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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
Me too CLARE. I remember her with the early morning caper watch back in 2010 when I had three overnight stints in the Forward Hide. She used the room next door. Sadly I saw no capers! I don't really understand why they would shut the shop having included the area in the new VC building so recently.
The snow covered nest reminded me of EJ in her 'donut'! Thank you Scylla.
Birdie's DU Summaries 2018 https://www.imagicat.com/
No birdies noticed since an unsnappable GSW several days (a week?) ago.
02 December
A few snow showers but none lasted more than a few minutes:
03 December
Frosty for much of the day: