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."

Magnus Ullman

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Oldshoremore 15/05/2015 16:13 in reply to Mike

"Okay EJ, here's the deal. If Odin lands with a fish, he'll happily hand it over, but if Fen lands, you have to smash and grab." (copyright Heron77)

Morning everybody -just caught up with last night and this morning - as always, thanks for all reports,, pics and vids - so good to be able to follow events so closely without having actually seen them.

I've taken the liberty of quoting from heron77's (Paul, isn't it?) post last night, because it's such great advice for EJ. EJ, WERE YOU LISTENING???? GO, GIRL, GO!!!!

Thanks to Limpy for the heartfelt intro, and the very sensible advice in the last para.

Well, we've seen more of Odin in the last 24 hours than for some considerable time. So what next?
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Oldshoremore 15/05/2015 16:22 in reply to Oldshoremore

A question for Tiger, please, if you're still around, (which I'm putting on this thread, because I think it's relevant):-

In view of EJ's persistence, and the fact that the camera picture is so indistinct, do you think it's remotely possible that the egg is still whole and viable?
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Moffer 15/05/2015 16:25 in reply to Oldshoremore

EJ is looking up.

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Moffer 15/05/2015 16:30 in reply to Moffer

EJ is fish calling now

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scylla 15/05/2015 16:36 in reply to Moffer

moffer said:

EJ is fish calling now

By the sound of it she should have been up and backing up to receive a fish, but the cam had her stubbornly flat!

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Oldshoremore 15/05/2015 16:37 in reply to Moffer

Still calling intermittently, but staying on egg.
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scylla 15/05/2015 16:39 in reply to Oldshoremore

Oldshoremore said:
In view of EJ's persistence, and the fact that the camera picture is so indistinct, do you think it's remotely possible that the egg is still whole and viable?

Nipping in to give my view while we wait for TIGER...

I think that if the egg had been viable Odin would have incubated it. (Unless he thought it might not be his, given that he left 3 eggs in the cup... but I still don't think it's viable and Odin should know that.)

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Oldshoremore 15/05/2015 16:43 in reply to scylla

scylla said:
think that if the egg had been viable Odin would have incubated it. Unless he thought it might not be his, given that he left 3 eggs in the cup
Yes, I wondered that, in view of his indecisive behaviour on viewing the single egg.
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Moffer 15/05/2015 16:44 in reply to Oldshoremore

Oldshoremore said:
In view of EJ's persistence, and the fact that the camera picture is so indistinct, do you think it's remotely possible that the egg is still whole and viable?

We have to remember that the egg spent 3 days on the rim of the nest after being kicked out. It's been stood on, pecked and nearly kicked out again. I don't know what to think.

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ChloeB 15/05/2015 16:44 in reply to scylla

Morning all. Just catching up. Nice to hear that Odin has been around.

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