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
02.45 Dorcha departs for a quick flyabout, returns 02.46, perches on the high perch.
06.16.22 Breakfast arrives, large whole trout
13.19.02 Fish number two, whole trout - the chicks even stop fighting when it arrives!
15.40.15 Fish number three, headless trout. Louis does a quick drop and fly.
19.55.10 Fish number four! Large flapper . Louis really is doing a great job of providing for his family.
22.44.28 A fifth fish arrived last night, tiny and well munched
06.06.48 Louis delivers an early breakfast
16.20.59 Is Louis having a lie-in? But finally a second fish arrives ten hours after the last one
16.33.11 Third fish arrives so soon after the second fish (12 minutes!) that the family ignore it.
16.53 Dinner en famille! Louis starts feeding Chick1 from fish3 while Dorcha feeds Chick2 from fish2