(Last season's 153-page mega-thread.)
We look forward to MrsG and Aran's return with even more eagerness and anxiety than usual.
Guestimated due dates per ©UKOspreys.uk
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GLASLYN YOUTUBE CHANNEL - where the latest live stream link can always be found.
IMAGICAT
Yes, CATHY - the cam's joints must be more flexible this season
patily said:camera showing Mrs G incubating and Aran on a perch on the left
I couldn't get them both to pose at the same time - you know what they're like!
Aran:
Intruder on the perch at 8:42ish. Blue 403(19), hatched at a private nest in Cumbria. No other info as to its gender as it isn't stated on the UK Osprey site.
Heather has emailed the relevant person
©BGGW
Sandra P said:Intruder on the perch at 8:42ish
I can't cover that because it's in a 6-hour session that's corrupted, it crashes all editors It happened yesterday with an Alyth session too.
Apart from that, everything seems to be going well. I did these two "contented MrsG" snaps, intending to "do something" with them, but...
It's so neat and tidy compared to Axel 'n Mistle's nest but they've got a lot more experience under their belts.
MrsG and fishtail:
Late afternoon/early evening ??? Chat doesn't go far enough back for me to get any details on this intruder, which briefly touched perch, flew off and Aran chased:
patily said:Mrs G looking rather wet No sign of Aran
Aran took over very early:
And got wet. Maybe he's gone fishing
I'm waiting for the next 6-hour session to end for the next instalment :)))
Aran hardly had a bite out of this fish before giving to a rather unappreciative MrsG:
Then! She ate all the flesh from the inside and dumped the skin on the fence for poor Aran. (He took it to the side perch where we couldn't see it.)
Much later, Aran after a preen on the side perch: