As expected at the start of the season the Osprey Centre has been very busy..... but not as busy as our new male Odin. Not a minute of the day goes by without seeing our male displaying, preparing the nest, mating or delivering fish, he certainly is making a good impression on EJ.
However it is not only EJ who is impressed.... our visitors have been entertained by Odin's nest gathering forays right in front of the Centre as well as his frequent display flights.... Our new male certainly isn't camera shy!
For those who have never seen an osprey display flight it is certainly a sight to behold....the male flies up and down in a roller coaster fashion, brandishing a fish whilst making a sound that can only be described as being similar to a squeaky bike!
His fishing exploits are quickly becoming a talking point with four fish being brought in on both Wednesday and Thursday as well as a 16" brown trout this morning... the lack of any rainbow trout so far, would suggest he has possibly not found the fish farm yet.
So spring has definately sprung at Loch Garten, and excitement is in the air...and it is not just the osprey who have been entertaining the staff and visitors this past week! We have been treated to woodpeckers on the feeders, a capercaillie drying off in a tree after a downpour, squirrels attempting to master eating from seed feeders as well as peanut feeders, and toads ambling across the path and carpark on the way to their mating pools!
We anticipate it being very busy over the Easter weekend, so we shall publish a blog on Tuesday to update you on all the news...until then we await the next fish....