Good grief! 12 pages yesterday. And most of them about the birds and the bees - or the birds. I'm copying Wattle's post (the last one on yesterday's Update thread) which may throw some light on the topic. (Glad someone asked; I wasn't sure myself but you feel such a twit.....)
From Wattle: Now I've finished chuckling at all the posts, I'll answer the delicate question posed. Generally, birds have just one multi-purpose opening, male and female, both under the tail. The female holds her tail to one side, and the male curls his body forward until there is, well, a 'bum kiss'! It can be lightning fast and still be very effective. ;-) I say 'generally', because male ducks, swans etc can be more elaborately endowed, but females are always the same (I think).
Thank you Wattle, I think..... :-)
Oh, and the LG nest is empty; Marge is at LOTL
Well, Tish, I believe they do have 'contractions' of a sort .Linda the Estonian WT Eagle made ''noises'' as she was laying. With her head stretched upward. I believe these were 'noises'' associated with 'contractions' or the effort of 'pushing' the egg out - a push and egg further down the channel - a push, with effort and further down and so on. It may not be the 'pain' a human would go through but it must be uncomfortable . Anyway, I doubt anyone will know for sure.
ThanksCirrus, I am now mostly conversant in the mating and egg laying of ospreys Thank you (Primly said)
Everything in life is speaking in spite of its apparent silence.
dibnlib
I just realised that you live about 40 miles from the nest!! How lovely. I've stayed there on holiday with my mother )Grantown on Spey and Boat of Garten Oh and Nethy Bridge. WEe used to stay on Deeside but I reckon SPeyside is more magnificent and the scenery is just bliss with those mountains. I adore it. What Is EJ doing I thought she was getting agitated there. Sorry for the blether.
Odin zooming in for another matingf and away again!! Must go and get something to eat now.
EJ looks as if she's having a disagreement with a mini haystack at the moment!
Joan - avid bird and nature watcher in Northumberland!
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Great pic as always. DjoanS
It looks like prickly grass. I wonder how that volcanic dust will effect birds.
It certianly seems as if very last minute arrangements are going forward to receive eggs !! One more bale I reckon DjoanS - what do you think? Anyway, I'm grabbing your picture of EJ, thank you. I really do think this is it. Watch this straw folks !!
Hopefully not too much Tish, Geese which fly as high as aircraft are now in their summer quarters.
AND a GOOD size fish has arrived courtesy of Odin :)
Oh stop that Odin. EJ has only just finished arranging it
odin has just brought fish in,ej takes it and off she goes
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Just what I was thinking Cirrus. I thought EJ left the nest looking quite comfortable.