GLASLYN OSPREYS - AUGUST 2020 to end of FEBRUARY 2021

KC2 and KC3 spent time on the perch chilling (and buzzing).  I'm not sure why I got involved in this

KC3 brought nest material, like he likes to do:

But the corvids so infuriated him that he flew to attack and forgot all about it:

Beautiful KC3 nearly dried out:

Aran brought a mullet and a feather:

And KC2 got it with a triumphant shout and flew with it:

KC3 continued to be the star of the show - unblurred moments between defending postures when someone was interrupting his preening:

Who is that cheeky so-and-so?!

He'd had enough and off he flew:

Someone got a fish!

It was KC3 and he flew with it:

16:38 KC4 landed.

She waited and mantled when KC3 arrived on the perch in an excited state, fish gone:

This might be MrsG at last:

Because the cam left the nest to look around I can't tell who these two were, but one is KC3 - they took off together to chase someone in the sky:

Oh what a triumph - I took a dead fly off the lens

No prizes for ID-ing KC3 and KC4:

They waited on the nest and there was on-off activity until finally KC3 flew @ 19:35.

No, not finally, that was after a further visit to perch and nest and back to perch, flying @ 20:09:

We're on nightcam view now.

scylla said:

Aran brought a mullet and a feather:

I left out the snap !!!

Lovely juvie close-up at the mo, I shall be starting the day soooon and hope to have a snap.

After a night of some breeziness and solid rain, KC4 was first to touch down, squeezing in in the last couple of seconds of 06:06 - she was very closely followed by KC3. KC4 helicoptered off after a minute or so, but KC3 stayed on until 06:16.  There's no point in rain-splodged snaps.

06:43 there was a very quick on/off by No-ID-ah ;)

06:48 KC2 and KC3 more-or-less landed together, didn't stay long:

07:08 KC3 landed to collected a soon-to-arrive fish, but we didn't know who it was or what the fish was like until a bit later - KC3 has the small fish and KC4 is in waiting:

The cam switched over @ 07:19.

I don't think there'll be anything left for you {{{KC4}}}

And there wasn't - KC4 did some disappointed little skids:

KC4 stayed on, @ 07:50 KC2 popped on 'n off, KC4 waited and waited:

Then the master nest-builder was at it again:

Fish?

No, but isn't he wonderful?

I have to break off due to an accidental demolition here.

18 Aug cont'd

08:20 KC4 flew in expecting a delivery but she waited and waited, ended up sitting down:

Zoomed:

A couple of minutes later Aran brought a FLOUNDER, KC3 was in attendance but didn't stay on the nest long, he waited, preening, on the perch while KC4 tucked in:

10:07 KC4 flew in a blur with the large remains of the flounder.

KC3 checked the nest and flew off and brought in... a leaf?

Eventually he got his own very flappy flounder:

KC2 came to complain but didn't stay:

But she came back again and KC3 flew with his flounder so she looked to Mama for support:

What a lovely surprise!  MrsG has been steering clear of the nest since the head-biting incident - the only time we've seen her here was when she took the flounder from an empty nest and dropped it.  This was a pause in her preening:

Eventually, KC2 got her FLOUNDER, that's one each this morning :)

She flew with the whole thing, I hope she knows what she's doing!

The cam shot back from a tour just in time for the REDSTART:

I did a short video because it went on the perch briefly:

After KC2's fish no-one was on the nest until KC3 turned up @ 14:37.

KC4 must have got wind of something too - and the wind got her hair:

KC3 and KC4:

That wasn't fair, KC4 was first to the nest but KC3 got the headless FISH (not a flounder!):

Aran was looking good!

??? ... nothing came of it:

KC4's little face fell when KC3 flew with fish (she flew @ 15:57):

KC2 turned up on the perch, she was shouting but here is an angelic moment - she was preening until 16:55:

When we got back to the nest KC4 was already there, she flew @ 17:13.

This osprey either had a fish or was perusing its toes from time to time:

Back to the perch, there's KC4 (I can tell it's her by the straight line on the ring that I've discerned with difficutly):

There you go:

She flew @ 18:02, stopping briefly on the nest when a corvid took her place on the perch.

The osprey was still out there beyond the Christmas tree @ 18:38, but then we had to go back to the nest, where 2 juvies were waiting... KC4 got the FLOUNDER:

KC2 went to perch and then came back and sat down to wait - KC4 seemed to be doing quite well with the flounder, compared to sometimes - maybe some previous ones have been tough elders?

20:22 KC2 flew off, and KC4 flew off with substantial leftover a minute later.

The osprey was gone from behind the Christmas tree.

20:39 over to nightcam view, no-one seen since.

There's a pick-up truck pulling what looks like a horse-box driving cattle slowly along...

Cam followed as far as poss, now out of reach.

19 August

07:08 KC4 was first in and soon got a FLOUNDER from Aran.  She ate it on the nest with only her tail showing on the left side :(

07:42 KC2 arrived.

KC4's progress:

A human "observer" scared KC4 (who left her fish and scarpered) and KC2 off the nest:

No-one on the nest after that (besides corvids) until we got our first sighting of KC3:

KC3 was on 'n off the perch until about noon - it looked as tho there might have been some bird-related intrusion (dang corvids?) but not seen clearly:

Garfish for KC2:

KC3 came to contend but was far too late - they both mantled, someone unwelcome must still be nearby.  KC2 flew with fish, a few minutes later KC3 flew:

It started raining quite heavily, probably KC3 returned to the nest @ 13:00 and to perch...

Deja vu !!!

This time the garfish was headless - I don't know who the bystander was - KC3 flew with the fish @ 14:06:

Redstart paid a short visit:

Another intruder !!!  This time with an unleashed dog !!!  (I've no idea what the deal is in this area.)

scylla said:

There's a pick-up truck pulling what looks like a horse-box driving cattle slowly along...

For a couple of minutes only:

Deja deja vu vu - for KC2 - headless again - she flew with it:

KC3 on perch shouting:

Wow!  Deja deja deja vu vu vu for KC3 - complete with head:

That was the best view, KC3 flew with it.

Well done Aran

That's up to 18:38.

If those 'intruders' were local, they should know to stay away! Pleased that Heather caught them on cam!
Many thanks Scylla :)

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