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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She just flew...
EDIT - not gone long. Calling for Axel.
I missed a visit by Axel @ 05:14 - he flew in to the perch, she shouted non-stop and he flew off:
This has been sitting for ages unposted because I noticed the calamity on the Manton Bay nest and had to break off PDQ.
There have been goings-on on this nest which will be checked later.
I haven't been thru today's live vids either, also distracted by MB, but two folk updated on Chat. Kim Lennon and JulieD. With thanks.
05.54 Kim Lennon Axel arrives, is introduced to his third egg…after a verbal tongue thrashing he flies off. Mistle resumes incubating
07.09 Kim Lennon Axel flies in with nesting matrial. Mistle flies off. Axel incubates
07.22 Kim Lennon Mistle returns, but Axel won't move so she flies off again.
07.29 Kim Lennon Mistle returns takes over incubation and Axel departs
10.52 JulieD #1 FISH smallish, Mistle flies with it Axel incubates
SFE Axel went to the cup, and just sat on the eggs without a second thought! Like a duck to water LOL!
10.59 JulieD Mistle returns, possibly with a stick
11.00 JulieD Mistle incubates and Axel flies off
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Dear SHEILA - in view of your excellent (if cribbed ) updates, and in view of the harrowing few hours I've just been thru with Maya and family, I shall skip any coverage of the morning so far, and I am now packing up for a while.
Well... I suppose I'll check a couple of other "easy" cams before I do. SYAL xxx
NO FISH! ...Maybe just a piece of bark or mulch? He left accompanied by an earbashing, as she (and I) was clearly thinking it was a fish.
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