LOCH GARTEN - July 2022

Hello Trevor, I've just popped back and noticed that too.  I'll see what I can find

14.32  It looks as though it is raining quite heavily.  We've lost most of the hills in the back ground, and the cam is being rained upon!!!!  Chicks are objecting, but Asha isn't sheltering them.

14.37 wind gets stronger and more rain falls.  And the screen looks clearer already

14.42 the squally rain is less heavy, but i hasn't stopped.  Mum and the chicks face the wind head on.

14.44  Sasha goes to the perch, and the chicks call.  She shakes the rain off her feathers

14.51 How wonderful to have got rid of the blob and wonderful to see them again!!  I think this is 1C1 f looking at us.  Correct me if I'm wrong, please!

15.00 Asha flew off, the chicks lay down quickly.  I didn't hear her intruder chip, but their reaction indicated she did.

15.13  Sasha returned and food soliciting called, looking towards the dead tree, but Axel isn't  within sight.  The chicks starts to call.

15.16 she's not a happy bunny, looking all around from her watch tower.  Then relaxes and preening in the sunshine

15.21  Sasha begins to intruder call and mantle. She flew to the nest mantling furiously.

An osprey flew to the dead tree and appeared to land.  An osprey is seen in the sky over the trees then flying to the right and flying in a circle before apparently disappearing.  

Axel could be heard intruder chipping while she called and mantled.   Axel chipped.

15.25 Axel intruder chipped again.  Asha continues to mantle but isn't calling. 

15.26  Then starts again  The chicks are joining in, but that could be hunger!

I will continue..

16.47 fish! first of the day and I saw Axel bring it to the nest live in the VC. Cresties aplenty and red squirrels too. Lovely to be here

Bother - I did continue - but in my haste I shut the tab and I've lost the lot!!

So, thank you Trevor for the heads up for fish delivery and Korky Wow!!!  How wonderful to actually be there - and to see it both in the feather and on the big screen!  

There was an intruder earlier which really upset Asha.  She mantled furiously and intruder called.  I could hear Axel intruder chipping.  Any osprey landed on the dead tree. Query Axel.  It lasted about 15 minutes or so.  The bird in the air could have been the intruder, or Axel going to escort it away.

16.47 fish delivery was, as ever, rapid.  1C2 tried to grab it from Asha and there was a brief tussle, but she got command of it and then fed them.  It looked quite a decent size, but didn't really last that long.  1C1 then got the fin tail and dragged it to the side of the nest, leaving Asha and the first chick to pick up the droppings.

Fish arrival

The tussle over the fish

17.03  tail find goes down

1C1 getting in a flap

17.24 Asha took flight and gave a brief intruder call.  She flew around before landing on the dead tree and gave one more call.

The chicks played dead

17.35 Asha took flight quietly

17.37 She returned with a stick, but paused and stared intently.  She didn't call, but clearly saw something.

17.41 the stick lies where she dropped it in front of her and she continues to be alert.

Valerie on chat says that the VC has confirmed there are or were two intruders around which could be why Axel has only brought one fish in, and that she is on alert, both on the nest and on the dead tree.

17.51 She is calling again....Is a fish due?

I'm off now, with a note to self - doing type a post actually in the post, but in a Word document, so you don't lose it!  There was more detail in the one I lost!

Gosh I can't go, Asha is really shouting loudly and the chicks have joined in!!  She swishes her tail over her last stick delivery.... It's going, gone over the side

17.56 #2 FISH  and a lovely big one.  She gets it, and mantles over it until Axel departs

A nice fish!

It's raining again!! Yipee. The feed continues and I'm away

As reported 16.46 by Trevor and then 17.56 another (enormous) by Sheila.

19.15 Axel lands to pick up what is left of the fish, but is warned off, and after surveying the leftovers he leaves without getting pecked at! Funny. Both kids have enormo crops.

Thank you CC and Scylla for the super pics and the vid.

Very nice close-up! <3