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!)
You could have sworn a fish was arriving, what's he playing at?!
IMAGICAT
EJ was convinced! Aww :'(
I think she is calling Odin to mate with her.
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scylla said:But as for "poor fella" because EJ's nagging him - hell, no! Last night he was here tugging at our heart strings with a whole fish, now he won't bring even a tail!
She may be nagging him for fish, but I think it's for the other! Look at her stance.
EJ has been free roaming. She is not tied to the nest now, and I'd put money on it that she's been fishing.
Birdie Num Num's brilliant DU summary 2017
No wonder my neighbours think I'm nuts. I was down the garden changing the washing on the line. I have my big window open, I heard her come back, so did all the neighbours, it's loud down there I've turned it down now.
I foolishly thought EJ had stopped calling but my webcam had dropped out...
Tiger and Chloe's Osprey Info
No, EJ is calling like mad
http://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/things-to-do/wildlife-webcams/loch-of-lowes/
RSPB Giving Nature a Home
moffer said:No wonder my neighbours think I'm nuts. I was down the garden changing the washing on the line. I have my big window open, I heard her come back, so did all the neighbours, it's loud down there I've turned it down now.
Ha ha OSM. They know that I'm a nature freak. The kids around here used to turn up with all sorts of butterflies and moths for me to put a name too. Some of the bird descriptions were impossible to ID, and not just from children either. :)
Odin, for goodness sake, put the girl out of her misery. It sounds like she's swallowed a whistle.