LOCH ARKAIG (The Woodland Trust) - JUNE 2019

Even less understand what happened The view I had in RF was the FM pic and I clicked post so that I could make a new one and low and behold the correct pic has posted Weird!

Chicks now satisfied and settled down and Aila flies off

I'm starting from 21:00 last night.

Very nice, nearly-whole FISH!

The chicks weren't ravenous:

Pre-flyabout stretch:

Return:

A warning to an unseen presence - she stayed looking out that way for some time:

She kept alert:

And looked a glamorous Mama:

Flyabout:

Getting ready for another flyabout:

The first breakfish offering was not greeted with much interest:

After the usual long buffer around 04:00, Aila reappeared pottering around and around the nest, sorting sticks:

EDIT prompted by IAN's correction below.

I had claimed that Louis arrived fishless, but he came with a fish-piece:

Then flew off with last night's:

Aila had a nice sit-down and doze with her chicks:

One chick had a couple of bites from the spare fish-piece:

Aila had another flyabout and returned with an invisible twig ???

I can't tell the difference between the chicks - not that I've tried much lately.

Aila has just returned from another flyabout and disturbed one of the chicks, who's now getting ready for a poop, I'll leave it there.

EDIT - No I won't, as there's another complete hour ready.

Aila had a preen:

Then fed both chicks but neither ate much:

Aila is now up on the Robin's perch.

Someone was just alarm chipping but not Aila, as she's interested but motionless on the nest...

Calm morning

(c) WT Loch Arkaig

Looks like Louis arrived at 04.18, with a tiny bit of fish. I don't know if it was new. Ian

Super captures Scylla, thank you. Lovely wing stretches amongst them

Aila is alarm calling now but now moving from the nest.

FISH !!!  Hasty snap as can't access the recording at the mo: