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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
scylla said:Deflation is the mood this morning, and sorrow and disbelief, following the events of the past few days here and at Lowes.
It certainly is very hard to shrug off the depressing mood Scylla, still can hardly believe it's all happened ... I applaud you and Sandra and all the others for being able to carry on in the midst all this tragedy, am feeling very lacklustre about my favourite Peregrines today!
14:11 KL5 has been on the branch eating his fish for the past 5 hours!!!
14:20 Asha finally gets fed up and flies from the nest to the branch where KL5 is with his fish. She inches closer to try a steal but he flies off with it. She flies back to the nest
14:25 KL5 lands on the nest and quickly releases the remains of the fish to Asha who flies off with it.
While they were both on the nest during the handover, both looked to the sky and after Asha left KL5 alarmed called and flew off.
Beautiful close ups of Asha on ptz cam starting 16:57
WendyBartter - Which perries, Wendy?
Canuck said:KL5 has been on the branch eating his fish for the past 5 hours!!!
It's been hell!
One thing that stood out today (apart from the double-mating) was Asha's reluctance to make a real effort for the fish - she didn't want to experience the same violence as yesterday! Will Klive have at last learned the pleasure of giving from Asha's "thank you" squeals? Not sure, as they were a bit muted, maybe by the possible presence of a third party in the area.
Now we can say that Brodie was last seen at 11:00 (rounding up) on 05 May. lI didn't think the markings were right, wondered if it might have been the URM who's been in the area, but others say it was Brodie - maybe the damp weather distorted the feathers. I meant to caption him as "lean and humgry looking", which he was, but I forgot.
Meal break, maybe a nap after that.
Ooh, thank you CANUCK - that'll require a portrait... later !!!
But as Catlady (Catlady_6)would say - beauty is in the eye of the beholder
Canuck said:5 May at 10:59 Brodie touches down on the nest and then flies off as KL5 comes in.
Sorry, missed this entirely !!!
Here's hoping SHEILA's internet and other tech and she are all OK
**Which perries, Wendy?**
Derby Cathedral Peregrines Scylla, the main nest I follow on a daily basis and record footage of progress from whilst trying to keep up with many other favourites
I do think that was Brodie at 10.59. Set it on slow playback. I wish things would settle now here, either Brodie steps up and KL5 takes off, or he shows more interest in Asha, and they bond, poor Brodie. Such tragic times on this and the Lowes nest. Stick in there all.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
So , so Sad
LG took a look at the 10:59 bird and it was not Brodie. Different head markings. I will edit the post that I put up with the photo earlier today.