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DAILY UPDATE ~ Loch Garten nest ~ Friday, 15 th May 2015

Limpy
15/05/2015 07:02
EJ Finally Mugs Fenrir For The Fish.
 
Well yesterday there was little change on the nest - much the same as the last few days.
However EJ did get one over Fenrir as he was tormenting EJ with the fish he brought to the nest and EJ managed to nab the fish off him. I am sure all who were watching jumped for joy but we should remember Ospreys do what Ospreys do.
EJ continues to incubate the remaining egg, which I personally think is no longer any good. But what do I know ? EJ will know best of all. As for our boy Fenrir he continues working to try and get EJ off the nest so he can remove the remaining egg. It must be very hard on Odin to try to deal with what is going on as he can’t be everywhere at once. It must also be hard on Jen and her team and the volunteers so I do feel for them as they can see a lot more of what’s going on off camera so it can’t be any fun for them so far this season.
I would like to thank on behalf of the posters on here Birdie Num Num, WendyB, Mary GK and Lmac for keeping us updated  when they come back from LG with their reports so a big thank you – we also look forward to hearing about Hellen’s visit.
 
So a new day has started so what will happen now? God only knows.
I do hope and pray for one thing that this gets this nest sort out soon and that no Osprey gets seriously injured or worse killed.
 
But please remember  Ospreys are Ospreys and will do what their instincts tell them to do - we can only sit back and  wait for it all to get sorted.

"Birds are, quite simply, little miracles - and as such they require care and consideration."

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  • 15/05/2015 17:08 in reply to Oldshoremore

    Oldshoremore said:

    Well you saw how many days it lay on the side of the nest.  I would say no.

    This is why Henry who was a world champion at kicking eggs, kicked them right out of the nest. See  Henry kicks eggs  (a somewhat confused video) 

    Thanks, Tiger. I rather feared you'd say that. It's a pity that EJ doesn't seem to be of the same opinion.

    [/quote]I agree with Tiger. Although anything seems possible with these birds at times, I do think this egg is well past its sell by date.  

    ChloeB & Tiger's Osprey Data

  • 15/05/2015 17:11 in reply to scylla

    OMS it is not that EJ believes the egg is still viable it is just that she is hardwired for certain activities at this time. The hardwiring dictates that there are eggs and she should brood them. We have watch many nests where the females sit for many days past hatching, also evidenced in bald eagles and delta nest is an example.  EJ is also going through her moult which happens in an order after eggs are laid. There is an egg so she will incubate it and after 18 years bit hard to reprogramme her to do otherwise. Sadly we need to the egg to be kicked out.

  • 15/05/2015 17:12 in reply to ChloeB

    With everything this egg has gone through I'm amazed it still looks like an egg!

    Our herring gulls are red listed birds.  Think about that the next time you hear some flaming idiot calling for a cull of them.

  • 15/05/2015 17:13 in reply to ChloeB

    Good morning all.  Although I haven't been around much, I could have sworn that when EJ picked up this egg and put it back, it was a broken shell as she picked it up with her beak on either side of the shell.  Or was that another one?  It was just after Odin first reappeared and I remember thinking at the time "she's done that so he doesn't think anything is amiss".  Maybe I just dreamed it :) or it could be that the broken shell was replaced by the egg that was sitting on the edge of the nest.

  • 15/05/2015 17:16 in reply to Sheryl

    "or it could be that the broken shell was replaced by the egg that was sitting on the edge of the nest."

    That seems to be the general view Sheryl

    Birdies LG DU update.

  • 15/05/2015 17:17 in reply to Sheryl

    I said "we" in my previous post. Obviously that should be a "she" as we have no say in this. But if Odin is back and if there is any chance (very very remote I know) for a second clutch ej is very unlikely to mate while her brain and hormones are in brooding mode.

  • 15/05/2015 17:21 in reply to Mike

    Mike B said:

    "or it could be that the broken shell was replaced by the egg that was sitting on the edge of the nest."

    That seems to be the general view Sheryl

    Thanks Mike :)

  • 15/05/2015 17:25 in reply to Sheryl

    Sheryl W said:

    Good morning all.  Although I haven't been around much, I could have sworn that when EJ picked up this egg and put it back, it was a broken shell as she picked it up with her beak on either side of the shell.  Or was that another one?  It was just after Odin first reappeared and I remember thinking at the time "she's done that so he doesn't think anything is amiss".  Maybe I just dreamed it :) or it could be that the broken shell was replaced by the egg that was sitting on the edge of the nest.

    Sheryl, what EJ was brooding previously was the remains of an eggshell that had blown from the rim into the nest. However, the remaining whole-looking egg on the rim became dislodged during a windstorm and Moffer took captures of EJ rolling it back into the cup. That is what she is now incubating.

    ChloeB & Tiger's Osprey Data

  • 15/05/2015 17:28 in reply to Sheryl

    Sheryl W said:
    Maybe I just dreamed it :) or it could be that the broken shell was replaced by the egg that was sitting on the edge of the nest.

    Yes Sheryl. The shell disintegrated. EJ rolled this egg from the side of the nest, back into the cup on Monday, after the wind moved the sticks around.

    BNN went to LG on Wednesday and wrote an excellent report (Page 3 of yesterday's DU) She said on the big clear screen at the VC, the egg seemed to roll.

    Birdie Num Num's brilliant DU summary 2017