Hi everybody, what a day its been.
LG has been fairly quiet all day with comings and goings of fish deliveries, I think it was 5 in all. Those chicks are enormous now, coming up to their peak growing spurt.
At LOTL things have taken, at present, a turn for the better. I will try and post the last blog that Peter wrote::
21 June 2010 2:36 UpdateWhat a day it has been for all involved. Isn’t this bird amazing, she has now fed herself and the chicks 4 times now this evening. This is good news and yes there is a but, but she still is not 100%. Let's hope our male can get some fish into the nest early tomorrow morning so she can feed again soon. Fiona and I will be here through the night to keep an eye on her. We will keep the blog updated as usual, which reminds me to thank the guys at Red Paint for getting the blog up and running again. They do a great job for us.Peter
Thats for those of you who don't always get time to look at LOTL's blog. Hope it helps.
At present, EJ is getting some shuteye and the chicks are dozing with the occasional bit of restlessness. I think it must be midges that keep going in front of the camera.
Night, night, all back in the morning.
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good morning! what a fabulous day - the little ones are preening and EJ is doing yet more shifting of sticks and general housework. i am sure she must know where they need to be?!! she seems to either just lift them or shift them for no clear reason! i hope to get some sleep today (been up all night with chickenpox :-( ) so look forward to catching up with everyone later xx
EJ is calling.... another fish delivery?????
still calling and the little ones have woken up now and are looking about and preening - still no Odin or fish though - maybe she is calling for another reason? (it is not an alarm / distress call, there does not appear to be an intruder around)
Morning ghengis! I was just thinking the same, they do eat a lot don't they. Maybe Odin is somewhere near where EJ can see him and she is telling him to go fishing (again)
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i was going back to bed!! still waiting to see if there is going to be another delivery ......................
I just logged in and thought Odin was on the nest standing next to EJ . Nope it is chick #1 standing next to EJ. Yikes they are big !!
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EJ is calling Odin. He may be in a nearby tree trying to enjoy his share of the fish before he brings it to the nest or she wants him to go fishing again
Titch and chick #2 have been glaring at each other several times today . It is only a matter of time before a fight breaks out
EJ has been calling for 25 minutes now ... i reallly HAVE got to go back to bed - will catch up with everything later xx
Came on to find them all at the Beauty Spa, major preening and renovation of feathers going on!
.....lovely to see them in the sunshine, doing so well. Sounds like another fish should be due soon....
EDIT: unless, of course there has been a fish in the time gap before I came on today.
....Right on cue, a FISH from Odin !
- don't think its huge..