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
Back and settling in the nest cup again. No sign of her bringing in fish.
Birdies LG DU update.
Unknown said: I still cannot believe what happened with our high hopes in the beginning of a seemingly harmonic season. I think, we all know, that OC is not a criminal but just a very determined Osprey with normal behaviour, though perhaps unexperienced. If EJ is willing to give him a chance at last, I will do too (what does not minimize my sorrow and grief for Odin!).
I still cannot believe what happened with our high hopes in the beginning of a seemingly harmonic season.
I think, we all know, that OC is not a criminal but just a very determined Osprey with normal behaviour, though perhaps unexperienced. If EJ is willing to give him a chance at last, I will do too (what does not minimize my sorrow and grief for Odin!).
Yes, Pica, from Odin's magical appearance in the early hours of the morning it was wonderful season, until...
And you are so sensible in your attitude to events that are so tragic to us. If we want to follow ospreys, or any raptor, or any wild creature indeed, we have to 'let it happen' and never read malice into their actions.
Tiger - many thanks for the link. Been scrolling through the images, and certainly, Alba was a very dark-feathered bird with rather orange eyes, and a piercing stare. All of which means nothing of course, and my possible hypothesis would only be valid if any of BlueXD's surviving progeny are unringed.
Earlier I started looking thru my videos to get snaps of Alba - this was our cam towards the end of the 2012 season... plus ça change ;-D
Hope OC bring gs her a fish and a new dawn can start.
Skydancing.
scylla said:Much earlier in this thread I mentioned you and CHLOE in the context of being personally invested in this couple - I mean EJ and Odin - and finding this more difficult than dire times in the past. I thought that you two, among others I can't name, would know, having been thru so much more than some of us, including me.
ChloeB & Tiger's Osprey Data
Skydancing again!
Birdie Num Num's brilliant DU summary 2017
Unless EJ voluntarily abandons the nest, I think that will now happen Lmac.
It seems he has drifted away but it may be wind direction. No, here he is and he's mantling as if with fish and EJ is up.