(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
EJ is looking up and calling.
Birdie Num Num's brilliant DU summary 2017
OC is back again.....no fish.
EJ has flown!!!!!
OC followed but EJ was straight back. Fish begging now. Looked like OC flew around and back to the camera tree.
There were some nice fly ins and outs in that sequence for any videos.
EJ looks desperate for exercise.
Tiger Signature
Clever osprey EJ - I took a deep breath when she left the nest, but it did the trick, she got the intruder to leave and was quickly back again!
Chocoholix shiny new 2018 Interactive Osprey & Chick Chart! (with clickable links!)
A perfect vertical take off from EJ. Not sure I understand what is going on
Got rid of him but not for long
ChloeB & Tiger's Osprey Data
He is back
Ive been checking all day hoping for news, but only actually seen EJ live once I just cant watch, I want to cry for her, her and Odin are such a happy pair, and he is such a good provider for her and the chicks, its heart breaking to see what is happening, I realy want to come on here and all be ok, so a big thankyou to everyone else who is keeping watch, and keeping this thread up to date
The more you rush, the longer it takes