do that if he suspects that egg was fertilized by another male. Was it an accident? Was it on purpose?
~ Myself, I thought it completely intentional.
~We cannot possibly know all facts re a new-to-us bird. So he might have been new to all of this, he may not have been...
There are many reasons an osprey might be single, not just one.
~Yes the obvious one is an osprey who has reached sexual maturity, they meet somebirdy and create a family for their first time.
~Other reasons = the loss of a mate to a rival, the chasing off of a mate by intruders/wanna be-rivals or due tragedy causing death of a mate.
So no, we cannot be 100% sure of Finnegan's status pre-Iris.
~He has a story and we simply don't know it.
He might have been a 1st time mate/father this season or he might not have been.
~Myself, I feel torn re whether or not this was Finn's first time...
~The way he kicked that 1st egg out of their nest, said to me that he's done this before; he knows how it all works...
~But then, we were both stunned and amused (some people got downrt angry out of protective feelings for Iris) when he would haul a fish in, then take it rt back AND fly off with it! =O
~When he did that a bunch of times, it was then I thought well, maybe he IS new to all of this and hasn't yet learned = eat your portion FIRST, then take the fish to your family! =D
But no matter what his truth was = brand new to being a mate then a father or somebirdy who has done it before - we can all agree, he is THE BOMB!
~I dare say he has more than earned the right to be crowned The King to our Queen!
This was pure serendipity - being blessed w/both Iris and Finnegan, in our views, up close and personal and all in one precious morning!
~How wild and beautiful is that?!
Re Migration Info - Please see my pinned comment below this description.
~Thanks for watching!
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