A good day yesterday...
Whatever intruder it was, it got seen off without much hassle. EJ got half of a good fish. The weather wasn't bad. We won't be too upset if every day is similar from now until hatching time.
Starting the new DU because EJ just made some nice feathery moves ;-)
Lovely buttery feathers, she has :-*
IMAGICAT
EJ starts to call, a short burst. Just the one. Friend or foe?
Birdie Num Num's brilliant DU summary 2017
Has he returned? That wasn't a contact call though, nor an intruder call.
Birdie's DU Summaries 2018 https://www.imagicat.com/
Another, sweet call this time, she's getting up and turns the eggs
As she settles, she calls again
Another sweet call and she turns the eggs
Where is he with my fish?
It's most odd that Odin hasn't been on the nest for nearly four hours. I hope he hasn't got the hump when she refused to get up!
I worry more that he is embroiled in a dispute with another male Osprey. Of course, he could be stuffing his face out of sight. I think that's why EJ was so long on her comfort break. She could have been looking for him.
EJ is watching something above her
Thanks for updates so far. Just thought I'd post this of the Dunedin chicks - won't be too long before we look at "ours".
http://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/things-to-do/wildlife-webcams/loch-of-lowes/
RSPB Giving Nature a Home
Our EJ patiently waiting for a fish in the afternoon sun.