Link to July 2023 thread
July proved to be a less nail-biting month than June. Brodie re-appeared early on the 1st and delivered fish (including flounder) to the nest every day bar 1 thereafter, with a record count of 7 on the 21st. Asha also fished and delivered a salmon on the 3rd, as well as quite a few sticks, not least one to replace the sticky-up stick on the nest that got removed on ringing day - 12th July. We have 2 boys, as only 7% of those surveyed had predicted. 2C5 (oldest) became Sid (Vicious) and 2C4 (youngest) is Harry (Nilsson). We had some cracking snaps particularly from the PTZ camera, a 2am fish, self-feeding started, and wing-flapping and helicoptering. Bets are on for a fledge or two very early in August. Sid is 58 days and Harry 56 days on the 1st of August
Lynn L said:plenty of ups and downs
Indeed Catlady. I think that's true of a few nests this year which have proved a hard watch at times, not least LG and watching KL5 at work. I seem to recall Roy Dennis said somewhere that a number of areas are now 'at capacity' in terms of ospreys/nests. So not surprising there's such competition.
Blue-ringed Osprey on the nest. I shall add to this in a while...
EDIT - I think it's 2C4 but can't read the ring.
I had to rush out, have come back to see typo...
EDIT 2 - I meant to type 2C5
Whichever, he's gone now and I'll see what we can see.
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scylla said:Blue-ringed Osprey on the nest.
2C4. Good to see one of our boys around
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Silly Scylla said:
What a tizzle! I really thought it was 2C5 because of the absence of blood via a very distant view!
2C4 is looking good in one way, but tired? Or was it the wind making him look bleary-eyed?
Quite clean underwing:
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2C4 arrived back on the nest 18.18. He is the one I have been worried about after the last attacks with KL5. He stayed for 15 minutes just sitting on the nest edge, looking around and down, almost hanging his head (quote Scylla, looking tired), left 18.33. Delighted to see him. His right eye seemed to be closed all the time?
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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Thank you for the pics, Catlady. He really is a sweetie!