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Awwwww.....closing his eyes now:
Our herring gulls are red listed birds. Think about that the next time you hear some flaming idiot calling for a cull of them.
He has flown.
At it again.
Birdie Num Num's brilliant DU summary 2017
They are both back:
Odin flies off......
Yup, more of that:
Trying said: I have noticed that EJ isn't always lifting her tail in the last 12 hours or so, when Odin comes calling by for some hanky panky,.. so I am wondering, and thinking, is it because it is close to egg time.
I have noticed that EJ isn't always lifting her tail in the last 12 hours or so, when Odin comes calling by for some hanky panky,.. so I am wondering, and thinking, is it because it is close to egg time.
Odin has been back 10 days now. We are definitely into the egg laying window. EJ usually lays 12 days after Odin arrives. See egg stats
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He's going to be utterly lost when she's incubating a clutch of eggs!
She is having a nice, long chill on the nest:
What an absolutely stunning bird. No wonder Odin is so enthusiastic!
She is looking particularly good this morning, standing there like that.
Ospreys Rule OK, but Goldfinches come a close second!
His Magnificence is on the nest:
What have they seen?
He has flown - without reappearing for yet another mating.