Link to May 2023 thread
Asha is the proud parent of 3 eggs, the father of which being dubious but probably URM - now called Brodie - as we hardly saw NN2 (for whom we wish all the best elsewhere) be accepted by Asha. Brodie had a lot of trouble fending off intruders which has made him a bit flaky in the fish catching and delivery department. Poor old Asha didn't eat for over 2 days last week. The main intruder was KL5, who seems to have stopped hanging around so much now, which is good as we approach hatch date and the need for fish will ramp up.
A scylla-super-snap of the happy parents-to-be
Also, courtesy of scylla, here are the laying dates;
25 April - egg 1
28 April - egg 2
01 May - egg 3
I've just tried ringing LG on a number,on a number I have used in the past, but no one answered I'm afraid, so the PTZ may remain like that until tomorrow.
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The 16.57 fish. Better than a sprat. There's another osprey on the old tree. It might be Brodie but I don't think he's eating a fish, although she's calling
(c) RSPB Loch Garten
I am thinking there maybe a hatch in progress. Asha flew and Brodie sat, he backed off and was looking down into the cup. Asha back with a clump of material, Brodie off. Asha on eggs now but is fidgety and keeps looking down? She has been mouthing a lot today, did not seem all that warm? Is this normal?
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
When I was watching earlier she was gular fluttering (I just love that term), which is the equivalent of panting in birds when they're warm. She's alert now (EDIT- chat suggests it's Brodie), probably listening to the cuckoo who's calling in an interval of a second (ray-doh, ray-doh), not the usual minor third (I know this is a bit anoraky....). I've heard cuckoos also call in an interval of a fourth (fa-doh, fa-doh) and even one with a fifth (so-doh, so-doh). Hope I've not bored you all rigid
Unknown said:When I was watching earlier she was gular fluttering (I just love that term), which is the equivalent of panting in birds when they're warm. She's alert now (EDIT- chat suggests it's Brodie), probably listening to the cuckoo who's calling in an interval of a second (ray-doh, ray-doh), not the usual minor third (I know this is a bit anoraky....). I've heard cuckoos also call in an interval of a fourth (fa-doh, fa-doh) and even one with a fifth (so-doh, so-doh). Hope I've not bored you all rigid
The gular fluttering is more "active" in owls, I'm especially familiar with Barn Owls, as will be WENDY, KATE, SANDRA and others who formed our little group following the (those were the days) Cornish Barn Owls' cam, lost when ownership of the farm changed.
As for being bored rigid - no, just stood standin' stunned by your musicality, KORKY
Lynn L said:Just heard the cuckoo, but was unfamiliar with the noise not being cuc..koo. Did not know they had different calls.
Some years ago I heard a female responding - I had been hearing it quite a lot that year and someone enlightened me - but I haven't heard it for a long time, and I've never found official video/audio recordings, tho I haven't tried for a very long time.
https://youtu.be/uLKyr6Y_1Io
https://youtu.be/YRVFUY7qt3I
It's beena very misty start to the day, I hope that means we're in for blue skies later.
I've had a tawdry torrid terrible tech time overnight, I think all is fixed but I can't do any more work this morning.
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Just before my bedtime here. Wet morning there. Tuned in and definitely hear a chick chucking away under Asha. I mean, I could always be wrong, but to me it sounds unmistakable!
Edit: I’m absolutely sure now. It’s a very vocal chick but I’ve had no glimpse of it yet, and I must get some sleep now. Good night, looking forward to updates when I awaken!
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