More intrusions yesterday but nothing like as aggressive as they have been. Odin caused concern, he was not seen on the nest for 9 hours but stamped his authority on it and on EJ when he did eventually appear, by pseudo-mating.
It's another windy night, EJ has just taken a 2-minute break - that's 2 minutes from getting up to sitting down, not 2 minutes in flight:
She returned from an unusual direction, hope you can recognise her legs in the top right:
Flaps:
Back on the eggs, alert, she is not sleeping yet as I type:
Gosh, I need to outline EJ's face, eyes and beak in that last snap, I can hardly pick her out myself :o
IMAGICAT
I am off now. See you all tomorrow.
Birdie's DU Summaries 2018 https://www.imagicat.com/
Don't have sound but looks all calm on the nest now.
EJ's Memorial Balgavies Loch Ospreys 2023
Good night, Sheila.
Our herring gulls are red listed birds. Think about that the next time you hear some flaming idiot calling for a cull of them.
A very blurred EJ is looking peaceful on the nest.
I'm off to roost - good night, all!
First chance of looking in today - thanks for all the updates, pics etc, much appreciated. Some lovely captures.
http://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/things-to-do/wildlife-webcams/loch-of-lowes/
RSPB Giving Nature a Home
Off she's flown.
Back within seconds.
I don't have anything to add, like the nightcam snap for instance, because I pulled the power adapter out of my LG laptop before going to sleep - therefore it went to sleep when its battery ran out >:(
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