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!)
EJ has flown
Birdie Num Num's brilliant DU summary 2017
EJ expecting a fish...
IMAGICAT
A very blurry EJ is back calling
Tiger and Chloe's Osprey Info
The picture is terrible! EDIT - But it does tend to go fuzzy at this time of the evening.
I was trying to post that snap for ages but had to restart recording software to get one to take :-/ Hence I duped you, BIRDSONG ;-)
Oh poop. I got locked out :( I'm not even going to try to post any pics. The cam is really terrible, fuzzy isn't the word.
Anyone think that EJ might want a fish?
Good night all. See you tomorrow.
Night cam just gone on
http://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/things-to-do/wildlife-webcams/loch-of-lowes/
RSPB Giving Nature a Home
She is calling.
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Just catching up and it seems its been another similar day - EJ appearing and shouting for fish and Odin coming in with either none or a fish. See EJ had one around 16.30. She is still screaming away even now and somehow that egg will not be dislodged, its almost as if its glued to the nest!!
She has just had a look at her egg.