Odds & Sods 2021

Many thank, everyone, for pics ad posts.

Hazel, Yes, it was wonderful to see you and Mike at LM. Hope you manage to go on another trip or two very soon to test out your new car and to take more gorgeous pics. Thanks for the Gull pics. Like you, we were delayed on the M6 and along the Dee Valley but traffic eased up once well in to Wales. Very misty across the hills and the Sat Nav thought night had come! We were volunteering yesterday and today and luckily we had good weather. I spent much of Sunday chatting with visitors and other volunteers while watching the Osprey nest on private land where the new pair there has at least one chick. New Dad fed his first ever chick at one point today--lovely. The injured male Osprey at the Glaslyn nest is recovering slowly from his accident and he managed to catch two small fish one day, eating both of them himself. At least the Glaslyn female can go fishing if she chooses. Fingers crossed that he will recover enough go back to providing fish for his mate before they both migrate. The centre will again provide fish if it looks like the male is in need of them, but they hope he will be able to manage alone and catch enough fish for at least himself. They stopped providing fish when the Crows were taking 90 percent of them and the Ospreys appeared to be catching their own. We are 'off work' on Monday but back to volunteering on Tuesday and again next weekend. How time flies when you're having fun!