One egg laid early and dispensed with, two further eggs being cherished by MrsG and Aran.
It's been a wet April in Wales. Intruders a-plenty, but Aran seems to have forsaken his 'other woman' and is devoted to MrsG and his eggs.
This morning @ about 0935hr - a fish for MrsG:
Delivery with rather weak sound, but it's something ;-)
IMAGICAT
Arran incubating with Mrs G standing on the rim.
Birdies LG DU update.
Aran looking up at Mrs.G probably thinking I will have to move now :-)
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A STUNNING PHOTO OF ARAN in Glaslyn's latest FB Update
I think he is not unlike 11(98) in looks.
Here is a wonderful photo of 11(98) taken 11 May 2014 for comparison.
Mary what an amazing comparison. That's about as close as it gets. Look at the head marking!
Mike, I always thought 11(98) was a stunning looking Osprey, there was a "white head" look about him LOL..... Aran is a worthy successor!
Been a change over. Mrs G now on the eggs and Arran moving large sticks about. Mrs G has that 'what the hell are you doing?" face on!
As I checked back both were off the eggs and the camera team zoomed straight in.
Incubation now resumed.
Arran in close up on the perch.
This morning, as so very often, Aran took over very early, 0436hr:
Then I had a white screen for nearly an hour and when it recovered he was still on the eggs but MrsG arrived to take over a few minutes later. Shall never know if he was on the eggs all that time.
From the early morning onwards I absentmindedly let the recorder run until it auto-stopped @ 10 hours :o Almost unnavigable, couldn't find a fish, just did a couple of portraits of MrsG in the end.
Blue-ringed intruder on nest.
I think it's Clarach but not certain.