It falls to me to start the new thread as we watch and wait with EJ.
Right now she is fast asleep, head under her wing, in all the glory of fuzzy cam
It's now more than two days since she last had a fish from Odin. Yesterday he paid two very brief visits, but arrived empty taloned both times. Why is he not fishing for his mate? We simply do not know.
And still EJ remains magnificently dedicated to her one remaining egg, and has so far resisted going fishing for herself. A zoom yesterday did not reveal obvious damage, but surely previous kicking and three days on the rim of the nest will have taken its toll? Is it trauma that is keeping her brooding, or simply habit? Or is there still a tiny chance something has survived against all the odds? We simply do not know.
All we can do is watch and wait. And so we do. On with another day fellow Ospreyholics!
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At long last EJ has a fish. Good boy Odin.
So what will he do now he's alone with the 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.
Enjoy EJ.
Oh in my excitement at yelling fish (at the end of the last page!) I forgot to say good morning to all of you!
Now then, what will Odin do with this egg this time? Bated breath...
Hope he kicks the egg out.
He has flown and left the egg untouched.
No such luck he's flown now.
OK, so basically he's just ignoring it, and has disappeared again ...
Well this is very strange - my display went but I've got the video, just uploading :-/
IMAGICAT
Oh dear he hasn't done anything with the egg.
Marina Kyriacou