The arrival of our couple, virtually together, was first snapped @ 19:12
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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
I wonder what they're trying to see - zooming in over and over?
Someone has been using the zoom! and it is excellent! Bodes well for egg and chick time.
and out again
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I hope that the zoom onto the back of the nest doesn't mean they can't focus on the nestcup :o
Later we had a flyin from the far left tree, sounded like he (Louis, probably?) landed on the cam and left right away, no flyaway or more foot/wing sounds heard:
Scylla, that was indeed Louis. He has been favouring the tree to the left as his perch over the last couple of days including a good few hours on Saturday evening , His "usual" 2017, 2018 and earlier this year perch is the lone tree pretty much straight ahead and very slightly left at the end of the camera range. Aila in past years has used the camera as a perch much more than Louis, earlier this year they were both on it carrying out activity that made the camera shake, nudge nudge, wink wink, say no more. Ian