Continued from May 2023
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Two healthy chicks hatched successfully from eggs two and three. The first egg laid was non-viable and, hopefully, it will be able to be retrieved from the nest, at the time of ringing, as to ascertain the reason why.
During the middle of May, Laddie sustained an injury to his flank and NC0 was without a meal for 87 hours due to him not being able to hunt. It was pure relief when he finally arrived with a fish, at a critical time too as the first chick had just hatched. Laddie excelled himself on the evening of the 25th, bringing in an absolute whopper of a fish which fed both chicks and adults multiple times throughout the evening, during the night and well into the next morning.
The end of the month saw some 'difficult' behaviour from #1 on its younger sibling, not only restricted to mealtimes either. With longer gaps, on occasion, between fish being brought to the nest by Laddie (probably due to his defence of the nest and area from intruders, of which there had been many last month), #2 has been the subject of dominance and aggression. We can only hope this begins to lessen in the coming days and weeks.
NC0 has been doing a sterling job with feeding both chicks ensuring, as much as possible, that the youngest receives its fair share as well. She has also shown great maturity when defending the chicks and nest from intruders too - she is definitely a force to be reckoned with!
Nest Updates
Arrival dates: NC0 - 17.3.23 (07:43) Laddie - 17.3.23 (13:43)
Eggs laid: Egg #1 - 4.4.23 (09:32) Egg #2 - 7.4.23 (09:39) Egg #3 - 10.4.23 (09:10)
Hatch dates: Chick #1 - 13.5.23 (11:59 fully out of shell 12:11) Chick #2 - 16.5.23 (04:19) *Egg #1 - DNH*
Ringed 22.6.23: Chick #1 - PF4(F) 1.85kg Chick #2 - PF5(M) 1.2kg *Egg #1 retrieved for analysis*
Link to blogs and updates during March/April, May
June Blogs and Updates (published dates)
2.6.23 LotL blog >>> Osprey Diary at Loch of the Lowes – Week 11
9.6.23 LotL blog >>> Osprey Diary at Loch of the Lowes – Week 12
20.6.23 LotL blog >>> Osprey Diary at Loch of the Lowes – Week 13
24.6.23 LotL blog >>> Osprey Diary at Loch of the Lowes – Week 14 (The Ringing of the Chicks)
There was another small fish delivery at 13:28
The cam zoomed in briefly
NC0 offered a couple of pieces to #2, neither taken
NC0 moved through the centre of the nest to change her position. #1 looked at, but did not show aggression to, #2 here
She fed #1
#2 moved itself to the back left of the nest
After a good many more bites for #1, #2 moved even closer to NC0
#2 finally turned itself to NC0 and received two pieces of fish
#1 then turned on #2, even foregoing a piece of fish offered by NC0, to launch very harsh aggression
More fish for #1
NC0 called for more fish at 13:38
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Richard B
Unknown said:Laddie is just bringing in small fish, that's at least 4 now after another one about 1625. No 2 isn't getting anything, it's all going to No 1 each time. Laddie needs to bring in bigger fish
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He certainly does, Richard, the sooner the better too!
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17:15 At present, #2 preening. NC0 has been on a comfort break for the past 9 minutes - she was fish calling before leaving
NC0, I assume, is above the cam, #2 looking up at her and calling (17:38)
She was back on the nest at 17:39
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19:56 NC0 is shouting really loudly for fish, hopefully Laddie is around to deliver a really decent-sized one!
Fish 20:18, it flapped across the nest - NC0 contained it. Couldn't really see the size of it but I don't think it's big at all
#1 with NC0