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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RSPB Giving Nature a Home
13.11 backward walk from EJ, all chicks up and waiting and now feeding. Well done Odin couldn't have been easy in this wind.
Margobird
Fish delivery ... that will take her mind off the intruder, and Odin can deal with it! All lined up nicely :-)Odin flies off.
Joan - avid bird and nature watcher in Northumberland!
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Mantling again....
Been having lunch, come back to find that EJ is still fending off the intruder, mantling furiously.
She is still very upset..... wonder where Odin is.....
I see there's been a fish delivery in the meantime, it still hasn't got rid of the intruder though.
RAF just payed a fleeting visit, hope frightened the intruder away. EJ is quiet at the moment, chicks are deciding to do a bit of furniture arranging.
Those chicks are getting too adventurous by half, hope they don't fall over the edge and that it is built up enough.
Very early morning all: A quick check in before I fall back asleep (she said hopefully). Can't figure out why, when I really need to be up early (say at 7) I wake up at 3:30 as if an alarm went off. Anyway, just checked LOTL and things good there - and here too, although that intruder seems to be causing EJ grief. Of course, this is such a desirable address and Odin is such a brilliant provider that we shouldn't be surprised someone else is trying to muscle in! Nice to know one of the chicks is getting the hang of taking Mom's side.
OK. Back to sleep; take care all and thanks for posts and pix.