09.21 This morning's aerial encounter with the Hoodies. I zoomed in a bit the better to appreciate the action:
Dreich day - very wet and windy (howling gales) and it's even been snowing.
05.35.15 Louis is heard skydancing for three minutes before he appears and lands at 05.38.26 with night cam still on. Day cam comes on at 05.45.27, he stands quietly until departing at 05.58.57.
Mating on the high perch!
06.23.47 Louis flies off, has a near miss with Dorchaon her perch, circles round, lands on her for a successful mating attempt at 06.23.57, departs immediately afterwards, Dorcha remains on the high perch.
Fish number one
Dorcha's yelling was answered at 08.07.47, Louis delivered a headless trout. He needed the calories after all his skydancing, flying on-off constantly, and mating attempts this morning
Great cartoon from Pauline Conley
18.58.46 Louis does a flypast from left to right underneath the nest, then circles around before landing.
18.59.04 Fish number two, headless trout.
Dorcha departs with it almost immediately, then alarm calls are heard in the distance. The Hoodies again?
Louis isn’t bothered and does a bit of nestoration.
In reply to Geemeff:
13 April
Dorcha listened to Louis skydancing this morning, first on the nest and then on the perch - I didn't do a vid because (according to my speakers anyway) he was too faint.
Looks like a routine start to their day:
IMAGICAT
In reply to scylla:
I did a vid of Louis skydancing in the dark yesterday morning but forgot to post it! Lovely photo as always, Scylla.
Breakfast arrives!
07.01.28 Fish number one, headless trout
Louis brings a big mossy stick, more of a branch.
14.26.25 A second fish finally arrives after some yelling