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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
The whole day in 9+ minutes, if you can stand it!
30 July
They've both been in this morning, each with their own fish:
Klive was back, still with some fish... oh no, it's a bent stick, isn't it?
My internet went down again but I can say that he returned at least 4 more times before leaving @ 09:45.
Signing off for now.
This was posted on Loch Garten FB.
Oh dear ! ! ! Thank you Gllider
Thank you Glider. I wonder what happened. More to the point, WHY?
Their FB post said:
RSPB Loch Garten, Abernethy
Asha II am sure!!) was spotted at 12.22 on the old nest framework. It was quite windy, and she had to keep putting her left foot down, rather than standing firm on the right leg. The sun was strong. She looked very relaxed
Cam zoomed in
Asha suddenly kept sight of something. Her neck stretched as she looked ahead of her, her eyes piercing
and she left at just before 12.41. Good to see her looking so at home. I wonder where she spent those few weeks.
Can returned to the nest, and stayed there up to 17.40.
Birdie's DU Summaries 2018 https://www.imagicat.com/
Asha (I am sure!!) was spotted at 12.22 on the old nest framework. It was quite windy, and she had to keep putting her left foot down, rather than standing firm on the right leg. The sun was strong. She looked very relaxed
SheilaFE said:Asha (I am sure!!) was spotted at 12.22 on the old nest framework. It was quite windy
"It was quite windy" - Mistress of understatemet, SHEILA
I wonder who Asha was calling to, if anyone, as she flew off? Unfortunately, as you'll see/hear, the sound on the nestcam was gllitched out, otherwise I'd have done things with it.
First, Klive was nestorising and either havng trouble with the wind or his nerves or both
A Jay visited - its beak is wide open in the middle pic:
31 July
My internet went down again last night so I've got some mess to clear up.
05:22 - Asha landed! She stood and stood, did a bit of nestorising, including a nestcupping, stood lots more - flew at 07.37, couldn't see where she went on either cam, on nestcam she seemed to be flying towards the old nest area but disappeared.
Klive not seen !!! !!! !!!
Really great to see and hear of Asha again. Thank you Sheila and Scylla . Thanks for the video Scylla.
OK gotta mow now before sun hits back lawn
Oh yes, what a lovely Jay - thanks for posting it Scylla
scylla said:05:22 - Asha landed! She stood and stood, did a bit of nestorising, including a nestcupping, stood lots more - flew at 07.37,
Then Klive popped in a couple of times:
This has been waiting to be posted for HOURS, sorry. Or maybe I'm posting it twice ???