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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
EDIT
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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
16.23 Asha landed, looking very alert. Where have all three been since 11.43. Fighting for territory? Resting in the shade?
16.40 she is still there, alone.
Birdie's DU Summaries 2018 https://www.imagicat.com/
Presumably still Asha on the nest looking very wind torn, no sign of male or other osprey
http://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/things-to-do/wildlife-webcams/loch-of-lowes/
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Hello, thanks for the approval, yes you got that the right way round phew I’m the artist. I spent a long time doing this piece and I still struggle to tell the difference between Asha and Brodie. I'm in the process of getting these printed, hopefully available from Loch Garten Soon. louiseogilvyart. X
Hi Louise,
That's amazing! You are an extremely talented artist!
17.52 Yes, Lynette, it is. Getting blown around a bit, up on the nest perch now. Looking around for the boys.
18:06 KL5 to nest.. attempted mating. Both remain on nest, female food soliciting
May 7, 2024 - Day complete
Fish: 15:04:58 (Brodie)
Mating: none
The (S)uccess or (F)ailure indication is purely my untrained observation.
May 8, 2024 - Day complete
Fish: 7:27:47 (Asha)
Mating: 10:05, 18:10, 20:14, 20;15, 20:18, 20:29, 20:39, 20:40, 20:41, 20:44, 20:57:13, 20:57:54, 20:58, 21:06, 21:09:41, 21:09:48, 21:23, 21:26. All with KL5. All F.
0 S, 18 F
19.50 Asha landed on the nest perch and is still there.
Yikes! KLive is back, landed on Asha and attempted mating. He tried again and she failed to respond. They stood together on the nest. 20.20 she prowled the nest being him fish soliciting. He preens!!
20.33 he's still there. From my heart, oh dear. From my head, it's good for the future of the nest.
And she continues to fish solicit