Daily Update ~ Loch Garten Nest ~ Monday, 18 May 2015

Tiger 18/05/2015 07:25

I understand that it was a quiet day on the nest on Sunday. Odin continued to pester EJ for sex while she continued to sit on the single egg which almost certainly will not hatch.

There only five more egg laying days in the 2015 season. It looks as if there are not going to be any chicks at Loch Garten in 2015.

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deveronside 19/05/2015 04:50 in reply to CRinger

CRinger said:

CRinger I wonder if I could indulge in another question. Why might EJ have tried to expel the egg from the nest over the weekend and then decide to incubate it again. Sorry questions questions questions :)

I have not the foggiest idea! But my mother used (and still does) tell me time and time again that it is a lady's prerogative to change her mind. Having said that I have lost track of Odin's comings and goings. Had Odin disappeared for some days when she tried to expel? If so then she might abandon on the basis that she could not incubate by herself. Had he then come back to the nest when she started to incubate again? If this is the case then that might be the answer?

[/quote]I've had another look at Scylla's video of this incident and I don't think she was actually trying to expel the egg. It looks as if she raised her rear end a couple of times to get comfy. Her legs were pretty static and her claws curled in.
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Heron77 19/05/2015 05:08 in reply to deveronside

Night cam on at 22.07.

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Brenda H 19/05/2015 05:14 in reply to Heron77

Good Night Folks. Another day of many questions.

SheilaFE 19/05/2015 05:41 in reply to Brenda H

I would just like to thank everyone today for all the contributions, whether they be questions, answers, theories or thoughts. I feel we are all worried, perplexed and as stressed as EJ ans Odin are, But I sincerely hope that they both get throught it all together. Night all.

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birdsong 19/05/2015 06:21 in reply to SheilaFE

So sad to see EJ like this and just a few views of Odin. My thanks too to the posters sharing this strange year at LG.

To cheer myself up, I've just looked at the Manton Bay nest at Rutland - again unusual behaviour but positive as 33 and Maya are snuggled up together on the nest!

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