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.
IMAGICAT
scylla said:Now Brodie is in defending
I don't think he's been back since he flew after someone again:
See y'all later
Must pop back to show that Brodie is now incubating - here he was waiting to take over, Asha has since flown:
Here he is:
Good morning all. Checked Chat.
11:56 FISH after extended sky dancing heard in the background. Intruder at the same time as fish delivery accompanied by acrobatics by Brodie who then flew after the intruder after a peck from Asha.
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I looked for a different view of the fish on the PTZ but it was very pale. So here are some wings reacting to the intruder:
I have to be away again now.
She's calling and egg watching....
Chat said a fish bit was delivered 22:07.
It’s almost 6 and Asha is calling for breakfish, so Brodie must be about with fish. Sounds a bit rainy, too. She’s dozing in between her begging calls, lol. Edit to say, Time for bed!
I think this was Asha taking a break, Brodie had just finished eating and flown in to relieve her:
Unknown said:Chat said a fish bit was delivered 22:07
Thank you, CC !!! My software crashed, I've only got screen-capture of the PTZ, the fish hardly showed up at all. (Asha ws back @ 22:42.)
There was a lot of intruder activity 30 May but Brodie seems to have sailed thru it OK.
31 May
00:51 - Asha returning from comfort break:
04.31 Brodie took over:
After 05.00 the mist came down again - it had been very misty pre-daycam:
This is a must-watch/listen - sorry to be pathetic, but it's taken so long to get the sound right, and I couldn't do it from the main cam because Brodie had his badk to us, it just wasn't such a good view.
Anyway, fingers crossed, but it surely means that our couple is very well bonded? Asha went on to screech persistently, must have been "Go fishing".