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
This brought up a hilariously comical image, made my day…
scylla said:
I threw my toys out of the pram.
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Unknown said:Just back a few days ago from a week in the Scottish Highlands
I've hardly ever been so surprised in my whole life as I was to read that
What a shame you were just that bit too late for our Ospreys but I hope you otherwise had a wonderful time
As for the "toys out of pram" - it's a rather hackneyed expression over here, not a bit original - but glad to have amused you
25 Sept
Rainbow's end fading in 'n out 11:28-30:
At 12:36 the cam reverted to a quite close view of the nest.
26 September
A very lean night and day so far.
IMAGICAT
Just like Scylla
And me when things don't go my way
Early evening, the GSW was joined by at least one Great Tit and Chaffinch, but no zoom on the PTZ to take advantage when it perched on the... perch
27 September
00:30 and the Tawny's head appeared in the bottom right corner - it got a bit excited about something possibly being inside the nest ??? I haven't edited this down enough but that's too bad, I can't make decisions:
Nothing more until I switched it off when the stream went down @ 21.00 on the 27th and I forgot to switch it back on.
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SheilaFE said:EJ would soon have sorted it, much like the PM
I still remember her seeing off that white-tailed eagle! Wonderful. What a legend of a bird.
Our herring gulls are red listed birds. Think about that the next time you hear some flaming idiot calling for a cull of them.
12 16 Stonechat I think
Loch Garten and Other Ospreys FB page is a private group, but Paul Ward has given me permission to quote his post and to share his Flickr page of a visit to LG on 16 August. It was a day Brodie landed on the top of a tree with a large headless trout.
Paul wrote@
Finally got round to getting my pics online from mid-August trip to the Loch Garten visitor's centre. This perch was quite hard to spot on the extreme left side from the main viewing area. Loads more on flickr here, enjoy!
The link to his photos, including two of Brodie, is here (Edited to improve the link)
I posted: Paul may I put a link to your photos on the RSPB Forum where we followed the nest this year?
He replied:
Yes of course. You sure re Brodie? I remember debating it at the time with the folks running the centre that day and we weren't sure but I couldn't easily see just on the back of my camera. It was 16th August just before 4pm. [edit: time was 1.51am-11.15am] Paul's edit having had an exchange with me.
I checked both my notes, pics, and also what was noted on the Forum, and I was 100% convinced it is was Brodie! The record of Brodie's visit starts here.
I just came here thinking I'd close this thread and we (mainly TREVOR and moi) could post our inconsequentials in the Off-season thread... but if there are going to be most definitely consequentials like your post, SHEILA, maybe it should be left open!
However...
SheilaFE said:The link to his photos, including two of Brodie, is here
Dud link
scylla said:I just came here thinking I'd close this thread and we (mainly TREVOR and moi) could post our inconsequentials in the Off-season thread..
Well if you close this thread, I'd suggest you'd have to close them for all osprey cam threads, as they all run to end of Feb 2024 as far as I can see, when the general plan seems to be to open new threads for March 2024, on a monthly basis???