Link to season’s opening post here
Link to June 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)
FAMILY PORTRAIT
Our 3 thriving chicks almost adult sized with Harry and Flora. As of 01/07/23 the chicks are 42, 40 and 38 days old.
And the chicks faces (with Flora)
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21.45 the feed was interrupted for a few minutes as an intruder appeared.
Intruder magnified
Two chicks had a tug o war for the fish tail
#1 was the victor
Last gulp and down it goes.
The black ring wasn’t visible in other photos but is it still there?
A peaceful scene, still windy though.
Sunday 2 July
The wind has dropped considerably thank goodness. Still a little blowy up there though.
Unfortunately the black plastic ring is still on #1’s ankle.
06.54 a tiny fish was brought in by Harry
Flora got to it first and mantled over it.
Flora begins the feed
Looks like #1 has taken it.
Flora gets it back and feeds #1
Last bite for #1, Flora calls for more fish.
Second fish delivery, larger than the first at 08.24
What a stramash as Flora and 3 hungry chicks scramble to take the fish
One chick got it (#1) then Flora pulled it back before another grabbed it.(#2?)
The chick to the rear behind Flora is eating the fish.
#1 approached #2 for the fish and got told in no uncertain terms to go away!
At some point #1 did manage to take the fish
And eventually Flora saw her opportunity to take it back and take over the feed.
10.29 The wind is picking up again. The grass below moving like waves on the sea. Flora brings in nesting material.
Flora decides to go fishing and brings one in at 13.35, around half an hour after she left the nest.
The chicks were battling with the wind and weren’t expecting a fish as Flora wasn’t screaming the place down! They soon gathered round to be fed.
Harry delivers another at 14.29
He is mobbed by the 3 chicks and Flora
Flora got the fish
Then was challenged for it
ad the chick won
Flora didn’t manage to get it back.
#1 chick doing lots of flapping, taking little jumps off the nest