Ej is resting and trying to keep the chicks warm but they are getting quite big now and it makes it harder for her to keep them under her breast at night..
At least now she seems to be catching a quick nap.
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All feeding well: those chicks have all grown since only yesterday!
Thanks Linda. I have a good picture of the whole family as the fish was delivered but keep getting the red cross.
Keep trying Brenda - I got a red cross on my post yesterday, but when I clicked on 'post' and it appeared on the blog, it came out as a picture.
EJ now settled down on the eggs again, all quiet. Rest of fish left on the side of the nest for later.
I tend to think it was an intruder on the nest as Odin came back with a fish fairly soon afterwards.
Here is a clip of first 7 mins of last feed:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfkAeJIXoDI
I've watched your clip of the possible intruder twice, Alan but can't make up my mind.... As the fish was delivered so soon afterward, it seems not to have been Odin, as where was the fish then? EJ's behaviour was strange either way, the way she flapped at the male bird. If it was an intruder I'd have thought she would have shouted at him more, and if it was Odin it was a bit ungrateful considering what a good provider he was yesterday....
EDIT maybe she saw him leave it (the fish) in a tree, and was cross!!
EJ is dozing on the nest, with the occasional little one peeping out from her breast feathers. A bit more wind there today, I think, and not much sun, but at least its dry.
I went to warm up my drink, which has been going cold for half an hour, when I heard EJ feeding them again.
They are all lined up and are all getting some fish:
Only a brief feed, now she is back on the nest again and they are quieter:
Unknown said: Was that Odin or an intruder, I am not sure: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-DvgDxP8tw
Was that Odin or an intruder, I am not sure:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-DvgDxP8tw
Thanks for the vid, Alan. Intruders are easy to spot because of EJ's reaction - she never reacts like that with Odin. The earlier pics on here are not Odin either.