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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
Klive had flown in to the dead tree with a live fish @ 05:35, ate, preened, departed @ 09:54:
I think that BRODIE was on the nest with Klive in the afternoon, am trying to put together video but it's going to take a long time cos I'm hot etc, I'll slot it in and see what you think.
Well, that was wishful thinking, it must have been an unringed female. Klive reinforced his ownership of the nest and surrounds after she'd gone.
16 July
No ospreys yet seen - but this little male GSW was sweet:
SYAL
Klive turned up in the afternoon with a very big bunch of straw, which he held while he preened on the perch - but then overbalanced and dropped it. Yet another wasted effort from Klive, I wish I could remember what the last one was, it was quite recent, too!
Not long after, some little birdies turned up - Chaffies and at least one Great or Coal Tit, I haven't stopped to look closely at the flitting images:..
Great Tit, IMHO:
That was it up to 22:30.
17 July
Just for the record, rough bits showing that Klive was here this morning!
17 July 2024
03.57 Day cam kicked in, PTZ
05.21 A lovely light as the sun appears above the skyline
06.02 An osprey, probably Klive, landed on the old dead tree by the PTZ, and appeared to be eating a fish
06.30 The osprey took off and Klive arrived on the nest from our side of the nest PTZ
He picked up twigs, and sticks
06.33 Up to the nest perch and he pays attention to his feathers
07:38 After a good preen, Klive looks around and takes flight.
07.40 He returns with a stick, and spends time checking around the area. He must wonder where Asha is – last seen 6 July.
07.42 Off again
07.49 Klive returned with another stick and placed it on the rim. Checks around, picks up a stick and places it also on the rim. A clump of lichen is moved to the rim, along with further twigs and sticks.
07.54 Standing and staring all around the nest area.
08.03 Just coming up to 08.04 Klive flew away.
09.59 Cam pans across the bog to the tree line and the mountains beyond.
It stays on a long view for a while, then pans checking old nest, dead tree, totam pole and back to the nest.
10.03 ENS
11.06 Another pan.
11.46 A close-up of the nest cam
11.49 Back to the view of the nest and local trees beyond
12.54 Still ENS. High grey clouds and wind after some sunshine. Oh and it's dry!
15.58 I may have skipped too quickly, but I can't find any sign of Klive this afternoon.
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