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This clip shows the happenings on the nest between 15.48 and 16.19, raw unedited footage. The female stranger returns, quickly followed by Louis still clutching the third fish of the day. The markings look similar to Aila's but also different. There is speculation that this could be Aila in such poor condition after a hard journey that it's difficult to ID her. My feeling is that it's not her - Aila would fight for her nest and take the fish from Louis, make him give it to her, but time will tell if she returns to the nest after a good meal or three. Louis coy-mantles but won't give her the fish. If Aila, she's uncharacteristically silent, but again, could be down to her emaciated state. Louis leaves with the fish at 16.03, and the female remains on the nest until 16.18. WT chatter Tiger Mozone says: 'When ospreys are migrating they live off their fat supplies by a mechanism called Beta Oxidation. The reason why birds do not appear hungry when they arrive is cause they are still burning fat. It takes a few days before they can switch mode and get back to eating normally.'
UPDATE 22nd May 2021. Sadly this skinny female is not Aila, who hasn't returned from migration this year. Louis has found a new mate and is nesting at a new nest nearby but without a nest cam. We don't know what happened to Aila, migration has plenty of perils, nor do we know what happened to the female in this clip as she hasn't been seen since April. We hope she fattened up and found herself a nest and a mate.
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Негізгі бет Үй жануарлары мен аңдар Is this emaciated unringed female Aila the Loch Arkaig Osprey? Events of 15.48-16.19 on 23 Apr 2021
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