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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Oh dear, there's a chase going on but the cam's gone glitchy. (I'm still doing catchup, saw that incident live.)
Not sure what happened right then. As Brodie was defending, I also heard other alarm chirps. Further away. Asha? Then as his chirps escalated, I saw an osprey approaching the nest, and this happened!
The approaching osprey looked to have a necklace, and seemed to have ended up on the bottom over the eggs as the second osprey landed, and then both took off.
Right now Brodie is incubating and Asha can be heard alarm calling distantly while Brodie is silent.
EDIT: Or is it the other way around?? It might be Asha sitting, now that I see her profile…
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