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.
IMAGICAT
I'm sooo late with LG, felt sure I'd be gazumped with this one
It was there for at least 15 minutes - the cam left it and went back to the nest.
Birdies LG DU update.
Some people think Ospreys are a matter of life and death. I don't like that attitude. I can assure them it is much more serious than that.
Mike B said:I have today learned that Scylla, AKA MC, has today opened an Email that she received ONLY ......TWENTY TWO...days ago!!
There's been no retort from me, MIKE, because I can't think of anything to say
But now I find CRINGER has offered you a lesson in how to treat me - I get enough brickbats, thank you very much! Well, as usual he's too generous but I do toil in the hope that there is someone "out there" who needs or enjoys what I produce, something may come in handy one day.
An empty nest on a misty morning - I continue to check 24/7 footage but am not reporting "nothing" every day.
Here's the osprey and its quarry
(c) RSPB Loch Garten
Thank you Lambo and Korky, I can’t see any rings but YouTube keep changing the quality of the feed 240p.
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