Link to March/April 2023
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After a start/stoppy kinda season, we now have settled couple "URM" (until LG give him a name) and Asha, or Mistle as some would prefer.
Asha is the proud parent of 2 eggs, the father of which being dubious but probably URM, as we hardly saw NN2 (for whom we wish all the best elsewhere) be accepted by Asha.
URM and Asha are similarly marked but distinguishable by certain differences which I may slot in here but I've lost them for the time being.
Asha (R) is looking rather small in this snap because she's crestfallen due to no supper:
Because Asha did so much work on the nest before she had a partner, there hasn't been a lot for URM to do - but he has quite frequently brought in nest material - and his fish provisions have been regular and willingly handed over. He's a promising Osprey dad so far.
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scylla said:
3rd EGG and 2nd FISH !!!
https://youtu.be/Q0vW0U3t_bQ
cracking snap and video scylla
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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Rewound to find the third egg arrival. Moments later…
I missed your post due to having the RF open so long - so I didn't greet or even acknowledge you
Asha brought this much fish back to the nest and sat on it with the eggs:
18:08 URM came to relieve, seemingly unbidden,and Asha took the fish away with her - after a couple of minutes' indecision - it's quite substantial:
A good tail and lots of skin brought back:
An hour later URM flew in because he was suspicious of something - he stood at the back of the nest looking away from us mainly, then flew off into the distance.
What a terrific day on the nest at LG . Thank you all so much for all the pics and posts.
Scylla I have to agree with Korky, CRACKING shots ,and CC so well caught and beautifully framed. Thank you
02 May
A disturbed start for Asha, when an unringed intruder started invading @ 05:15 and kept it up for 50 minutes, waiting in the old nest area in between approaches. I think that URM turned up in the end and drove it off - but there's only a distant view of that. I did wonder if there was mistaken identity involved at any stage.
Changeover with a little bit of chitchat.
It does look like Asha shooed URM into giving chase but I saw a 'second' 'intrude' fly off into the very far distance - couldn't quite understand a really close intruder invaded nest space immediately before URM landed on nest when I thought the intruder and raced off !
We have a name! From RSPB Loch Garten Facebook
'The third egg has arrived! There has been a steady flow of fish to the nest and a relaxed approach to incubation.