The arrival of our couple, virtually together, was first snapped @ 19:12
©SANDRA !!!
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©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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What beautiful captures of Louis, Scylla. Draping sums it beautifully!
Evening sunshine on the nest and the hill just now.
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IAN reported:
16:07 FISH !!!
It was probably this one, IAN, which was somewhat smaller the third time around - Louis having flown off with it twice and left Aila bewildered.
Original delivery:
He flew off just as she reached for it:
Third time:
An add-on :)
I have got time missing, but no presence on the nest late afternoon/evening.
About an hour ago Louis came to the nest and stayed about 20 minutes.
I'm really fed up with the photo sizing problems we have nowadays.
I thought that his cropped looked a bit empty on the WT site footage, I am sure he will remedy that. Ian
Scylla said
Scylla, I think we all are!
But I am really impressed how everyone has improvised - can only say well done everyone. As we are now getting into the season, I am sort of wary of them tampering in case they make things worse!!
So far today we have had fish (2), mating (1) and most importantly moss thanks to Louis :) Ian
My stream dropped out @ 11:11, up to which time the nest was empty. On starting it up again not long ago, Aila was on the nest so I did a celebratory snap: