July 2022 thread
Our Osprey family
"Axel", Blue AX6(16) male (yes he does have strong chest markings), a single chick (possibly from 3 eggs) hatched Glen Affric, near Beauly, seen Lossiemouth 2020, then at LG in 2021
"Asha"- Female - Unringed - partnered Axel in 2021.
Axel & Asha (as "Mistle") fled the nest May 2021 due to unknown intruders.
HATCH #1 - 11 June @ 05:30
HATCH #2 - 13 June @ 04:11 (first sighting)
AT RINGING - Quote RSPB Abernethy Facebook "The male BLUE 1C2 is thought to be the older one at 1.5kgs with the female BLUE 1C1 being the younger one at 1.5kgs."
RSPB Video Channel - Osprey, Goshawk, Barn Owls: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl8QdQ9ZaBT65tF1yOmbMBQ
All pictures & videos ©RSPB LochGarten & WildlifeWindows
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IMAGICAT
Nothing to report for the rest of the 24th.
Osprey on the dead tree from 7:12 to 7:42
https://ospreycam.net
Bart molenaar said:Osprey on the dead tree from 7:12 to 7:42
Great spot, BART - I didn't even think it was an Osprey at first sight
Hope its KL5 Bart. Ta...
JillR said:This is a woodpigeon
Haha, that's what I thought it was - not from sound, I didn't have that on, but from its flight to the tree.
However, experience tells me I'm usually wrong so I was happy to be corrected, but I included "Query" in the title to cover myself
Bart molenaar said:Now I have to check on how woodpigeons look from a distance so I can properly id them
They flutter and fan their tails, and they're smaller:
See the fly-in of a couple that Mistle chased off (and didn't we have a better picture in May?):
Birdie's DU Summaries 2018 https://www.imagicat.com/
SheilaFE said:I think the small head, thin neck and 'square' shoulders are a giveaway
Yes, agree, also, they have a white wing bar during flight. It was the very small head that I noticed first.