LOCH GARTEN - May 2022

Good morning, groggily. I see Axel has become the minnow expert. Nothing new since I've been up.
Yes, I have also been disappointed in the fuzziness on downsizing. I figger I'll just snap at the size I can and let people click for detail.

Looks kinda like an oil beetle, or blister beetle.

Unknown said:

Looks kinda like an oil beetle, or blister beetle.

Oh!  That's not our regular not-spider, it's a new one And I've meant to say that this morning I didn't see the regular (altho the rays caused by the lens debris/whatever persist) and was hoping it had been predated by a little bird (not that one should wish any creature harm).

I think/hope this was just a passerby:

I've been thru the vid/cam today, just to keep a record and in case anything exciting happened, and I can't add to what has already been said. I noted the wee beestie. It's the same as yesterday, sort of ant like with a small head, a definite divide between had and body and long rather than round! Very scientific!
I thought it interesting that Mistle seemed to fly out to 'escort' Axel back for the nest. Did she think he might eat it before he got back to the nest!! She has certainly been scolding him a lot today, poor lad.
I noticed on Chat that Valerie said 14.34 there had been four fish today. I must have missed one. Can anyone help? I have 07,09; 10.43 and 14.06.

17.39 Minnow, carried in by one talon...FOTD #4, I think.

I had a similar confusion regarding fish, as I only counted 3. But now 4 if you can count that last one, lol.

17.47 Mistle back with a stick and goes about arranging the nest to dislodge Axel, presumably.
EDIT: She's begun begging, and Axel shuts his eyes and turns his head, lol.

17.52 He's off.

Thank you CC for the confirmation of fish delivered today! If any one has an advance on four, and can give a time it would be great, otherwise I will stick with four and there is time for more yet!
I love the vid of the wee beastie, Scylla. Did you also notice that Mistle was watching the sky. I wonder what caught her attention

SheilaFE said:

I've been thru the vid/cam today, just to keep a record and in case anything exciting happened,
I noticed on Chat that Valerie said 14.34 there had been four fish today. I must have missed one. Can anyone help? I have 07,09; 10.43 and 14.06.

I think 14:34 was a typo. I sent a posted a pic of the 14:06 fish @ 14:21!