Serene at this moment ;)
IMAGICAT
Louis just tucked himself more firmly onto the eggs, Aila is fidgeting with mini-sticks...
CATCHUP - from where MARY left off.
A look, and Louis flies:
A gust of wind blew the green furry stick over to Aila's side:
Eventually she put it back where (she thought, but we might not) it belonged:
FISH !!!
Aila's getting good now :)
The weather had closed in by the time Aila returned with an indistinct footful:
Thanks, Aila, this turned out much better for us :)
In motion, the trail from Louis's feet looked more like water than nest debris:
Aila got some tiny dozes thru her shift:
Louis flies in to relieve with a small something:
Aila was gratefully away:
Aila seemed to land on Louis's head (but I don't think she did, I think he just ducked) when she returned with a piece of bark:
She put the piece of bark right next to her eggs:
And enjoyed the company of the fuzzy stick:
Aila came back with a very large piece of bark:
She put it on Louis's back, and he soon took the hint:
Then the fly-by and landing of Louis with the bit leafy twiggy stick which he dumped beside Aila:
There was a big buffer so a changeover was lost.
Louis moved the twiggy leafy stick with his tail when he turned the eggs:
it stayed upright, forming a bit of a cot-rail, CIRRUS ;)
Aila "beat" Louis with a tiny stick:
And shifted the green leafy stick:
It took a while before Louis upped and flew:
No supper for Aila ;'( but she does seem to be having a peaceful evening so far :-*
Aila asleep - a sight for sore eyes :-*
You missed the Owl?? disturbance about 11-20PM sylla..... Pics to follow...but you may want to do a vid scylla....PLEASE, nicely :)
Aila rose slowly and had a poop over the side, settled back on eggs. No alarms so far :)
Well, TRYING, I will not attempt to hide my blushes - did I miss an hour?! Off I go...
No, I didn't miss an hour - the owl attack occurred while I wasn't watching and when I returned I gratefully snapped Aila resting peacefully, but if I'd continued the catchup it would have been seen in the next hour. (One has to explain, of course.)
All over in a flash, but poor Aila took so long to settle down afterwards. However - she's still there, there was no suggestion that she might flee :-*
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Does the preview thumbnail betray it as a Tawny?
Thanks for the vid scylla :)
There was a short call after the nocturnal attack...and it def sounded 'Tawny' to me....
But who am I? ....certainly not someone who is that knowledgeable about bird calls.... but I still suspect 'Tawny' as I got use to one that spent a year in my part of the land, who I use to listen out for each night. Sadly...twas only to be for a year.