The arrival of our couple, virtually together, was first snapped @ 19:12
©SANDRA !!!
©RICHARD G B
©SHEENA
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Yikes !!! I thought I must have missed it but it's all there waiting for attention :)))
Thank you, everyone, for the super captures and info :)
I can't believe they arrived together - but they did! ;-D
Three matings altogether, only the first successful, IMHO. They were on the nest nearly 13 minutes, this is cut down to 5 but no significant activity missing - you know how they like to stand and (males) mantle and (females) look a bit nonplussed ;)
UNCUT VERSION:
The first was the best ;)
He sat here for ages after his second nestcupping:
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IMAGICAT
Thank you everyone for news at the nest. There was an intruder buzzed low fly past over the nest this morning around 9pmish.
It was so fast and I had to try a couple of times to even stop at correct place on rewind.
Anyhow here is my effort, lol , not that it shows much but hey !!! I am so happy they are re-united and hope
they stay strong together and defend their nest.
Birdie's DU Summaries 2018 https://www.imagicat.com/
I can't see me getting as far as the mystery intruder (and it wasn't the first today), am not even up to the fish fiasco yet.
Here is the hour after the first reunion, with Louis so excited, in 'n out, mating, nestorising, with Aila mostly receptive and doing a little nestorising herself.
12 minutes long! And there is an unseen intruder-buzz in here.
It's so hot here I can't keep going very long, so see y'all later again!
Aila on the nest now.
© The Woodland Trust, Loch Arkaig Osprey Project
Edit: and gone again!
She's a good looking Girl
© The Woodland Trust
Richard B
Louis was skydancing, then brought in a lovely looking fish, but wouldn't let Aila have it! She eventually got it though.
Louis arrived and hung around:
Then Aila:
Then the performance:
Empty nest for a while and now an osprey is on the nest again, I can't tell who it is - they're kinda ducking every now 'n then:
It's Louis with FISH! He's flown with it now:
But is now back with it.