Evening all: Welcome back, Alicat! As usual, all quiet on the LG nest; breezy at LOTL. FYI, I may not watch very late tonight as we have someone coming early in the morning to install French doors between the kitchen and "my" room and it's been a busy day.
Morning all.
I see there are still 2 eggs.
The minute EJ leaves for some exercise Odin is right there to incubate the eggs . He is keeping a close eye on EJ and the eggs .
Formerly known as Barbara Jean
Coming on to rain now at the nest. There has beena change of duties, with EJ gone and Odin on the eggs. Before you ask - there are still only 2!
Smiles, Jan.
Wattle15 said: Coming on to rain now at the nest. There has beena change of duties, with EJ gone and Odin on the eggs. Before you ask - there are still only 2!
They have done little or no mating since the second egg was laid . . Maybe two is the number of eggs this year. The cold rainy/ snowy weather may have made EJ decide two was enough to keep warm.
Or it may have been Odin who decided two was enough this time. He must still have nightmares about his ordeal last year. I think they both want to raise all their chicks without drama.
Ya the poor guy fished until he was exhausted to keep 5 hungry mouth fed including himself . 3 chicks looks great until you realized soon there are 5 full size birds to feed. Some days He was still hauling in fish at 10 p.m. at night . Near the end he didn't even wait for EJ to grab the fish . He just dumped it on the nest and took off for the lake again . Remember the live ones jumping around the nest LOL
Two healthy chicks would be fine
Good morning all and thanks to the night shift for all the news. Just popped in quickly as I am goig out today and relieved to see nest at LG and LOTL OK although it is still windy. Odin has hs just matedwith EJ again so surely there will another egg soonl. Have a good day all and will try and catch up later.
Margobird
'Amen'' to that Wattle - no fishing line and no struggle with feeding three that sent EJ fishing before the girls had fledged. Yeah Barbara Jean yeah - we all agree.
Hi everyone - see the wind is still up . Happy viewing fans :)
Good morning and a very cold and windy one here as well. I don't know what the birds a re making of this weather. I've noticed the hedgrows are not in their greenery yet quite bare in some places, so where do the birds all build their nests. Everything seems peaceful at LG. but I can't help feeling sorry for EJ.
Loved reading about the head bobber aghain! that tickles me!!
Everything in life is speaking in spite of its apparent silence.
Hello. Thanks to All for night reports: I'm sort of glad there are no more eggs yet, (as mentioned above, its quite a daunting prospect for the fishing) although there is still time and they may surprise us.