| Goueffon, "spécialiste de l'arbre", has been building many of
the artificial nests and is also envolved in getting the young Ospreys from the nest to
the ground to be examined and ringed. Funded by the " National restoration project for the Osprey in France" |
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| Sébastien Bujeaud of Goueffon climbing the nest tree |
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| The young are quite big already |
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| Rolf Wahl, putting an orange plastic ring on the left leg of the Osprey For sightings of Ospreys with orange rings please contact Rolf: E-mail: rowahl@rekel.nl More information on colored rings
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| Collecting a feather for DNA analyses |  |
| Young Ospreys are always interested in scientific progress |  |
| Identity card photo of ring nr. 10445. Photographes like this might point out whether the facial pattern will change during life time. |  |
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| Weighing one of the young birds. To the left David Belletier, ONF (Forestry commission) |
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| Both young birds from the nest. The age is just over 6 weeks |  |
| Olivier Drogguer, one of the ONF guards, charged to keep an eye on the Ospreys in the forrest |  |
| Sébastien puts the birds back to the nest | . |
| Happy to be back in the nest.... The parents came directly back to feed the young birds. |  |
With many thanks to Rolf Wahl, one of the Osprey conservation workers in the Orleans Forest, for the hospitality and company
When you find any information on Ospreys with colored rings in France, please contact Rolf Wahl
(E-mail: rowahl@rekel.nl)
