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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She's back already!!! ???
IMAGICAT
Wow that was quick EJ?
And she's shouting for more...
07.45 back with no fish.
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She is back and shouting
She's back already!
Our herring gulls are red listed birds. Think about that the next time you hear some flaming idiot calling for a cull of them.
Back to her egg so quickly - she couldn't have eat much :-(
Odin did look at the egg but obviously didn't feel it was any of his responsibility...
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I can't believe she has eaten that fish already. Is she annoyed with Odin for not staying on the nest, with the egg, but surely she would have returned with the fish remains.
At least EJ will have obtained some water from that little piece of fish.
Very late contribution! The internet kept going while the electricity was switched off?! Mystery.
FISHTAIL @ 0736hr:
Poor EJ, not nearly enough to make up for lost nourishment:
Quite Fen-looking in this one >:(
And off he went.
She must be still hungry,but surely she hasn't eaten all that fish.That egg needs to go, I think that's the problem as she knew he had flown and that's why she came back so soon.