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
I wonder what that is! It's not a brown trout. Is it another salmon? I can't see the protruding lower jaw!! But it does have dark spots on it, and could well be salmon. Fisher folk, any comment??
as usual Harry stays well away, and bides his time.
15.49 Sid steps back and stretches his wings. Harry gets his turn
16.36 Asha's turn
17. 18 having looked for dropped pieces and cleaned her beak, Asha flew off
She wasn't on the old tree behind the nest, nor on the dead tree to the left, nor the camperch
17.53 she returned to the nest perch from the left so may have been further to the left on the dead tree near the PTZ
18.24 she flew off again. I lost her near the tallest tree on the skyline to the left-ish!
18.25 she returned with her reward! Another stick - a shortish thick piece of tree with an awkward thin branch coming from it.
18.39 Asha surveys - up to date now
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I give in Sheila, Virgin Media having abandoned me I'm struggling to manually configure Outlook (even though it was VM's fault that my Outlook screwed up). My brain and my soul are just Dunin and I'm beyond anything. But, I don't think i'll be calling the chicks Sid and Harry (sorry Scylla)
Richard B
Evening all, another working day so only on catch up now. Never mind that's me on 2 weeks annual leave, only working WTF, it is 2 and a half weeks, much needed. No plans, things to do at home, may have local trips about, (may get to see the Puffins at Dunnet Head) just looking forward to me time. Anyway, glad to see the boys have had a few fish today, shame that Sid is so horrid to Harry, I wish he would give him a good pecking and see how he likes it!! Great updates, thanks all.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
21.52 Lovely fish. Boy's dun tremendous again
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Thank you for your suggestion, Richard. Good one! Well captured, Korky! Is that four fish today or five. I must go back and check. They certainly won't go hungry!
Enjoy your break Catlady.
trevor l said:Its not my fault you can type quicker than me
I was just lucky that time, TREVOR
Asha nearly stymied us with a new stick:
I've outdone myself today - the above has been sat sittin' stagnatin' for hours and hours! I was doing a 3-fish vid but got tangled up in it and collapsed.
So... that's Salmon (Asha) and Sea Trout (Brodie) introduced to the nest. Does that tell us anything about climate change?
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SheilaFE said:Well captured, Korky!
Too right!
SheilaFE said: Is that four fish today or five
I make it FOUR, Sheila - all good ones, some even better!
Difference in eye colour - it's not just the light, it was consistent over time. Let's have a look in different weather as we get a chance.
15 July
Asha spent most of the night on the perch:
First flyabout @ 04:13:
Back to the campost 10 minutes later, where she remains:
Second stick, two views: