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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Thank you for the link, Korky! It was Nora... but also Glesni... https://youtu.be/rzrKt5a5WCE
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Axel did a good job on the front fence:
Before and after front fence:
Unknown said:Mistle came back with fish and was seen practice feeding. Reminds me of Dyfi...
Probably wouldn't have picked that up without you, CC
I hope this is the right bit - not quite as graphic as Nora's effort
Mistle has been incubating, unvisited, for a long time - here she embarked on a short comfort break:
Small fish.
Axel calls Mistle back, she arrives around 20.51, they have an amiable conversation and he leaves without any leftover. unclear if she brought back any morsel.
Unknown said:unclear if she brought back any morsel.
Precisely. I thought, the way she dumped it at the back, it was probably a little fistful of dirt.
I'm not going to angst as to whether she ever picked up that "morsel of dirt" and ate it
09 May
The dark shadow is the resident cam spider, or LenSpider as he is sometimes known, whatever cam he inflicts himself on:
95:05 Mistle had already taken a comfort break when Axel flew in empty-taloned. She was extremely upset and bent his ear'ole for some time before flying off. Axel settled on what I expect are still 2 eggs but there's nest material in the way:
15 minutes later Mistle returned from her break - clearly empty-taloned, no nest material. Axel left and has not yet returned.