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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
26 June
No-one seen on this wet morning up to 03:53.
SYAL.
Aaawwww, you are too kind Scylla. A video of my very favourite move. Thank you. I've bookmarked that one.
Last time KL5 was seen was Sunday night at 21:12:20 when he flies to where Asha is and tries to land but bounces off a branch.
June 24, 2024 - Day complete
Fish: 9:04:26 (Brodie)
Mating: None
The (S)uccess or (F)ailure indication is purely my untrained observation.
0 S, 0 F
June 25, 2024 - Day complete
Fish: None
June 26
Lots of activity on the nest today. Asha, Brodie, Blue 047 and an unringed O.
I need to get caught up with the details.
Edited at 16:00: I went through everything and didn't see Brodie anywhere.
Canuck said:Lots of activity on the nest today. Asha, Brodie, Blue 047 and an unringed O
Eeeek! It's too hot for it!
EDIT - the 26 April intrusion:
scylla I am totally confused. Oh, I just figured it out. The date of the video above is April 26. At first I thought it was June 26.
Canuck said:I am totally confused
So am I, sorry - have corrected the date and boldened it so's not to confuse anyone else.
The UKOspreyInfo page as the intrusion down as the 24th, which is probably where my error came from - fancy me not trusting my own video !!!
I'm up to 19 clips for the first session but too hot 'n tired to join them up - and not sure when I'll come back to life... SYAL
scylla said:not sure when I'll come back to life.
Supposed to be cooling down a bit by Friday ... do hope so as it's been quite uncomfortable here!!
2013 photos & vids here
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