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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I posed the question about fish on the Live Chat. Jenny Moore very kindly answered, but wasn't able to help.
1:34 PM Jenny Moore
@Sheila FE I haven't actually seen any fish deliveries at all, hopefully they have been eating off camera at least
I thought that usually all fish were delivered to the nest, and then taken away to eat, but perhaps I'm wrong or it's different for a new bond. It sounds as tho perhaps they no longer do a 24/7 record from the Forward Hide?
Mistle is on the nest, still calling, so no fish yet. The snow has nearly cleared at treetop level, but remains on the ground
Sadly, as CC reported, there is no sound, only a hiss.
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SheilaFE said:I thought that usually all fish were delivered to the nest, and then taken away to eat, but perhaps I'm wrong or it's different for a new bond.
Yes, that is my understanding, too. Deliveries to the nest, not to a tree. And I do wish they would make reports to augment what we see...
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Unknown said:Yes, that is my understanding, too. Deliveries to the nest, not to a tree. And I do wish they would make reports to augment what we see...
In relation to the fish deliveries, I plucked up the courage to ask on Live Stream whether they still had folk in the Forward Hide, noting and recording everything on the nest 24/7. If they do, they will certainly have details of fish deliveries.
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Headless FISH! She's eating it on the nest! 16.30 hr.