I think this will be an interesting season at Loch Arkaig - who is going to take residence is the big question?
For me it doesn't matter who, just as long as the nest is occupied.
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EJ's Memorial Balgavies Loch Ospreys 2023
12.24 Bad-tempered chick2 has a go at mum
12.56 Antics with logs when Louis arrives!
16:35:43 Fish number three, well munched trout, Louis does a bit of nestorising while Dorcha gets stuck in right away.
19.26.56 Fish number four, little tiddler trout. Chick2 goes straight in for a peck at the head, right in the eye
15.46 Dorcha & Louis track an intruder Osprey (zoomed, audio boosted)
16.03 Intruder Osprey perches very near the nest and is warned away by Louis. (slo-mo, audio boosted, zoomed)
22.43.43 Another tiny fish arrives, fifth fish today, the family tear into it immediately.
04.14.50 Louis brings the first fish, whole trout, damp foggy morning.
05.35 Who's that perching in the tree opposite the nest while Dorcha’s away? Off-camera calls heard
01.25 Nest one: ghostly visitor early this morning, but just a trick of the nest cam. Or was it?