LOCH OF THE LOWES – MAY 2019

I think I should give up with screenshots, I'm hopeless these days, I get so muddled, when there is any action,I press the wrong buttons, delete the text, is all worth it, I ask myself LOL

Thank you all. That has to be Laddie in the captures Starling surely? Let's hope so.
The microphone nibblers are historically Blue Tits pinching the covering for their nest lining.

I'm trying to catch up! Lassie has flown! Would she be calling so loudly is Laddie were not in view?

Starling said:

I think I should give up with screenshots

NO Starling!!! It was remiss of me not to give credit to you flagging up the two on the nest at 10.49. That was what caused me to scroll back.

Laddie has returned and settled to incubate.

but not for long

and a spot of preening, before settling back on the eggs

Lassie calls from nearby, I think

© LotL SWT

Thanks for the updates and NO, NO, please don't give up on screenshots Starling.  You contribute a lot to this thread and your shots are appreciated.

Looking back, for what it is worth, I am pretty sure it was Laddie for she looked at the talons as if she was expecting a fish plus I don't think she would have bared the eggs so long to an intruder.   

So good to see him around just wish he popped in more often!!    

Lassie is standing up just now looking making me wonder if Laddie has a fish.  In fact I hope so for I think she has gone 24hrs+ without a fish.   

She is now back on the eggs.

Good news he's about, just need a fish now, unless she's gone to catch her own,

I was being a bit presumptuous in saying Laddie had returned! I didn't think an intruder would immediately settle to incubate, albeit briefly the first time.

12.51  Lassie returned and DEMANDED fish

Laddie gets and ear-ful and flies off - to fish??

Lassie settles and continues to call, so perhaps he is near by and not taken the hint so far!

© LotL SWT