LOCH OF THE LOWES – JULY 2019

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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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  • Good morning Starling and all

    Thanks Starling, good to see Lassie deliver another fish to the nest! PT5 was the lucky boy

    There was an earlier delivery, around 5:20 - PT5 claimed the whopper of a headless fish!

    Lassie flew onto the nest (back)

    Then PT4 (left)

    After a while, PT4 stole the fish

    The next delivery was the one Lassie brought in as reported by Starling

    8:10 Lassie delivered a very small partial fish. She fed PT4 as well as allowing him to finish it off

    Our family have eaten well already this morning Slight smile

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  • 9:59 Laddie onto an empty nest with a fish, PT5 joined him

    10:00 Laddie flew off, fish in talons

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  • 12:45 No more fish deliveries seen so far.

    Some wonderful pics were taken yesterday and have been posted on LOTL VC and Wildlife Reserve fb page today

    PT5 ATTEMPTING TO FISH

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  • 13:10 Live fish from Laddie. PT4 dealt with it after almost having Laddie's foot off in the process of claiming it!

    Laddie flew off leaving the fish to flap on the nest

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  • Another two fish from Laddie

    14:05 PT5 and Lassie were waiting (rather noisily) on the nest

    She guarded fish after claiming it

    She fed some to PT5

    15:02 PT5 was alone on the nest when the next fish arrived. PT4 joined his sibling after Laddie left

    15:20 PT4 was eating

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  • 15:53 PT4 still eating

    15:55 PT5 dozing

    15:57 PT5 woke up in time to see PT4 discard the fish

    He finished it off

    16:07 ENS

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  • 16:30 Laddie onto the nest with another fish, waited for someone to claim it

    Lassie appeared

    Fed herself after the non-appearance of PT4 and PT5

    Cam zoomed in

    16:38 Lassie waiting and calling occasionally

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  • 16:43 An intruder too close to the nest for Lassie's liking

    PT5 to the nest

    Lassie took off with the fish to deal with the intrusion. She returned a minute or so later to hand over the fish to a waiting PT5

    She left the nest

    Cam zoomed in

    PT5 is a beautiful osprey! (As they all are!)

    17:00 Tucking in

     

    17:03

    With the fish finished, he left the nest at 17:07

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  • 18:35 Laddie with fish to a waiting juvenile (trying to ID - lots of sunshine, shadows and pixilation on full screen) Edit: it was PT5

    PT4 arrived

    PT5 flew from the nest

    19:00 PT4 still on the nest (enhanced pic to show ring)

    19:07 PT4 flew off the nest

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  • 19:43 Another fish

    Possibly PT4 (Wrong!) PT5

    20:08 PT4 left (a lighter necklace)

    20:16 PT5 finished what he wanted from the fish, PT4 took the rest of it

    20:29 Fish all gone

    20:30 Off the nest. I've noticed both juvies fly off towards the left side trees and don't appear again

    20:32 Lassie on the nest calling

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