I start this thread with a heavy heart, as Brodie hasn't been seen at all on Friday 30th June. The last fish delivered to the nest was at 21.11 on 28 June, over 48 hours ago. Brodie was last sighted at 09.10 hours on 29 June, over 36 hours ago.
Chick 1 hatched 'early morning' on the 4 June and chick 2 overnight on 6 June. One egg didn't hatch (maybe number 1?). There were lots of intruders during the month of June, including KL5, and last year's male Axel on the weekend of 17/18th. Brodie has disappeared before for a couple of days, and no fish were delivered over the first weekend after hatching on 10/11th June so maybe we should keep the faith and cross all eyes, toes and fingers that Brodie will come good, recover from whatever keeps him away from his nest and chicks, and deliver a stonking fish first thing on 1 July.
Link to June 2023 thread
trevor l said:Did anyone notice left side of nest collapse when fish delivered
I think Asha shifted some sticks with her excited tail, but they didn't fall off - however, I have now spotted that Brodie had a very bloody leg, no doubt from the poor fish:
SheilaFE said:I think #2 actually got quite a decent meal, Scylla. As ever it hung back, biding its time, and then enjoyed a hearty feed.
I couldn't follow it thru past the "#1 muscled in" part, needed to pack up. Thank you for the welcome info
Asha in an EJ pose:
She's been at it again! But she did bring in some more reasonable ones, too.
Showing off again - I bet PhotoShop can paint in fuzz.
SheilaFE said:#2 turned looked over its shoulder and took a couple of bites. #1 wasn't interested initially, so #2 had a good feed.
I'm away again!
IMAGICAT
16.27 #3 fish, another decent sized brown trout. Asha fed herself while the chicks are deciding whether they want some more or not. #2 takes the challenge, and is the first to feed. #1 stayed at Asha's rear, ducking each time her tail swung thru. #1 moved up on the other side of Asha and she fed them equally.
16.30
16.39 #2 was the first pull away. By 16.41 Asha was cleaning her beak 16.44 both chicks were taking an interesting in life off the nest 17.04 Asha took a flight; 17.05 she returned with something small 17.23 Asha leaves again. 17.25 she returned with a long stick: she starts moving other sticks It's still windy, and sun is shining.
Birdie's DU Summaries 2018 https://www.imagicat.com/
Clare, a long time stalwart of LG, visited the Centre on her return home journey from Mull. It's worth a read
16.27 nice fish
(c) RSPB Loch Garten
19.31 The boy's motoring today
Fish dilevery, huge headless one at 19.31
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
SheilaFE said:Clare, a long time stalwart of LG, visited the Centre on her return home journey from Mull. It's worth a read
I noted:
Clare Bailey said:Wish that stick hadn't been in the way
I remember from years ago a stick that was sticking up in the nest that the ringer couldn't remove - removal of this season's intruding stick might cause collapse, so maybe they could take up a handsaw, get rid of it that way?
Thanks to all for all the good news today.
10 July
A quiet, dry night, which Asha spent on the perch.
Guess where she was flying?
Not to the totem or one of the horizontal tree branches, but to the tip-top of the dead tree, where she spent 5 minutes:
Asha hasn't been ultra-active, with no significant or ridiculous sticks brought in yet... currently, we are waiting: