On the 15th of March the 360 cam went live and an Osprey landed on the nest. It didn't take too long for a pair to begin bonding:
Male: BlueAX6 "Axel" - Ringed at a nest in Glen Affric on 1st July 2016, he was the only survivor of 3 eggs.
Female: Unringed "Mistle" - a very beautiful specimen, according to our long view.
(Unofficial names - LG will decide on names if deemed appropriate.)
This inexperienced couple is bonding well - Axel has been a good provider, they're both enthusiastic nestbuilders, the only element that requires more work is the mating technique.
EDIT 01 JUNE - Axel & Mistle deserted the nest in May, apparently spooked by intruders. As there has been very little activity since then, this thread will continue to the end of the 2021 season, unless dictated otherwise by ospreys.
Photo ©RSPB LochGarten
Cam info kindly provided by Peter @ Carnyx.tv:
There is an identical camera and microphone on this nest as the HD camera at Llyn Clywedog (Osprey). However the nest was struck by lightning. This took out the camera, the camera power supply and the WiFi link back to the centre. We managed to replace the power supply and Wifi but it was too late in the season to climb to the nest.
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Richard B
Mistle's tussle with her thick rotting stick (vid too long, sorry, can't be helped):
This should show all the day's matings, which IMHO were too few matings and too many of poor quality. I haven't captioned them, the concentration req'd escaped me. A few incidentals thrown in.
Birdie's DU Summaries 2018 https://www.imagicat.com/
http://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/things-to-do/wildlife-webcams/loch-of-lowes/
RSPB Giving Nature a Home
At the moment it looks ominous for fishing tomorrow - if this glow on the nest is more snow - it wasn't like this at the start of the night
LOL regarding Mistle's tussle.Yes, they say exercise is good for someone who is pregnant!
scylla said:Mistle's tussle with her thick rotting stick
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I think I can see someone is on the campost when I lighten it:
This weather is very bad luck for a new, inexperienced couple.
Extremely lightened shortie showing someone flying off: