Last season it was decided to restrict live streaming to one cam only (no PTZ) and with no IR for nightcam - this was because the pair who'd been so promising in 2021 had apparently been scared off while they were still bonding, so advice was taken from Roy Dennis on how to avoid unnecessarily alarming the birds and that was the result.
We trust that "normal service will be resumed" this season.
On the 10th of April 2022 our female from 2021, whom Mike had named Mistle, returned - and two days later her partner AX6 Axel duly arrived. Both were spotted by Ailie and CRinger, and both of those talents we have lost - the latter due to the unwelcome renaming of Mistle to Asha, which the rest of us have accepted... because we had no choice
Breeding commenced late, and Axel wasn't the best provider nor the best nest-builder we'd ever seen - nevertheless the pair went on to fledge two beautiful chicks, one of whom tragically died thru, a necropsy determined, salmonella infection.
Asha left very early and we thought Axel had gone early too - but he made surprise appearances until quite late (dates anyone?).
I'll have to do it myself then - Axel was last seen on 10 September @ 11:09, when he flew off after first a visit to the nest and campost, and then a 5-minute preen on the perch.
"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.
Chicks:
Blue 1C2 Male
Blue 1C1 Female (died)
Sometimes Asha had to be quite assertive to get Axel off the eggs - always a good sign
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scylla said:
CC said: I’m tempted to call him Herm,
Certainly would be better than Herman (anyone remember Herman’s Hermits?). I find URM to be a bit of a twitchy lad…
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I love the idea of 'Hermes', and a sort of link to Odin, although it's a lot to live up to.
From Wiki
Hermes (/ˈhɜːrmiːz/; Greek: Ἑρμῆς) is an Olympian deity in ancient Greek religion and mythology. Hermes is considered the herald of the gods. He is also considered the protector of human heralds, travellers, thieves,[4] merchants, and orators.[5][6] He is able to move quickly and freely between the worlds of the mortal and the divine, aided by his winged sandals. Hermes plays the role of the psychopomp or "soul guide"—a conductor of souls into the afterlife.[7][8]
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URM was last seen after he left the nest after an incubating stint and flew downwards diagonally from the old nest area @ 21:18.
Asha is still concerned about or interested in something on the right side - some lovely birdsong here:
And look who turned up while I was doing things - he took over incubating quietly, no fuss:
Asha flew here:
Not long into his stint, URM got fidgety and eventually flew - after some minutes Asha arrived - with primaries following on behind
I managed to take out the stray feathers (with IrfanView+Plugins) but am unable to put them back where they belong
Asha had been contact-calling almost incessantly and URM responded, bringing a stick:
He's now incubating as if he were a practised Dad-to-be. I do hope we get a period of stable good weather, I fully expect his personality to shine thru then.
EDIT - that's positive thinking, BTW.
billy r said:Fish was brought in about 12:19
Oh, good. I've been really cornered about the fish aspect of the nest. Asha needs more protein for more eggs at the very least. There are so many 'newbies' around this year all needing home schooling so they know how to behave towards their partner. Well, I'm thinking of two nests in particular.
Smaller than usual:
The egg has been getting plenty of fresh air !!!
Funny I should say that at that moment, because the sitter just upped 'n flapped and flew, no-one on the nest at the mo... until now, someone's just sitting down.
Just tuned in time to see egg #2 at 17.23! (Chat says 17.22.54)
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