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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
It looks like Asha photobombed KL5's official portrait. HAHAHAHA!
14 May
4:23 Klive to perch above nest. 4:24 Klive chases another osprey
4:28 female to nest food soliciting and Klive to perch above nedt
4:29 female scoots Klive off nest but continues to food solicit
4:41 Kline back to perch, attempts to mate, repelled by female who alarm calls. Not sure female is the regular. Strange behaviour from her.
I think it’s regular female. 4:59 mating attempt (U).
Klive flies and female silent
Sorry 4:50 not 4:59
Mt nest syndrome until 9:45 when Klive lands. No sign of female
Good morning - am crocked due to something like sciatica, came on 2 days ago, posting on phablet will try to get laptop out but...
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Dear Scylla, sorry to read that you are unwell, a horrid thing sciatica pain. Please rest up and take it easy, sending ️
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Sciatica. Yuk! Rest up.
May 14, 2024 - Day complete
Fish: 9:37:29 (KL5) , 10:48:17 (Asha on ptz), 17:51:30 (KL5)
Mating: 4:27 F, 4:41 F, 4:50 F, 19:46 F, 20:35 F, 20:46 U. All with KL5.
The (S)uccess, (F)ailure or (U)known indication is purely my untrained observation.
0 S, 5 F, 1 U