LOCH GARTEN JUNE 2023

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

  • Poor Asha has been calling for some time now and KL5 has just landed on the nest!

    Edit, she has just chased him off and settled back on the eggs, 22.54

    Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

  • Lynn L said:
    Edit, she has just chased him off and settled back on the eggs

    I think you mean chicks Catlady. Either that or she's got it together with KL5 (again..??) in double quick time Wink

  • 21.11 Asha had been fish soliciting for a while before flying off for an exercise break. Is it Brodie or KL5 who has her attention. She was back within the minute, still calling.
    21.14 KL5 flew in to the nest. Ashas continued calling until 21,25 when she had enough. She flapped him off. He clearly wasn't going fishing and Asha was fed up!
    21.19 for the next 15 minutes utes of so she was calling, to someone unknown.
    22.22 she was calling again.
    It's not easy skimming thru on the tablet, but I don't think there were any more sightings of Brodie or KL5. Asha finally settled as it got dark. I do hope one of them brings an early fish tomorrow.

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  • Ooopps!! Chicks, it's been a long day. I need sleepy time, goodnight

    Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

  • Thank you CANUCK, SHEILA, KORKY, CATLADY (EDIT - and CC !!! AstonishedPurple heart ) for your reports and pics, unwelcome tho they are in one way - I scrolled down the pages hoping against hope to see Brodie with fish appear.

    Sheila, I wish I could sit on your shoulder and learn to scroll thru the cam on a tablet, I can't even do it on PC!

    I'll try to do a representative video but obviously will have to be very selective.

    It's daycam already, Asha is sitting quietly on her osplets.

  • Asha is shouting - I don't think I'm going to get yesterday's events done!
  • Canuck
    ​3:36 asha starts calling. she must see someone?

    Canuck
    ​3:42 she finds a remnant of the old fish and starts feeding the bobs. looks to be super tough, she needs to shake her head back and forth to break off bits.

    Canuck
    ​3:52 KL5 flies in from the left and lands on asha who flaps him off. he really wants to mate!

    Canuck
    ​she continues on with the feeding. looks like she's ripping at very old shoe leather.

    Canuck
    ​4:04 asha finally chokes down the last of the fish. "chokes" is the operative word. must have taken her 5 min to eat that last piece
  • Good morning, CANUCK !!!

    Canuck said:
    3:52 KL5 flies in from the left and lands on asha who flaps him off. he really wants to mate!

    I posted that but on returning here now I see that it didn't "take" Tired face

    I'm still on yesterday, I expect you'll be on the way to bed by the time I get back.  Thanks again for your contributions Kissing heart

    EDIT

    Canuck said:
    4:04 asha finally chokes down the last of the fish. "chokes" is the operative word. must have taken her 5 min to eat that last piece

    I might have to do a dedicated video for that - I love fish-tail demolition Stuck out tongue winking eye

  • She's flown but screeching went on while she was away - back again now, must have been a comfort break with warnings kept going, what a gal.