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
FISH !!! !!! !!! Is it a new one, or yesterday's returned? Hang on...
IMAGICAT
Canuck said:In the video on June 11 at 1:29 pm, the chick that gets fed first (bob 1) is the bigger one of the two
Before 11 June I had been startled by a sudden apparent reversal in sizes.
When Bob #1 first hatched I was reminded of Dai Dot, whom you won't know but he was a Welsh Osprey with 2 white "dots" over his beak, so I was looking for Scottish Gaelic for "4 dots" but didn't find anything catchy.
Canuck said:Please correct me if I am getting this wrong.
I'm not going to be able to correct you (at least not soon*) and I can quite see why you have taken the stand that you have.
I wish I could draw on PC.
*As others know, I have permanent "health probs" which are severely exacerbated in hot weather, I shall be "collapsing" shortly.
scylla said:Is it a new one, or yesterday's returned? Hang on...
Jury's out. I haven't followed every minute since yesterday evening, so Brodie could have taken one away and brought it back - but given the timing, I reckon this was a new one which Brodie's made deep inroads into
The best view I could find:
Earlier, for your delectation, some loud voices from the Osplets and, sadly, another barrier from Asha:
scylla said:I wish I could draw on PC.
Next best thing.
I think I was so bewitched by the 4 dots that I missed the 5th - and it varies as to how much it shows up, depending on lighting, angle, etc.
The best I can do for now, but it doesn't support me as a reliable reporter! (This was my original 4-dot snap.)
scylla said:
scylla said: Is it a new one, or yesterday's returned? Hang on...
"Jury's out. I haven't followed every minute since yesterday evening, so Brodie could have taken one away and brought it back - but given the timing, I reckon this was a new one which Brodie's made deep inroads into"
I'm going to agree with you scylla. I think it was a new fish this morning. I was watching Asha late last night and she was calling for fish and I reckoned she'd finished off yesterday's offering. Unless he took whatever was left from yesterday but then there'd be nothing left this morning. Oh what a conundrum!
Anyhow, 10.04 and she's calling
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Humongous fish 13.20
(c) RSPB Loch Garten
Thunder/lightning update in Cairgorm area from Highland & Islands weather fb page:
cakeboyslim said:incoming fish 17.03
Here 'tis! Good boy Brodie. Asha was so busy feeding the bobs from the previous whopper she never noticed him coming in to replenish the store cupboard