Hi to all our viewers from overseas and those late ones here.
It has been a fairly quiet day, intruder alerts in the morning/afternoon, a bit of a barney between two youngsters but sorted out. EJ took no notice. Only 4 fish from Odin but EJ brought in a whopper late evening and they were at it for at least half an hour I think.
At present all three are sleeping and EJ is on her perch at the side of the nest nearest the camera.
Happy viewing, see you in the morning.
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EJ just arrived - must mean Odin is on his way....how far away can she hear him!? And she's walking backward and here he comes; nice sized one still flapping. And off he goes. Splendid fellow!
One had a left over fish tail? and couldn't get it apart to eat it . Now the other chick is working on it . I can't tell which one has the piece of fish but it is too large to swallow and neither can figure out how to tear it into smaller pieces . Both had the right idea to hold it with a foot and tear it with their beak.
EJ just flew in calling Odin in
And Here is Odin with breakfast. He barely had enough space to land :)
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Five big birds and a fish on a nest.
Two chicks are eating with one holding back and preening. Can't be sure which one it is - don't even want to hazard a guess. I'm signing off now.
Hi (and bye) Barbara Jean - and thanks Lynette for starting us off again.
Who is that grizzling now about being hungry? Not the one who hung back surely? Thanks for info on 'chicks' eating leftovers earlier - I was on the phone & missed most of the action..
Morning everyone. 7.45am and Odin brings in fish. Everyone standing to attention as he flies in. Landing pad is getting smaller and smaller as the chicks get bigger. Off to get ready for work now. Hope someone else looks in soon.
EJ is feeding chicks. There must have been a fish delivery. Sorry, I have only had half an eye on nest this afternoon. As usual 2 feeding and a third hanging back. Is it always the same one? Or do they take turns? I can't tell who is who any more.
SNAP! Thanks Emma for confirming fish delivery. It's been a messy pm & now I must leave to get tea ready.
Morning all. Good grief, those youngsters look at least as big as Mum! I haven't the faintest idea which is which any more. What a change from last year. It's great to see them flourishing - long may it continue.
Hi Annette. Last night when EJ brought her fish it was large and looked old & tough. After the chicks were full she was struggling to tear up the last bit. She was standing were the chick seemed to have found the left over fish piece .
Maybe she just gave up on it
If that was EJ's left over from last night and it was too tough for EJ to tear up there is no way the inexperienced chicks were going to do it. But they get an "A" for trying
If I can't see the length of all the tails or the back of all three heads I don't don't who is who either . Even their coloring and size are the same now . Maybe when they take pictures of each one after the ringing we will have some clues to identify them .