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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Nae probs Ian - the more the merrier
Aila brings in half a tree
Hmm think it goes here
Naw it goes here
Don't think this was the last place she put it either
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MaryGK said:
I am impressed Geemeff - 100,620 views WOW.... and just because I am nosy, are you a male or female! nothing in your profile to say...
Edit: Not that it matters ha ha....
After decades of rescuing and rehabilitating lizards, I reckon I'm more dragon, Mary!
13.21, Louis flies in with a large clump of moss, He notices fish on the nest and has some but also offers some to the chicks. They are lined up in front of him but don't accept his offerings (apart from one mouthfull that I think chick three took). Aila takes the fish and the chicks are marginally more interested in receiving food from her. While this was going on the third chick decided to show off as seen below. My pictures don't really do it justice Ian
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This looks so much nicer than Glaslyn today! The sun is shining and the chicks, when they are not sorting out the irritating emerging feathers, are panting.
A mini wing stretch
Oooh those itches! Just look at the crop!
Time to check the wider world
Is Aila the Mumbrella shading the youngsters?
Perhaps not
A peaceful scene!
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15.47, like one of the deliveries yesterday, Louis brings in a headless fish (I don't think a new one by the look of it) to silence from Aila. Aila knew he was coming in as she returned to the nest about 30 seconds before him. The first pic is of Aila, then the fish coming in. Ian
EDIT - WT chat are crediting this fish as a new one, given the one before was 11.33 I suppose it must be.
The tail of the 11.33 fish was noted as having been swallowed Ian.
Loved how Aila hopped down from the camera pole to meet him, couldn't resist this shot as she landed:
Your feet's too big
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Ian S said:
While this was going on the third chick decided to show off as seen below. My pictures don't really do it justice Ian
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Oh yes they do Ian, it is not easy to capture a laser just at the right time, and you have done it four times