My first DU starter for the 2015 season. What can I say?
EJ and Odin are very happy together... fishing is good... nestorising is going really well... the weather is fine... tonight there's no glare on the nest !!!
What is there to worry about?
There's a hole in the nest.
IMAGICAT
WOW I can hear EJ calling her soft call. How fantastic :)
Birdie Num Num's brilliant DU summary 2017
I heard Odin land on the cam pole.
He hops down for a mating.
Both flown
Suddenly realised I could hear EJ (having dragged myself away from the excitement at Dyfi!). Then sounds of mating, tried to grab a shot but just this blurry image of EJ post-mating
Tiger and Chloe's Osprey Info
EJ's back with a branch calling. Dreadful pic.
EJ doing some egg cupping - looked as though she skidded into PM hole? Hope it's not going to cause real problems.
I seem to have lost the sound again
Oldshoremore said: Point 2 - just been watching the nest live (sorry, can't do stills/video), and while EJ was re-arranging the barricades, it looked to me as if she DEFINITELY stood right in THE HOLE with one foot (carrying a big stick at the time, so presumably putting some weight on the foot). I would like to think that means that THE HOLE is at least partially filled in. Any thoughts/comments, anyone?
Point 2 - just been watching the nest live (sorry, can't do stills/video), and while EJ was re-arranging the barricades, it looked to me as if she DEFINITELY stood right in THE HOLE with one foot (carrying a big stick at the time, so presumably putting some weight on the foot). I would like to think that means that THE HOLE is at least partially filled in.
Any thoughts/comments, anyone?
It is hard to see on the blurry webcam Oldshoremore if the hole has got any smaller or not, I do hope they manage to fill it in though as if not it is going to be a hazard later on.
PS: Like your name by the way..... it is a beach I have been too several times, way back in the 70's and 80's you could get the place all to yourself :-)
EJ's Memorial Balgavies Loch Ospreys 2023
Oh, I can't hear her now :-(
It was just so wonderful to hear her, now makes me sad as it has reminded me what we are missing. Fingers crossed that the sound may come back again.