Link to May 2020 thread
Aila and Louis' first chick hatched on Friday 29 May. Perhaps we can expect number 2 and 3 to hatch on 1 and 4 June.
May brought lots of fish, clods, shag pile, sticks, osprey and owl intruders and fame to Aila and Louis, appearing on the BBC, Channel 4 and Chris Packham's Self Isolating Bird Club Live.
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20.30, Louis brings the fish back (he had taken it away c. 19.40). Aila takes it off the nest for a lap of the glen. In the few seconds she was away, bob 3 shows his appreciation of Louis by squirting on his Dad's chest! Earlier in the day (11.18 just before my report of bob 1 going for a stroll) bob 3 also squirted on Aila, so both parents have suffered. The first incident is on YouTube courtesy of Geemeff (aka GMF) and I am sure this latest one will be as well. Ian
PS - today Windows10 version 2004 downloaded & installed on my machine. Reading up on it (after the event of course!) it seems to have a number of problems. I have experienced one of them but fortunately found a workaround for it. This is not technical advice but it seems that avoiding version 2004 for the moment might be a good idea.
Richard B
Ian S said:
20.30, Louis brings the fish back (he had taken it away c. 19.40). Aila takes it off the nest for a lap of the glen. In the few seconds she was away, bob 3 shows his appreciation of Louis by squirting on his Dad's chest! Earlier in the day (11.18 just before my report of bob 1 going for a stroll) bob 3 also squirted on Aila, so both parents have suffered.
Here it is: https://youtu.be/KQHfWT_RocQ 20.31 incident and photo below
https://youtu.be/5pq4Zvzp_6E 11.18 incident
PS Tried to buy something from the shop and I appear to have signed up twice! Wonder if I'll receive two mugs?
OFF TOPIC
IAN ~ I've just had a Windows Update but they've kept me on 1909, fortunately. However, over the Windows10 years I have been amazed and disgusted at how many problems the updates cause - not least because said problems affect some users but not others, making them all the more difficult to resolve. Thanks for the warning, maybe you could elaborate in the Tech Test thread? Because, honestly, my system is sometimes devastated by an update and it's so important (to me!) to keep the downloads going.
GMF ~ When that ID first popped up I assumed it was Geemeff having been marmalised by the RSPB Community system.
Videos ~ I'm about to post "instructions" in the Tech Test thread linked in my reply to Ian
RICHARD ~ I cover a lot thru sheer insanity. I've responded to your picture query in the Tech Test thread, linked in my reply to Ian.
BACK ON TOPIC
After a flyabout Aila had a snack and a chick pooped:
No significant activity overnight, just routine, no Louis yet seen.
IMAGICAT
Good Morning
The morning so far - there was a feed a few minutes before 5 am
Aila had gone for a fly around - probably looking for Louis to see if he has been fishing yet
The fish tail is going down
Down
Can almost feel the gulping
Gone but still sticking there
A couple of hours later she herds the chicks under her
Goes for another fly around - Big Bob gives the others a cuddle LOL
Big Bob looking at Aila rather defiantly - where's breakfast eh!
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Thanks Cathy - just realised my sound was turned off, hence missing the delivery LOL..... oh the joy of scroll back
Aila has a sticky up feather LOL - Louis arrives with a prize catch in all his glory
Louis leaves
Feed commences
Feed lasted 12 minutes, Aila settled down brooding