(I am having enormous difficulty posting.)
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Foremost in our thoughts and hearts today is the status of Odin, who has been missing since before 08:00 on Tuesday morning. He was last seen taking off from the nest in pursuit of one of two male intruders, either OC (Orange Chest) or BTO (Odin lookalike, for the BTO ring on his left leg).
This is our last look at him, seconds before he flew:
(I need some help with the IDs of the 3 intruders, please correct me and I'll edit accordingly.)
All the while that we desperately worry about unseen Odin, his partner EJ is suffering before our eyes - and yesterday TWO intruders became THREE! We now have OC, BTO or OL (for Odin Lookalike), and Darvic (for the blue Darvic ring on his left leg - let's hope that the Centre can read it).
EJ has not eaten since the large, headless fish provided by Odin early on Tuesday, which she ate in instalments thru the day.
Yesterday evening OC and Darvic both intruded on EJ, sometimes overlapping with each other, and OC landed briefly on EJ's back (thank you, BIRDIE).
We hope and pray that Odin is nursing himself back to fitness and will be back today to tell these intruders where to go (Hell, for instance). But even if he returns in full health, what a difficult time is in store for him.
Besides the personal investment we have in our Gorgeous, Magnificent Odin, the implications for the nest and its osprey family don't bear thinking about - and we are only too conscious of the effect all this is having on the personnel at the Loch Garten Visitor Centre... not forgetting the prosperity of the 2015 season?
Finally - if only we could fathom why, suddenly this season, these male ospreys - three of them, no less - have chosen to invade Loch Garten!
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Please forgive the possibly de trop frames, I find it so therapeutic to concentrate on and agonise over doing them ;-)
IMAGICAT
She lost her temper at last.
No fish............. then nothing else.
Which comes first, the "allowing to mate" by EJ or the "giving of fish" by OC?
Interesting to see what happens if he brings a fish on his next visit.
The latter normally but EJ is often not fussy enjoying a full blown fling with Blue XD two years running and I don't think he brought her a fish yer. She even left home to chase after him
She is still very protective of her eggs and she does want a fish. Will she take a fish and then chase the provider, and eat on the nest, hoping that Odin could still return.
She knows those eggs are viable and is attached to them.
Unknown said: Sarah it was when Odin was caught in a fishing line. EJ had chicks and Richard Thaxton arranged for fish to be placed on the nest The fish were taken to the nest in a Tesco bag.Odin did get free and life carried on as normal. There is a video of the episode. I will try and find it. This is a very unusual situation.
Sarah it was when Odin was caught in a fishing line. EJ had chicks and Richard Thaxton arranged for fish to be placed on the nest The fish were taken to the nest in a Tesco bag.Odin did get free and life carried on as normal. There is a video of the episode. I will try and find it.
This is a very unusual situation.
Tesco video is in our 2009 stats
3 June 2009
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I have to finish dinner and eat. I'm recording (very jumpy on off stream :( ) and I'll be back here in a while. I'm watching on my kindle, lol.
Birdie Num Num's brilliant DU summary 2017
That was because of human intervention - the fishing line being left and entangling him. This is more of a natural situation. Is anyone actually out looking for Odin?
Unknown said: I haven't posted before but have been following EJ & Odin this season. I have not followed osprey before and am captivated and humbled by these magnificent birds. What is the reference to Tesco - is it naïve of me to think raw fish can be put in EJ's vicinity?
I haven't posted before but have been following EJ & Odin this season. I have not followed osprey before and am captivated and humbled by these magnificent birds. What is the reference to Tesco - is it naïve of me to think raw fish can be put in EJ's vicinity?
Sarah T: I hope you are still here, or pop back. The Tesco incident occurred in 2009. The the timetable for the season is given in Tiger and Chloe's site here for Wednesday 3 June. It also includes a link for a video of the 'Tesco Delivery'. Richard Thaxton was Mr Osprey at Loch Garten at the time. Fish have been put on other nests in the US too.
Birdie's DU Summaries 2018 https://www.imagicat.com/