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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
Ealier, Asha had come down from the campost and reacted to an ovrehead threat that couldn't be seen on either cam:
scylla said:Brodie (I'm pretty sure but have only watched from a distance) just brought Asha a FISH !!!
Just a snap will have to suffice, as I have to leave again:
It has been Brodie all day. He brought in 2 fish and has even dive-bombed her. He has taken back control and showing her who is boss!!
I looked at the footage of the dive-bombing multiple times and compared underwing and side-mask markings and that was definitely Brodie.
hi everyone, i cant work out how to post a new message so i will try to reply to Canuck, ive been to the LG visitor centre and i have some info from them regarding telling asha and brodie apart with the help of a surperb sketch artist at the centre i will now attempt adding 2 pics A asha B brodie
have i got them around the right way?
Wow!! These are amazing. Yes you have them correct. You can always ID Asha from her many spots under her wings - her "spotty bloomers."
thats for the confirmation, they were very happy in there this morning when brodie have returned TeamBrodie was the shout in there!!!
Totes team Brodie.... long may it last she added nervously!
I am very far behind in posting these so here goes...
May 1, 2024 - Day complete
Fish: 5:37:33 (Brodie)
Mating: 15:58, 16:00, 16:15, 17:19, 17:35. All with KL5. All F.
The (S)uccess or (F)ailure indication is purely my untrained observation.
0 S, 5 F
May 2, 2024 - Day complete
Fish: 7:43:53 (KL5), 11:47:20 (Brodie)
Mating: 7:49, 7:52, 8:03, 8:11, 8:20, 8:53, 9:32, 10:05, 10:31, 10:54, 11:32, 12:53, 13:31, 14:41, 15:02, 15:13. All with KL5. All F.
0 S, 16 F
May 3, 2024 - Day complete
Fish: 7:35:52 (Brodie), 15:48:56 (KL5)
Mating: 5:09, 5:17, 5:25, 5:40:00, 5:40:28, 5:46, 6:20, 6:28, 6:50, 7:00, 7:04, 7:08, 13:13, 13:15, 13:16, 13:18, 13:21, 13:23, 13:27, 13:31, 13:34, 13:48, 14:49,
14:51, 14:54:11, 14:54:57, 16:11, 21:20, 21:26, 21:28, 21:31, 21:34, 21:35 All with KL5. All F except 5:40:28 which was a S.
1 S, 32 F