Link to previous thread: Loch of the Lowes - June 2019
The season so far: LM12 (Laddie) arrived back 15 March and LF15 (Lassie) on 23 March. Lassie laid 3 eggs on 4, 7 and 10 April hatching 11, 12 and 16 May. Sadly on 26 May tragedy struck and the third chick died. The remaining two chicks were ringed on 26 June as follows: #1 Blue PT4 (M) and #2 Blue PT5 (M).
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Morning ALL - thanks for all the updates and beautiful captures.
Lassie with a fish as one of the chicks stands by.
Intruder around as she has now started mantling
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Good morning I'm in a rush so will do a catch up with early morning pics later today. Well worth scrolling back to around 5am, a bit of a 'free-for-all' on the nest with the first fish delivery (whole family). Laddie also brought a second fish (huge) a little while after the first and he actually ate on the nest! At present, 8:00, Lassie is eating some leftover fish SYL
Looking forward to your catch up Sandra :-)
Just now a fish being devoured on the nest and no sign of PT4 or PT5
From 5:00(ish) this morning
Lassie to the nest, PT5 inbound
This could be PT4 far right of pic making its way round to the nest
Laddie touches down with the fish, PT4 hot on his heels
Melee!
Lassie guarded the fish
PT4 stole it
5:27 Laddie with a whopper
Lassie came to the nest but Laddie didn't let her take the fish, preferring to eat himself. She left the nest
PT5 took Laddie's fish after he flew from the nest
When PT5 had eaten he left a piece of fish on the nest
6:15 Lassie came and ate some of the fish
PT5 joined her and found the remainder of the 2nd fish
7:27 Lassie found the 2nd fish part, then there was an intrusion overhead
Feeding PT5
(Phew! lol)
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16:19 Lassie to the nest
Followed by PT5
16:20 Laddie with fish
PT5 grabbed the fish, Laddie flew away
PT4 incoming from over the Loch (far left)
16:30 PT4 stole the fish from PT5
20:23 Fish from Laddie to an already waiting PT5
PT4 must have seen the delivery and made his way to the nest (far left)
Lassie joined the boys
An attempted steal by PT4
but PT5 managed to keep hold of his supper
20:48 Oh dear, LS appears to have the swirly wheel Edit - back on at 20:51
20:55 Great steal by PT4. He changed tact by going around the other side of PT5
21:00 Lassie has been picking up any dropped morsels that had been left on the nest, PT4 swallowed the fish tail
Lassie flew off the nest to the left, the boys followed individually afterwards (PT4 being the last to leave)
21:05 ENS
21:44 Laddie with a fish
Lassie came down to claim it, PT4 flying in (far left)
PT4 stole the fish from Lassie
21:50 ANOTHER FISH!
Lassie took it
21:58 It's pouring with rain. Lassie left the nest, PT4 finishing his fish
22:00 He flew off to the left in the direction of the dead tree. ENS