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!)
Testing ;-) Black background but it'll go on all FF webpages, not just Carnyx's strobe page:
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Good morning everybody!
After several days of enforced cold turkey, I am feeding the addiction once again.
First of all a BIG thank you to all who have contributed to the DU in any way (just spent a LONG time catching up!). Not having had live access for a while has made me realise what a vivid, comprehensive, and invaluable account of life on the LG nest this thread is - so thanks again to everyone for ALL verbal and pictorial posts.
Well, how different things are now, compared to a week ago! So good to see EJ pretty well back to her normal self (she's chirruping sweetly as I type). LOVE Cirrus' remark about the Rom Com! Pleased to see Odin bringing fish to the nest again, even though Her Ladyship wasn't there to receive them. At least we know HE is definitely well fed now.
Incidentally, I do wonder if Odin was (I think this has already been suggested) deliberately NOT feeding her previously to starve her off the egg. It seems coincidental that he resumes satisfactory fish provision AFTER she has more or less stopped incubating, and has left the nest from time to time.
Sheila FE - hope you're having a great time up in my favourite part of the world, and that the weather's not too unkind (though the scenery looks magnificent in any conditions, doesn't it!).
EJ has flown.
Just came back and cam is down :(
Birdie Num Num's brilliant DU summary 2017
Cam down.
Can someone shove five bob in the metre please :D
moffer said:03.42 Odin landed and took his fish. Don't have any pics, I was watching upstairs. The Cuckoo was calling.
Tomorrow marks the day when I will be posting 16 years on internet message boards and that observation of yours must rate as one of the most amazing ever.
Sheer dedication.
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I thought the five bob in the meter was best :D
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THanks to chocoholix for her great start to the day. Always great to hear the thoughts of the poster starting the new thread.
Thanks to all the other dedicated observers. Many are on "away days" just now for some reason.