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)
Richard B
A pleasure, Karen! Yes, they certainly are!
20:36 Both being fed together, again, and have been since the feed commenced - #2 hidden but in front of NC0
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Unknown said:It was a whole fish
Thanks very much, Richard, it was hard to tell on its delivery
21:01 #2 was still taking pieces from NC0
Meal over at 21:03
21:04 #2 picked up a small stick, that was its heavy exercise done for the day! lol
21:08 NC0 fish calling
Fish #6, 21:26
It was a quick drop off and away by Laddie
Laddie, top right, heading out of cam view
#2 wanted a top up
#1 was more interested in stick placement!
But did get fed some pieces before the fish was all gone at 21:36
There were no more fish deliveries
From 23:26 - #2 standing
#1 stretched its left wing
#2 did a PS
Then settled down next to #1
23:33
I'll be corrected but looks like 2 fish and very content chick's by 6am! Over the moon for little #2!
Freebird66 said:I'll be corrected but looks like 2 fish and very content chick's by 6am! Over the moon for little #2!
Good morning Freebird66 and All
Many thanks for your observation
Laddie delivered a large, whole fish at 4:20
Dots show the size of it
At 5:52, #2 was being fed from the end of the same fish. I can definitely see why you thought there had been a 2nd delivery - not many fish at all have lasted that long! lol
Fish #2 was delivered at 7:32
#1 pecked the tail end of the live fish
#1 was fed first, #2 had stood back seemingly not interested
#2 did decide to have some too
NC0 brought a clump of grass to the nest at 8:17
Scene at present, 9:21
I have to go out today. BFN
Thank you Sandra it 's such a relief to know the feeding is going so well. Lovely captures especially of NC0 ad the two sleeping chicks