Continued from April 2019
The season so far:
LM12 (Laddie) arrived back 15 March and LF15 (Lassie) on 23 March. They are currently incubating 3 eggs laid 4, 7 and 10 April with the first expected to hatch around 11 May.
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Around 15:30 Laddie delivered a fish
Both chicks up for a feed, the one on the left got lots at first...
Then retreated to the middle of the nest. Lassie continued to feed the other
Both fed well and have good sized crops. Lassie settled down to brood
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16:58 Lassie had been screeching for a minute or so, really not happy, looked like she was in protection mode for the chicks?...was this Laddie who landed on the nest?
Picked up a morsel of fish
Flew off the nest
Of course it could have been Laddie and Lassie was telling him to get more fish!
19:10 Another fish delivery and feed for the chicks
Didn't realise I'd caught a chick doing a PS!
When the feed had finished, Lassie took a quick break before settling on the chicks
20:09 Laddie's come up trumps again, another fish
Always room for more food!
Lassie had a very good meal too
Good Morning All
This is the fourth morning on the trot I have opened the webcam and Lassie is in the exact same position, "Mumbrella" mode. Looks wet again....
She is shouting so I guess she hasn't had breakfast yet.
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Breakfish was delivered and served at 9:07
13:16 Fish delivery - time for lunch
13:29 The chick on the left decided it didn't want anymore...
13:30 On second thoughts
13:38
13:44 Feeding for the chicks over, Lassie concentrates on herself
13:51
13:53 One of the chicks up for some more
13:59 The other did come up for one more piece of fish but decided enough was enough. Not so this one who continued to have more
14:00 Lassie ate the fish tail and settled to brood the quite wet chicks
A great 45 minute feeding session for Lassie and both the chicks
15:35 Another fish delivery by Laddie, headless this time. Chicks up for a feed
15:47 LS has frozen
15:55 Cam back up
Just after 18:30, Laddie delivered the fourth fish of the day - it was huge!
Fed the chicks through her legs and to the right
She moved position
Lassie is really struggling to straddle the growing chicks now
19:10 Laddie came back to the nest, stood there for a minute or two, then flew off with the fish. Lassie shouting
Laddie and fish, left of snap, flew off over the Loch and veered left out of view