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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
Brodie's rather inactive visits:
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Mid-afternoon, Blue047 spent a couple of minutes on the nest:
Many humble apologies, Scylla. I hadn't refreshed, and thus missed your two lovely vids. Sorry!
With thanks to Pia on Chat!, who spotted another visitor. Pia used to be a a regular contributor on the Forum many years ago.
15.14 Blue 047(21)m from Nairn, landed on the nest again, looking alert and concerned. He looked in need of a fish! He had visited twice in April 2022, and in April three times this year.
Then on 10 July when he landed and intruder called and mantled as an unringed osprey landed on the dead tree by the PTZ
15.19 047 flew off
17.14 Klive landed with a chirrup. He checked the nest floor, sorted a feather or two while standing on one leg. A general look around
17.16 He flew off.
All quiet since
Birdie's DU Summaries 2018 https://www.imagicat.com/
SheilaFE said:17.14 Klive landed with a chirrup
Not edited whatsoever cos I'm packing up !!!