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:
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Yes, Chloe - before my time for LG. :)
Must go - SYAL - I will check back. Very instructive moments.
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I do not think there will be a second clutch and I hope not! There is far too much uncertainty surrounding this nest now. I am happy just to see EJ get herself back into condition.
Oldshoremore said: Thanks Tiger - very informative post. Interesting to see the late laying date for Lapland - maybe the extra daylight in June-July makes up for the northerly latitude.
Thanks Tiger - very informative post. Interesting to see the late laying date for Lapland - maybe the extra daylight in June-July makes up for the northerly latitude.
It has to be mid June in Lapland. We are following a pair of birds migrating there right now and last I saw they had still quite a way to go.
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I think she may now have gone fishing. It would be so nice to see her fly in with one of her whoppers.
Unknown said: It says destroyed for the third egg. Without going into gorey details which we all know I think Jen's statement is bang on the money
It says destroyed for the third egg. Without going into gorey details which we all know I think Jen's statement is bang on the money
No it is not. The blog says that the egg was kicked out of the nest. It wasn't and there are videos to prove that.
Whatever the circumstance you got to get your facts right.
EJ is back and no fish :-(
Clearly I have lost the ability to read English you obviously all know best but as far as I can read it states he finished what he started yesterday and destroyed the egg if you all read that as kick then so be it
Thank you Tiger for your clarification.
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such a familiar stance
The blog has been edited since it was first posted. Fair enough