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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Intrusion episode:
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Currently, MrsG is on the perch and Aran is on the nest, a peaceful scene.
EDIT - @ 08:38 Heather posted in Chat that she'd found the ring number from the "dome" cam = KS6 Dinas.
KS6, Dyfi, one of Monty and Telyn 2018 chicks. (KS4, 5, 6)
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
08 August cont'd
Mid-morning MrsG got a fish from Aran:
Aran and MrsG were on 'n off the nest separately, occasionally - the next time MrsG's preening was interrupted it was to defend vs KA7, didn't last long:
Later there appeared to be intrusion in the far oaks, I didn't spend a lot of time looking for more or trying to see who involved:
"Highlights" from the rest of the day:
Looks like I'm having another day off, so here are a couple of snaps showing that all seems to be well:
Editing in a couple of snaps from earlier in the day:
Just after a big feather-ruffle:
And here she is again - I don't know if any unusual event brought her to the perch. EDIT @ 02:15 MrsG is still on the perch, the cam has unzoomed.
Monty's grandson (493) from Tegid on the Snowdonia nest (on private land.)Screencap from BGGW.
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