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...
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Moffer. I think that's lovely!
EJ has wonkified the mike :-/
IMAGICAT
She's doing finch impressions again :D
Birdie Num Num's brilliant DU summary 2017
Even with the blurry cam, I think EJ looks so much more herself now - she's sort of blossomed out to fill her feathers, if you know what I mean. I'm sure there's a difference in her general demeanour since I last looked at the live cam several days ago - a big change for the better.
EJ has flown and back in seconds!
EJ very agitated - flew off the nest and landed again immediately.
It looks like Odin is in the cam tree and he's got something EJ wants. Be it fish or nookie, I don't know.
The cam pic is terrible today. I can't watch it for much longer, it's straining my eyes.
Well, my trowel and fork are calling as insistently as EJ, and as it's forecast to rain later, I'd better obey their demands and get weeding - wonder if Odin is taking note of EJ's demands, or whether he has again become temporarily hard of hearing... Back later, cheerio for now.
In another 4 mins, EJ has been calling for 2 hours!
Oldshoremore said:Even with the blurry cam, I think EJ looks so much more herself now - she's sort of blossomed out to fill her feathers, if you know what I mean.
Almost my exact thoughts earlier, OLDSHOREMORE :-)
MOFFER, I cannot believe how long she's been going on with very few pauses for breath :o