Link to July
Birdies LG DU update.
The intrusion snapped by Patily and I:
This was the culprit - it made as if to land on the perch but flew over and away:
We have a clearer view of him(?) afterwards, when he was bolder and it was KS1's turn to defend:
This sitting down seems to run in the family :)
IMAGICAT
This is the video to go with KS1's feisty defence - see how she makes the intruder bounce on the perch :o
(The cam did look in the trees at one stage but I couldn't see anything so omitted it. It also went on a blurry-mad to-and-fro, from which I couldn't make anything out so that's omitted too.)
What a feisty bird she is! Presume she then flattened in response to alarm calls from Aran.
I was very late up today and eventually logged on to an empty nest. The cam has been looking around periodically:
I recorded nightcam from 22:00 to 01:15 (hoping for a Tawny visit ;) ) but it's crashing my editor. From what I did see there was only the shimmer of insects on the nest.
ChrisyB said:Presume she then flattened in response to alarm calls from Aran.
Did you think the male on the perch was Aran, Chrisy? It was Aran-shaped, which is quite unusual.
Aran with fish for juvie on the perch, but juvie flies to nest. I'm not au fait with it yet and just stop/started at a bad moment, given how long VLC starts to get going again.
I've got lots from today but am wondering if there was a replay, am very confused. There has been at least one fish from Aran.
Not confused at this moment, tho - here she is !!! I think the light has taken away some of her markings.
Camperson has been a little bonkers at times. This also is 'now', the juvie must have a fish.
The juvie flew off, leaving fish behind - MrsG immediately flew from perch, collected and flew off with it:
Thursday, 30 August, morning:
KS2 'performing' on perch, then to nest, gets chased off by KS1:
KS1 was then on the perch for half an hour:
Distinct hole in crop:
Aran brought a fish, KS1 'created' and flew off to the nest, Aran had to take it there for her:
This is why I got confused - KS1 back on perch and Aran back with fish !!! But it was KS2 on the nest who got the fish:
Then there was a flounder, which KS1 got again :-/
We then had empty perch until this scene:
Intruder !!! Who?
Intruder skidaddles, KS1 in pursuit:
KS1 flies back with flounder:
Then MrsG turned up :-* More snaps above.
scylla said: The juvie flew off, leaving fish behind - MrsG immediately flew from perch, collected and flew off with it:
That's as far as I got.
No KS3 seen.