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The idyllic start to the season continues, with the only blot being intruders (which come with the territory). Today an Odin-lookalike appeared to land on the nest but I'm not sure that it wasn't Odin putting himself between the intruder and the nest before chasing it off.
This is what we could have had tonight:
This is what we have - at least it's not as bad as last night.
I suppose the people who adjust the "lights" can't see the outcomes because they're locked out of the VC ??? If only we knew.
Then at 0120hr they briefly changed the light again:
EJ checked the egg - all present and correct:
Someone out there? I didn't hear anything:
Poop and flap:
Another sweep of the lights (I know they're not lights as such, but what are we to call them?):
They're doing it about every hour:
IMAGICAT
Lovely scenario ... conducive to egg laying maybe??
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Hasn't Odin spent a lot of time on the nest today.
Birdie Num Num's brilliant DU summary 2017
A nice sunlight glow on the nest and Odin
And now EJ has arrived
EJ's back
Odin has flown after a few tweets from EJ
Golden EJ:
Pic deleted - exactly like one of Limpy's - shoulda refreshed!!! ;-D
And Odin leaves.
Well it's countdown to egg #2. Anytime from early morning methinks.
Methinks you could well be right Moffer.
Night cam has come on at 21:10