Who said we did not need a daily DU thread?
The excitement today was that EJ decided to take a break from Loch Garten and its problems. Sensing an opportunity an EJ lookalike took the opportunity to press her claim to be the new queen of Loch Garten.
We are not sure of her ID yet but she has a blue ring on her left leg an it may have the letters TA but that is not certain.
She even persuaded Odin to bring her a fish which was well spotted by scylla.
So the big question is whether this is just an incident or is it a significant change at Loch Garten?
Where might EJ be? Not over visiting Blue XD we hope. He is all alone after a failed nest and his wife Green J going off on holiday.
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Thank you for starting the new DU yet again, TIGER :-) So many questions! As if we haven't been tested enough this season! Ah well, it's all good fodder for speculation while we wait (patiently) for solid news from the PTB. Can't wait for dawn - who will grace the nest?
We've got a glary nest tonight:
It's a shame when it could be much more viewer-friendly:
IMAGICAT
Wow, very interesting developments. Thank you Tiger for introducing the day, and scylla and the Team for capturing and decoding and researching. I can't be sure, but will add another possibility to the mix about TA: could it be 14?
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If it is Blue 14, could it be a Rutland K site female hatched and ringed in 2011?
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Someone's been on and off the nest, presently on. I could scream, I've been trying to log on with my phone to avoid disturbing overnight setup, but could I? You guessed it.
I'm spitting tin-tacks here, so forgive me if I sound evil.
First landing was 0311 but this is the first head-sighting:
After a couple of minutes the bird flew off, returned before 0323hr. I imagine that skydancing is bringing them to the nest.
The hairstyle looks EJ-ish. They're not moving position at all, apart from looking around:
EJ she ain't.
Looks better uncropped:
Has to leave when "someone" approaches:
See the feet, top right corner? We didn't see any more of them.
DAYCAM 0355hr:
She's back while my back was turned >:(