Blue NCO arrives with large fish

19 March 2026

It is a gorgeous morning at Loch of the Lowes. Blue NCO arrived home yesterday to a nest she had shared with her late mate Laddie LM12. Last year she disappeared after two weeks and many feared the worst when she could not establish a mate and hang on to control of the nest. Only time will tell what will happen this year.

She is beautiful and seems in very good health. She landed a large fish – something she is known for – on the nest at dawn.

Geemeff has a video with her landing on the nest with that nice fish – cheeping. Oh, I hope she gets a good mate this year! https://youtu.be/9dx9wYteNxI?

The official word from the Scottish Wildlife Trust on Blue NCOs arrival yesterday:

There are now three little eaglets at the new Dale Hollow Bald Eagle nest in Tennessee.

Here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/live/iXKauXBlHbY?

I do not have and have not asked for permission to use photos of the nest but check it out. Lots of large fish on that nest Thursday morning.

We are in the egg laying zone at Big Red and Arthur’s RTH nest on the Cornell Campus in Ithaca, New York.

As the Kakapo struggle to recover, there are new hatches with some sad and sudden deaths o the 4 year olds hatched during the last breeding season. (They only breed every four years).

I asked about Jack and how well he might be taking care of Jill at the Achieva nest. ‘MP’ sent a photo of a delivery and news. “Here’s the picture of her with the first fish at 9:00 AM CT. The only other fish I saw today was a less than half a fish. He did take over incubation twice, and she was gone only once time enough to have hunted a fish and eaten it. “

That’s it for me today! It is pajama day – a day when I worked hard the day before to do nothing today but walk Toby! Take care everyone. See you soon.

Thank you to ‘MP’ for the image of Jack and the news from Achieva, to Geemeff for the video of Blue NCO and her gigantic fish. To all those who post on FB or own streaming cams and share the lives of the birds with us, thank you. We at Bird World are grateful.