GLASLYN OSPREYS - AUGUST 2020 to end of FEBRUARY 2021

Flippin' 'eck, Aran, please give me some rest (and get some yourself )

He's just delivered a flounder and there are 2 juves on the nest, I expect KC3 has the fish.

Now it must be KC2 tentatively taking over the abandoned, hardly touched, flounder.

Head and beak look a lot like a female Chaffinch

Oh my, such stunning captures! 

scylla said:

He's just delivered a flounder and there are 2 juves on the nest, I expect KC3 has the fish.

KC3 got Aran's toe again:

It's KC2 waiting behind:

And KC2 didn't have to wait long!  She took over and soon flew off with the fish:

KC3 sat down and did some crop-dropping, I hope nothing's stuck:

Then nodded off as he sat:

He got up, pottered, sat again, up again, flew off @ 19:56-ish.

Then KC4 and KC3 were on nest and perch respectively, KC4 flew @ 20:14... KC3 @ 20:31.

ARan with FISH:

MrsG was waiting for the fish but suddenly Aran flew off and then so did she :-/

She was in this tree for about 10 minutes and flew a moment after snap:

That was the last anyone was seen on cam on 03 Aug.

04 August

It's quite breezy with drops of rain.  A Raven is tucked down under the nest:

Two juvies appeared, prancing and dancing, I think it's KC3 who brought the pine needle twig and the other is KC4:

They flew but this is probably the same pair:

Then the juvies and ravens (2) were on-off-on-off:

BIG WHOLE FISH per ARAN !!!

I'm waiting for the receiver to reveal its ID :)

Someone's trying to steal it, failed so far...

KC3 got it:

KC4 grabbed KC3's toe when trying to steal fish:

What a surprise!  KC4 succeeded:

KC3 was left scratching his head on the perch

Great captures Scylla. Very many thanks

KC3 was back on the nest waiting, he checked his pine needle twig - maybe it's supposed to stand in for barbed wire, but l can't think who it would keep out ;)

He turned over clumps and generally made a nuisance of himself but KC4 ploughed on regardless thru her breakfish and eventually, as the weather turned foul, KC3 went back to the perch:

Soon he was back on the nest and KC2 turned up on the perch - you can see what he thought of that!

KC2 joined KC3 in the queue and it was KC3 who got the fish when KC4 had finished with it - KCs 2&4 flew off.

KC3 was bothered by the Ravens but kept going, mainly eating the flesh and leaving the skin:

KC2 is now waiting, but mainly skin remains :( 

So all 3 chicks are present and correct this morning

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I'm missing PATILY for a couple of days, maybe thru poor observation or looking in the wrong threads?

KC2 has the fish, what's left of it:

A very rainy morning came to pass:

It had eased off by noon and shortly afterwards Aran brought a headless flounder - KC2 was the only one there for it and she flew off with it:

KC3 brought one of his bunches of straw to the perch, there wasn't a perfect snap with his head and the whole of the straw in the frame.

The straw - he flew off with it:

Then he was on the nest, strawless:

KC2 got another flounder, I wonder what happened to the noon one?

KC2 shouted a bit and flew with it:

KC3 flew in to the perch, then to nest, then back to perch - with us for 20+ minutes being very indignant before flying off:

Uh-oh, what makes us think KC2 is being profligate with fishes?  She hasn't got a fat crop!

KC3 joined her, whereupon KC2 flew to the perch and off, KC3 flew to the perch and stayed there shouting for a while then back to the nest:

He flew @ 17:02.

They were both back for a short while, looking like drownded rats:

Both gone by 17:39, since when the only activity on cam has been rain blobs.