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Thread for April 2024
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Please read Korky's comprehensive March 2024 intro
Asha & Brodie
The partnership has matured this season, with Asha continuing her good female role (and she loves nest-building) and Brodie being more reliable, both fishing and incubating.
The pair have fought their way thru all kinds of nasty weather - snow, wind and rain - and intruders, including the dreaded KL5 Klive, have been a nuisance but not dangerous...
so far.
21 April @ 10:47
24 April @ 14:06
27 April @ 13:27
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Sadly, the month of May heralded irresistible aggression from BlueKL5 "Klive", who had ruined the end of last season for the 2 juvies.
Within the first 2 days Klive had driven Brodie from the area (tho Brodie did return a couple of times to dive-bomb Klive, to no effect) and destroyed the eggs. He commenced to woo Asha clumsily, selfishly and inappropriately, as can be seen from the following pages.
IMAGICAT
14 May
4:23 Klive to perch above nest. 4:24 Klive chases another osprey
4:28 female to nest food soliciting and Klive to perch above nedt
4:29 female scoots Klive off nest but continues to food solicit
4:41 Kline back to perch, attempts to mate, repelled by female who alarm calls. Not sure female is the regular. Strange behaviour from her.
I think it’s regular female. 4:59 mating attempt (U).
Klive flies and female silent
Sorry 4:50 not 4:59
Mt nest syndrome until 9:45 when Klive lands. No sign of female
Good morning - am crocked due to something like sciatica, came on 2 days ago, posting on phablet will try to get laptop out but...
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Dear Scylla, sorry to read that you are unwell, a horrid thing sciatica pain. Please rest up and take it easy, sending ️
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Sciatica. Yuk! Rest up.
May 14, 2024 - Day complete
Fish: 9:37:29 (KL5) , 10:48:17 (Asha on ptz), 17:51:30 (KL5)
Mating: 4:27 F, 4:41 F, 4:50 F, 19:46 F, 20:35 F, 20:46 U. All with KL5.
The (S)uccess, (F)ailure or (U)known indication is purely my untrained observation.
0 S, 5 F, 1 U