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
Hallelujah! Thank goodness she's getting a decent meal at last.
That's it girl, mug him!
They didn't delete my crap yesterday, when OC landed on the nest when EJ had flown. ;)
Birdie Num Num's brilliant DU summary 2017
So pleased that EJ has been fed, at least one good thing today.
Must go now - thanks everyone for all the updates and captures as it has not been an easy day. BFN
scylla said:The site's system does it on quite a lot of forums. Trouble is, they can't discriminate so you can't talk about male chickens and suchlike
Cheerio, KAREN :-)
I've never seen any carp from you, MOFFER (see how I automatically type the euphemism? habit.)
She sure had to make a quick grab for that fish before he left with it again!
Oldshoremore said:I'd rather have him on the nest that no-one
I suppose I'd rather have him on the nest than no-one, in case EJ's hormones won't let her fish for herself yet. But I cannot envisage a future with this male replacing Odin.
He doesn't look too bad from some angles.
He looks as if he's looking out waiting for her to return.
Thank goodness EJ grabbed the fish Well done you wonderful osprey