There's an abandoned egg, and a giant slug on the Loch Garten nest tonight...
Well, OK, it's not a giant slug, but in fact a lovely brown trout that Odin brought for EJ yesterday evening about 9pm, but she never came to claim it.
It's clear now to all our relief that EJ has finally given up on incubating the unviable egg, whilst Odin seems to have rediscovered a desire to deliver decent sized fish to the nest, but a bit late...
Here is one of Moffer's lovely captures of Odin the Magnificent delivering the 'slug'
And because it was only posted at the very end of yesterday's DU, but you wouldn't want to miss it, here is Birdie Num Num's video of Odin's earlier appearance on the nest around 7pm, in lovely evening sunlight
Glad tidings of brand new osplets at both Loch of the Lowes and Manton Bay are tinged with sadness that we won't be seeing any Loch Garten bobbleheads this season. But let's remember that both of these nests were in a similar no-chick predicament last year - and how their fortunes have now turned again.
So hopefully things will now start to settle back into a regular pattern, and EJ and Odin will continue to work as the magnificent pair they have been, to defend this nest and bond with each other for next season.
On with another day...
Chocoholix shiny new 2018 Interactive Osprey & Chick Chart! (with clickable links!)
Good Morning all. Thanks Chocho for a lovely start to the day, and to BirdieNN for the lovely video.
03.42 Odin landed and took his fish. Don't have any pics, I was watching upstairs. The Cuckoo was calling.
04.07 Day cam on. The cuckoo is still calling.
Birdie Num Num's brilliant DU summary 2017
SKYDANCING!
Odin has landed with the remains of the fish. He waits. No sign of EJ.
Odin starts to eat on the nest.
After cleaning his beak, Odin has finally flown leaving the tail end on the nest.
Odin spent 33 minutes on the nest. No sign of EJ.
Morning all, thanks Chocoholix for a great intro and to Moffer for the early morning captures of Odin.
I am so glad to see that Odin ate the fish and it wasn't taken by an intruder. Hopefully EJ will look in.
Odin has landed alarm calling
EJ has landed!!! :) Both mantling
Mating!! A proper mate. Odin has flown.
Only just logged in and both of them on the nest - not sure when though :-).
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