The season so far:
LM12 (Laddie) arrived back on the 16 March and LF15 (Lassie) on the 23 March. Lassie laid three eggs on the 4th, 7th, and 10th April. The first egg failed to hatch however the second hatched on the 13th May and the third on the 18th May.
Laddie and Lassie are again proving to be excellent parents and throughout this month we will see them transform into beautiful young juvenile ospreys and hopefully learn of their sexes and IDs when they are ringed later in the month.
Some useful links:
Loch of the Lowes Webcam
SWT Loch of the Lowes Website
ChloeB & Tigers’ Loch of the Lowes Nest Stats
Loch of the Lowes 2017 Threads – March, April, May
Chicks sleeping with Lassie on watch.
Birdies LG DU update.
No one is going to go hungry here. Lassie feeding from a portion she is holding but look at what is available in the front of the nest!
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Looks like this is the end of a feed.
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Another feed. They don't seem that hungry, so probably already had their fill.
Webcam down.
Lassie trying to fit two sleepy chicks under her wings with limited success!
Feed under way. Looks to be a large fresh fish. #2 just managed a piece of spaghetti so another sign of growing up!
Chicks resting Lassie fiddling with sticks
Just now at the nest, Lassie feeding one chick
while the other has a wing flap
and again
(c) Loch of the Lowes
Lassie has just flown whilst the chicks rest and preen