Subject: Re: Osprey with koi
Date: Mar 9 23:18:04 1996
From: Mikewile at aol.com - Mikewile at aol.com
FYI, this was the Woodlake apartment complex just on the W side of 405 on
132nd street in Kirkland.
MIke
In a message dated 96-03-07 22:57:52 EST, you write:
>Tweets,
>This was forwarded to me from a friend on BIRDCHAT. I have seen osprey
>flying low over my house in Everett with orange fish that sure look like
>koi. They were headed from an area where there were no lakes nearby and
>the birds were flying parallel to the bay which was about a mile distant.
>I always suspected the osprey were raiding someone's koi pond. Wish my
>property was large enough to dig a pond...
>
>>From: Michael Wile <Mikewile at AOL.COM>
>>To: Multiple recipients of list BIRDCHAT <BIRDCHAT at LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU>
>>Subject: Re: ducks in a swimming pool
>
>>Along the same lines, I lived in an apartment near Seattle a few years ago
>>which had had a small pond (25 yards or so in diameter). The pond was very
>>shallow and stocked with a number of koi goldfish (those big fancy
suckers).
>>Well, a pair of osprey happened across this and for two summers we had
>>ospreys diving into the pond catching the fish. I am sure giant golden
fish
>>represented the easiest pickings 'oscar' and 'olivia' ever had!
>
>
>