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
Canuck posted @ 14:21:
7:29 brodie in with fish; 7:33 chick1 attacks chick2 who doesn't get any fish;
Am thrilled to see the further developments indicating we're back to "normal" - fingers crossed.
Have a lovely holiday, CANUCK, we'll miss your input!
IMAGICAT
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Asha just shot off the nest (18.38), chipping, may be an intruder?
Maybe a comfort break, she's back, stickyfying
19.41. Stonker of a fish
(c) RSPB Loch Garten
Canuck posted @ 14:21
9:16* asha leaves; 10:33 asha back with whole fish she caught herself; 10:34 chick1 attacks chick2 11:07 chick2 finally eats; 11:30 both have full crops;
*She actually flew from the perch a few minutes later.
It's s-l-o-w going today
BTW, the reason I did the mauvy quotes earlier is because if the subject has done "carriage returns" (shows how old I am) or new lines within the quoted passage, the RSPB quote won't work and we end up having to indicate some other way that it's a quote - so I used the table for Canuck's timetable.
Brodie's other 2 super fish, sandwiching a little passage of Asha stickifying - did you ever know a female so stickily industrious? I do get the feeling that Asha is a bit special, what with her going fishing as well
PS - Meal break here.
scylla said:I do get the feeling that Asha is a bit special, what with her going fishing as well
I thought that too, although I have discerned that NC0 at Lowes fished yesterday, as did the female at Border Osprey Project! My memory isn't great so maybe it's quite a normal thing for the females to fish when the chicks are 4/5 weeks old??
Richard B