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This was sent to me by a locally
resident Finnish lady.
COG members might be interested to check it
out.
Hi Denis,
It occurs to me that
you might like this: http://kotinetti.suomi.net/saaksi/index.php
Half
the Finland checks this website hourly... three eggs so far. Pandion haliaetus
(Osprey?).
Anni
Following further emails, I
discovered more about the place, and the environment there.
"Looks like a swamp, the 'trees' look like pines and
spruce trees (the building material of the nest), maybe some birches. This is on
an island of Hailuoto in the Bothnian Gulf: http://maps.google.com.au/maps?q=hailuoto
- Luoto means 'rock' - and hai means 'shark' in today's
Finnish which is a bit confusing, but I think in old Nordic languages it has
probably referred to some water creature in general.
Anyway, a windy and bare Northern location plus swampy so
the trees don't really grow tall. The bird seems pleased with the
view..."
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