At the end of every season we always have a Special thread for all the for the Captures/Videos/Memories of the Season, not just of Millicent, Seasca and Druie but EJ and Odin too. So search your files for your BEST captures and videos and post them in this thread so they are easy to find and will be a nice memory for us over the closed season.
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I could find nothing for 2009 but did find this lovely POEM by Lindybird and if you look further down the thread you will also see one from Cirrus describing EJ's poignant wait with fish for Rothes!
Also I found a great report from JSB of his round UK visits to many Osprey Centres.
Here are my offerings, I could find no GOOD images of Odin and the Seasca and Millicent ones are not that great either! I am sure we will see many beauties though!
Forum playing up so will post this then edit it....
When I saw this feed away back in May I feared for chick 3, however she was wily and managed to get herself in front many time, look at her now she has blossomed into the beautiful Druie.
Then in July she was the last to fledge, she was trying hard though and the very next day she fledged.
Cannot leave Odin out so a really bad capture but I am sure many will have great shots of Odin.
EJ's Memorial Balgavies Loch Ospreys 2023
Looking forward to seeing everyone's photos, and it is worth taking a look down memory lane, will bring a lump to the throat but happy memories too.
Thanks for starting this thread Mary. Always nice to have a season summary.
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Mary - such a lovely review and wonderful photos of the family. You may think the photo of Odin not good enough, but I think it expresses himself perfectly! Quite typical. :)) I shall go looking back then to see if I have anything of note.
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Here's one of the chicks' heads on ringing day.
And this was the nest in the early Spring, on March 18th 2014.
Just found that my album has 278 pictures so VERY difficult to choose Hope this isn't too many
I called the first one Anticipation Who could have predicted such a brilliant season?
Odin:: Are they all mine?
Just a couple more
I have killed RF and it won't let me post the last picture so will try later
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Patily - what a great season summary! Those are def favorite photos! I love the one of the sibs staring at the cam, "Who's in there, mum???"
And of course, the very serious Odin about his business!
ODIN
Purloined from Rachel's blog of 24 August, this wonderful picture of Odin, presumably our last remaining resident. He looks alert and in command, perched there with his fish :-*
Back to the beginning of the season.
Odin sometimes took on too much as he built up the battlements with lovely licheny sticks:
Looking a little hungry, but very fit and beautiful:
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The most thrilling moments of the 2014 LG season occurred when Odin landed to join EJ after a skydance.
I maintain that he brought only nest material, not a fish or part-fish, but the video isn't good enough quality to prove it beyond doubt.
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