Link to July 2019 thread
The 2 chicks were ringed on 4 July and assessed as female. They were given ring numbers JJ0 and JJ2, and later named by popular vote as Mallie and Rannoch. Both weighed 1.49kg on ringing but will weigh a lot more now after a further month's-worth of protein-packed-piscine-parenting. The WT subsequently said they thought Mallie may be male. S/he fledged on 20 July and Rannoch on 27 July.
Link to webcam, courtesy of The Woodland Trust
This was Mallie taking a not-flat-fish from a rather scrawny-looking (((Louis))):
Rannoch had her beady eye on it:
Mallie finished and flew, was she lording it over Rannoch:
Rannoch looked for scraps, shouting,and flew:
Ons 'n offs followed.
Another flounder:
Rannoch didn't go for Louis's foot:
Mallie arrived and stood by preening:
She can look pretty* too:
Rannoch has been in 'n out showing off on the right side of the nest.
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*UK ospreys are the prettiest in the world, not that I'm biased ;)
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There has been quite a flurry with the latest delivery. Initially I thought Mallie had been on the nest, posing beautifully, not showing her ring
But she started to call, and exposed her ring. It was Rannoch
She was joined by Mallie, but before Louis landed with a small fish
Rannoch appeared to grab Louis' poor foot as he took off
Mallie with her fish while Rannoch calls
and then waits. Will she leave some for me?
© The Woodland Trust Loch Arkaig OP
maillie has a flounder Probably not long delivered judging by the size Rannoch protesting and Maillie added her voice to that when Rannoch got too close
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Valerie
Double tailed osprey
(c) WT Loch Arkaig
I've had to write off last evening, Here's a catchup from 4 o'clock this morning.
A very animated Rannoch was first to arrive, she spent12 minutes prancing and shouting, including showing only a tailtip on the right and her tail on the Robin's perch:
Then an empty nest until Rannoch returned @ 07:54.
More shouting:
Mallie dropped down from the campost - I may have missed her flying in earler, I had noticed Rannoch looking up there occasionally:
Mallie flew @ 08:36 and Rannoch @ 08:41.
I make this the first fish of the day. Despite Mallie wasting time and energy on poor Louis's toe, Rannoch was unable to capitalise and Mallie got the fish:
Louis braced himself:
Incompetent grab by Rannoch:
Mallie got it:
Louis's next fish was a beauty. Mallie, who'd left most of her flounder on the nest, flew in for it:
Mallie flew with the quite-big fish, good luck to her:
When Rannoch had finished her smallish toughish fish she took over Mallie's discarded flounder and pranced 'n danced with it and proceeded to eat it:
I have to take a break.
EDIT @ 21:22
Rannoch eventually flew off with Mallie's flounder: