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
MC. Check out Buzzard close up 0835. Sheltering in one of the trees down near the Pont Croesor bridge.
Birdies LG DU update.
Mike B said:MC. Check out Buzzard close up 0835
Unmissable, it was on-cam for half an hour!
Too late for helpful info from Chat - would love to know the whys & wherefores of this:
Lots of rain for much of the day, misty views of ducks, Heron (not under the bridge!) and GSW, tits etc at the feeders.
Was this the body the police were looking for?
Thanks, MIKE! Nothing to report up to down-time and have only restarted a few minutes ago.
Unknown said:Bit of a low tech police boat. Looks like they borrowed it from a passing child
Searching "brain" for a name for the boat, I could only think of "coracle"
Mike B said:MC. How about an inflatable rib. A Coracle is circular and usually only holds one individual?
Oh I'm so offended, Mike - that's why I rejected coracle - but you've reminded me why I never went in for a career in comedy
However, inflatable rib is a new one on me, so thank you very much
Just in case we have more ignoramuses among us - "RIB" = Rigid Inflatable Boat.
30 September was waterlogged and windy.
This, believe it or not but I'm fairly certain - was a Buzzard flying off, it had been perched there for many minutes, but not at all clear.