In reply to Glider:
Gelert manages to take the fish and proceeds to eat it. LM6 stands beside her son, she looks better here than in the previous photos.
LM6 has a preen as she waits.
10.21 Olwen arrives on the nest.
Gelert continues eating
Eventually, LM6 and Olwen leave the nest. Gelert is still eating, this fish is going to take a long time to consume!
In reply to Karen:
Karen W said:That's very good news, thanks Glider. And yes, we shouldn't but we do get very fond of them lol
Totally Karen!
Gelert takes a breather and at just after11.00, LM6 flies in with another fish in her talons.
It was a much smaller effort this time! Gelert started calling and Olwen could be heard too from presumably the cam pole.
LM6 started eating the fish
soon Gelert was over asking to be fed after abandoning his!Around 11.25, Olwen joined the nest.
she promptly took the small fish from LM6.
LM6 then cleaned her beak and left her 2 chicks with 2 fish.
LM6 returned to land on the perch.
Gelert then flew off and LM6 flew down to pick up the large fish in her talons.
In reply to JillR:
JillR said:About 11am LM6 returned with a smaller fish. She waited for a while, then started eating. Gelert then abandoned his huge fish and was fed by mum from the smaller fish!
Many thanks Jill, my post has crossed over with yours. Takes me so long to put photos up!
Of course, when Olwen finishes her tiny fish, she goes over to LM6 to be fed from the big fish!
LM6 gives Olwen a good feed before Olwen takes the fish for herself.
LM6 waits again until Olwen is finished before getting the fish back.
LM6 fed for an hour before LJ2 came to the nest for his share. This is the fish that just keeps giving!
LJ2 took it off the nest.
Around 15.00 both chicks land on the nest fish calling to LJ2 as he arrives holding something in his talons. (Gelert nearest to camera)
It looks like the remainder of this morning’s fish.
Gelert is over first to take it.
He mantles and protects it before tucking in.
Gelert ate the fleshy part, leaving some skin attached to the tail fin. He struggled to eat that so left it on the nest whilst he fiddled with some sticks before flying off.
Olwen found the remains and got any remaining flesh out of it but the skin was so tough to pull, she had to give up too.
She left it behind and flew off.
Olwen came back into the nest to try and eat the fish skin - unsuccessfully again. LJ2 later joined her and started eating it. What an ear bashing he got from Olwen as she wanted it back then just kept screaming for fish! LJ2 flew off to look for his ear defenders!