Cosworthlady
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latest excerpt from the hides.
29 March
High drama on the osprey nest over the last 48hrs here at Loch of the Lowes. No, its not the arrival of 'our' male unfortunately, but yet another intruder osprey ! A second female has been landing on the nest, and looking rather too comfortable on it. She is easy to recognise as she is very large ( at least the same size as our female) and very very dark in plumage, with a distictive black 'cap'.
The resident female has been frantically mantling ( standard defensive behaviour) but all her anger seems not to be having much effect on the bold intruder. Do we have a serious rival for the nest? Can our female hold on to her nest without her mate to back her up? Only time will tell.
26 March
Our female osprey has had a busy couple of days being a media star, and delighting us with wonderful veiws here at Loch of the Lowes. She has been spending the majority of her time on a high perch to the right of the nest, where she can keep a keen eye out for her mates' expected arrival, so she may not always be visible on the webcam- don't worry she's not far off.
She has also had occassion to see off a buzzard who strayed too close to her nest yesterday, resulting in a spectacular,if brief, aerial dogfight.
She has been feeding herself since her arrival, bringing in two large trout to help build her strength for breeding which is an excellent sign.
29 March
High drama on the osprey nest over the last 48hrs here at Loch of the Lowes. No, its not the arrival of 'our' male unfortunately, but yet another intruder osprey ! A second female has been landing on the nest, and looking rather too comfortable on it. She is easy to recognise as she is very large ( at least the same size as our female) and very very dark in plumage, with a distictive black 'cap'.
The resident female has been frantically mantling ( standard defensive behaviour) but all her anger seems not to be having much effect on the bold intruder. Do we have a serious rival for the nest? Can our female hold on to her nest without her mate to back her up? Only time will tell.
26 March
Our female osprey has had a busy couple of days being a media star, and delighting us with wonderful veiws here at Loch of the Lowes. She has been spending the majority of her time on a high perch to the right of the nest, where she can keep a keen eye out for her mates' expected arrival, so she may not always be visible on the webcam- don't worry she's not far off.
She has also had occassion to see off a buzzard who strayed too close to her nest yesterday, resulting in a spectacular,if brief, aerial dogfight.
She has been feeding herself since her arrival, bringing in two large trout to help build her strength for breeding which is an excellent sign.
I'll message Fiona to say thanks on your behalf. If it wasn't Fiona who helped you out I'm sure she'll pass the message on.
