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
Something appears to have just spooked Aila...she just up and flew about 15 mins agoCurrently ENS except for a lonely egg!!
13.06 Louis landed (astride the egg) with a fish in his right talon, looked around and waited...
Louis pulled the fish up, to get hold of it
and backed away from the cup
looked around
He flew off at 13.10
13.49 Aila has returned!
.... look around and flown off again.
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Aila returned, stood for a few moments, flew off again.
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Richard B
Someone back.
The 08:45 FISH:
Aila is back and settled on her egg. Looks fine :-/
scylla said:.
Phew....!!!