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
Off she's gone again.
and gone
Has the webcam been changed? One minute she was there, then an empty nest!
Scylla - have you heard from Carnyx?
Webcam's been terrible recently. It regularly "freezes" and returns to live action considerably later, so easily possible that activity is missed.
Thanks Oldshoremore, happening a lot. Didn't know if changes or the fact I'm now on my tablet! Will persevere :-)
I think that OC is teasing EJ with a fish!
EJ lands. OC flies in with fish and leaves with it
Birdie Num Num's brilliant DU summary 2017
Second landing. She's grabbed it!!! and flown :)
EJ got the fish
Brilliant news moffer and not a moment too soon. Hope it was a decent size