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
IMAGICAT
Just lost my almost-finished post because browser seized up and I had to restart it. Pity it doesn't have a memory. This is a reduced-content post, especially re explanations :(
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CATCHUP
Hmm, reasonable flounder:
After she'd eaten that she pottered about and had a sit-down:
And nestcupped:
To be continued...
I had to split the post, despite having reduced snap sizes, because:
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No result this time:
Later a tiny flounder, soon dispatched:
Back again @ 20:40
No fish, off she flew for the last time for the day:
The drag 'n drop and cut 'n paste isn't working as it always has done, and I'm getting the orange warning every post. They're obviously messin' with the RF, it's been so difficult posting tonight/this morning that I can't vouch for accuracy or completeness :'(
Rain brought out the first fairy flyer of the night - this is a new shape but it's the same fairy:
There was alarm calling mixed in with that deep corvidy sound they do.
Now she's quietly looking out towards the stick tree.
The mist closed in and Rannoch knew that Daddy wouldn't be able to see the surface, let alone any fish.