Yesterday afternoon (according to those on the scene - it was among a lot of detail that we missed due to severe cam problems), the orange-chested male intruder "OC" dropped a fish onto the nest, and after a starving EJ took it away to eat it the carnage began.
In brief!
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The orange-eyed destroyer. (I have to say, unfairly I know, that he has none of the "gorgeousness" of Odin the Magnificent.)
EJ returned with the tail-end of the fish, which she continued to eat despite the scene that greeted her:
EJ cleared the ground and proceeded to incubate the one egg that appears to be left intact:
The threat to the surviving egg is great:
OC won't have it easy, he may not even prevail in the longer term - the other intruders are still on the case:
To cap it all after a long and harrowing day, it seemed that EJ was disturbed, probably by the pine marten, just before midnight:
IMAGICAT
Day cam.
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What happened was...
To be continued, I need to post current events!!! EDIT - it will have to do, you get the idea.
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DAYCAM 0446hr:
He's flown in again to DEFEND !!!
Just one snap, CC has posted others below - cannot keep up with events because posting is so slow for me this morning, all of a sudden.
OC --- Mantling on the nest. EJ is chirping/grunting/begging.
(Pics are taking an age to upload.)
EJ checks egg.
He's back again.
And gone - both come and gone in a buffer. :{ He does seem to have dark eyes...
Thank you, CC! I got locked out !!! Couldn't post in any browser.
OH NO! I wondered where you went! No events past few mins...