March thread.
This post updated 01 June
MrsG returned on the 25th of March and was joined by Aran on the 29th.
(The beginning of the reunion video is a must-see for all fans of MrsG - I'm posting it today 01 June, to remind us of a happy time before the tragedies of May 2021.)
The month of May brought unrelenting wind, rain and corvids, as well as persistent intruder KS8 (among others) - and Aran somehow injured his right wing, rendering him unable to fish. Within a few days all the chicks had sickened and died. It could hardly have been more stressful for MrsG and Aran, but they are recovering together while the caring Glaslyn team is supplying fish each night.
(The chicks' bodies have been removed from the nest by Aran and MrsG, so we shall never know the cause of their deaths.)
In the right margin of this page are links to Glaslyn's posts documenting the misfortunes on the nest.
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IMAGICAT
15.10 Mrs G is on the nest, fish calling intermittently.
Birdie's DU Summaries 2018 https://www.imagicat.com/
From Glaslyn Facebook 'Pont Croesor Friends of the Ospreys nest update. Blue 494 is now 47 days old and is busy practicing his wing flapping and helicoptering. The fledging window officially opens from Monday when he will be 49 days old. It will be an exciting experience for visitors and volunteers to see him take his first flight around the nest at Pont Croesor.'
Live snap !!!
They're off the dedicated recording laptop so I haven't seen them full size yet, that's why there are two to choose from.
BTW, alarm over.
She won't look our way - I don't think she's been there long but she only just got zoomed on:
Scylla, I just read that Mrs G slipped off the perch in her first attempt to land with that fish--managed to scroll back to watch it before the 12 hour limit.
Kind regards, Ann
MrsG perching nearby the nest