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 was at Loch Garten during my usual 2 weeks annual pilgrimage to the Cairngorm National Park
Here are some photos I took from the screen in the Visitor Centre.... had a wee blether with Fergus and Alison. Sadly it is just not the same for me with no EJ and Odin although it is great that the nest is occupied and chicks hatching each season.
and some of the nest with my own wee camera
You can see its a good sturdy tree that the nest is in now
Alas my camera doesn't lend itself to super zoom shots
I see the frustrations of posting on here have not changed much. It used to be if a photo was too large it told you when you tried to upload, now it waits until you finish the whole post then tells you your photos are too large, so had to re-size them all. Grrrr....
EJ's Memorial Balgavies Loch Ospreys 2023
Birdie's DU Summaries 2018 https://www.imagicat.com/
MaryGK said:Sadly it is just not the same for me with no EJ and Odin
Asha does have more personality than some females and she's very nice looking, but no-one can rival EJ - and Brodie never comes in for a mosey like Odin used to do, Asha bossed him away from the start How will he behave when she's gone?
Glad you captured the most beautiful fish of the season so far
MaryGK said:
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Thank you, Mary - we miss you here, and I miss my virtual cruises, and nothing's the same any more
IMAGICAT
Thankyou Mary for a lovely update from LG. I remember when I met up with you there on, either my 1st or 2nd trip, we had a good natter. Yes, the same for me, not the same now, I know we have to move on, but when we had such an iconic pair, it is hard. Never mind we have a good mum in Asha and Brodie is a good provider, and now 2 lovely chicks this year, even although one is a bully! Hopefully over the years this pair will bond well and raise lots of wee Ospreys. I wish them well.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
trevor l said:Fish at 6 31 pm looked like flounder small
Could be bigger for a flounder but not very small if you catch it at the right angle
Only a long view on the PTZ:
We've had some long close-ups of Asha and I'm hoping to do a little tribute... one day... when the energy is summoned
Little vid, nothing much going on besides Asha yacking:
18 July
Asha has bee sleeping tucked on the perch.
Very flappy FISH !!! !!! !!!