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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scylla said:waylayment and digression started by a flood of (possibly only 3) speculated Mistle Thrushes
I don't know why this discombobulated me so - well, I do, it was because they went on so long but were so unclear, they broke my spirit. I've made this Unlisted because I'm embarrassed.
Then there were some Coal Tits but they stayed right at the bottom of the screen and were also unclear, so I've not tried to snap them even.
I would say, yes they are Scylla, but I have been incorrect on this one before! My what a noise the Cows and Sheep were making earlier on? Looks like it is going to be a nice day there.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Richard B
Unknown said:I would say its a female GSW. Both the male and the youngsters have a red patch on the head. Male on the back of the head and youngster on the forehead.
That one had so much white on it and was so small - properly put me off!
Thank you, RICHARD and CATLADY, very kind of you both to watch
This was Aran (IMHO) about to fly from the dead tree after he'd been to the nest early on:
I haven't noticed any more osprey shots and certainly haven't seen MrsG. Oops,a visit to YT Chat must be in order, hang on... ... ...
Aha!
I'm packing up, leaving lots of work undone.
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Birdies LG DU update.
Thank you, MIKE. I've at last got around to a snippet vid
Days-old snap:
EDIT - And I just went back thru the pages to check something and see that SHEILA had already posted that snap of MrsG - oh well, mine's got a brown rim around the edges
Aran* was in this morning but didn't land on the nest, he just perched for 23 minutes and then shot off towards us/leftish:
*Asterisked because for a split second when he flew in I thought I glimpsed a bllue Darvic, so needed to cover myself in case it was prnounced to be one o' them Dyfi/Clywedog boys
I hate to say it but the cam has gone down - about 10 or 15 minutes ago. First the brightness went, but the sound was still working. The sound disappeared shortly afterwards.
Woops, I should have refreshed before posting. Sorry Scylla
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