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
It was Axel who brought it in!! It's enormous!
I really must go now
Birdie's DU Summaries 2018 https://www.imagicat.com/
Just found this 2017 post from MOFFER! regarding Fish Tree and Love Tree, with photos and arrow!
Love Tree
Fish Tree (or Perch) and Not Fish Tree with EJ in it.
Here is Moffer's post with a closeup of the Fish Perch.
Moffer's post showing the Fish Perch from the view of the nest cam.
Sheila's 2017 post of LG blog notes regarding the Fish Perch.
LG osprey diary (blog) notes from Hannah in 2015: Location, location, location.
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Yes, while I was struggling with images of tree locations, Axel came to the nest followed by Mistle. He mantled on the left side while she began her struggles with the small tree at the back! He has gone, hopefully for fish while she is still tussling.
Egg watch? She's been quite still.
2013 photos & vids here
eff37 on Flickr
Intruder landed on the cam post, can just see the tail.
She does look very low in the nest, fingers crossed.
Photos ©RSPB LochGarten
Panning by the cam operator, is this the intruder?
Richard B