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!
Anyone looking?
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
Morning SCYLLA, MIKE and OLDSHORE EJ seems exhausted....and who wouldn't be?
scylla said:I don't think they will have been quite so personally invested in the individuals back then as we all have become with EJ and Odin together.
Well said OLDSHORE
He's back and EJ tips him off
OC just flew in and tried to mate but EJ slung him off. Now she's gone and left the egg.
Birdies LG DU update.
She's flown He remains
Another attempted mating scuppered by EJ. He's flown.
This post is late cos I can't think of the simple word I need instead of 'scuppered' >:(
Is that him on the nest now? I just lost track over that silly word !!!
I THINK EJ has flown - OC alone on nest.
Oh yes, it's him all right >:( Slowly approaching the egg... paused: