Link to season’s opening post here
Link to May 2023 here
RECAP
Flora HK0 arrived 30 March 2023
Harry (unringed) arrived 4 April 2023
EGG No. 1 laid 15 April - Hatched 21 May (37 days)
EGG No. 2 laid 18 April - Hatched 23 May (36 days)
EGG No. 3 laid 21 April - Hatched 25 May (35 days)
All going well so far. Harry is a prolific fisher and is averaging about 7-8 fish a day.
One more fish before bed.
Flora gets the tail.
Wednesday 14 June
Activities of the day :-
First fish delivery 04.34
A mist rolled in as the morning went on. 06.09
Mist cleared. Second delivery 07.12
Third fish delivery 08.40
A quick fourth fish delivery. 09.03
A bit of a wait until Fish No, Five at 13.52, the biggest so far.
A relaxing afternoon until an early evening delivery at 19.22 Fish No, Six
Number Seven arrives at 20.49 It looked like #3 was copying mum, calling for fish.
It gets a good feed here (the whole fish) as the other two are full up and stay lying down.
Flora gets the tail
She gives the chick a scrap off the nest then immediately calls loudly for more fish.
Harry duly obliges and brings another, Number Eight at 21.07
Flora with the tail, finishing the fish. A six minute feed.
Flora calls again to say the fish is finished.
And Harry obliges again, delivering Fish Number Nine at 22.31
A good day had by all.
Thursday 15 June
First fish of the day, a large flappy one delivered at 05.05.
Nice meal with plenty to go round. #3 getting a solo feed once the other two had retired.
Even after #3 had retired, Flora walked closer to it to give it some more pieces.
As long as the fish are plentiful and the two older chicks satisfied then #3 will always get fed too.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Three more fish were caught today, all being of a good size excepting the smaller last one.
13.47
15.31
22.14
Friday 16 June
Another busy day on the nest. Usual early delivery from Harry, today at 04.38
Next delivery 10.08
Third delivery 11.18
Fourth delivery 11.41 This was the largest so far but no a big fish.
An afternoon delivery at 15.38 was a strange fish. It looked stiff and all dried up. A pike?
Flora was happy to receive it and serve it up regardless!
Flora swallowed the tail
then shouted for more fish.
Flora brought in an awkward stick to the nest.
She walloped the chicks o the way past Flora finally got it placed at the outer edge of the nest.