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LOCH GARTEN - May 2022

scylla
01/05/2022 04:21

AX6 Axel and his lovely unringed partner Mistle are bonding well, and Mistle has been threatening to lay an egg - we await developments.

It seems that Mistle has been on the perch & nest all night:

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  • 02/05/2022 02:24 in reply to SheilaFE

    01 May

    Vicious talons!

    Chitchat.  Unfortunately, Mistle is behind a slight smudge:

    The fish/intruder episode:

    I'm not doing any more of the day, which SHEILA has covered so admirably Hugging 

    Goodnight, Mistle Purple heart

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  • 02/05/2022 05:13 in reply to scylla

    02 May

    I haven't checked to see how long she's been there:

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  • 02/05/2022 06:00 in reply to scylla
    scylla said:
    I haven't checked to see how long she's been there:

    She was already there when it was light enough to see.  No sign of Axel yet, I hope he's fishing.

    What a rollercoaster this is.

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  • 02/05/2022 07:15 in reply to scylla

    Still no sign of Axel.  Mistle's on the perch preening:

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  • 02/05/2022 09:01
    Well, I've tuned in after a neglectful period, concerned to read Axel hasn't been seen since early afternoon yesterday. I will try to maintain high hopes for this pair. Thanks for all the updates folks
  • 02/05/2022 09:12
    Thank you for the updates everyone, this nest seems to be a bit of a rollercoaster but maybe it is just "normal" for a new young pairing. Axel does seem to be a little tardy on the food front. I have to remember we only see the "front" view and he was certainly on the campost yesterday but out of our view so maybe he is around but....
  • 02/05/2022 09:16
    So, Mistle isn't out of the wood. Didn't think so . I hope she absorbs any eggs
  • 02/05/2022 09:20 in reply to Cirrus
    I'm starting to think that too Cirrus. Maybe Axel thinks she should have produced eggs by now and is having a change of mind. If that is possible, which I doubt.
  • 02/05/2022 10:04
    There is a suggestion on the LG webcam site that Axel may have another nest and partner. It’s a shame though I was getting quite hopeful for this year.
  • 02/05/2022 10:21

    Oh dear, after the last couple of days when they spent a lot of time together, what's going on?  A measly tail end yesterday 13.27 which was either dropped or downed very quickly, and no sign of him again.  What's going on.  Is he OK.  Does he actually have a second nest as someone alluded to some days ago.

    Not only were all the boxes started to be ticked, but I thought the couple of days of fish exchanging was the icing on the cake.

    Mistle has been alone on the nest since daybreak.  A feint white blob could be seen which materialised to Mistle as the light increased.  06.50 she called very briefly, perhaps as a prelude to her flying to ther perch at -654.

    Radio Chaffinch could be heard at 08.07 - it might have been there earlier, but I may have missed it as I skipped through, 5 secs at a time!

    08.22 who large black birds (crow, cormorants?) landed on the old tree to the left of the nest and Mistle flew over to see them off!

    She returned to the nest and pottered.  Geese could be heard flying noisily near by.

    08.32 she crept to the rim to look out

    09.58 she returned to the cup, more geese heard.  She nest cupped briefly and stayed there

    She hasn't moved since then - now 10.17.

    Still no sign of Axel.

    And as I type, Mistle has started to call.... briefly

    It is windy, so perhaps he is having a problem fishing??

    10.20  she is quiet again

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