Hi folks, can't say I've seen much action yesterday as I was in and out all day. Not sure how many fish were delivered but I believe fish were left on the nest for the youngsters to try and feed themselves. A valuable lesson to be learned, but whether it succeeded or not, not sure.
At present our teenagers are fairly inactive. EJ is probably roosting nearbye as the nest is getting overcrowded with their huge sizes
Happy viewing to all our overseas watchers, and to the homies, see you in the morning.
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i have just had a look on the Met office web site and there is more rain due this afternoon and it is expected to stay windy :-( bad wether should pass during the afternoon and evening and there will be an improvement. i think they are suggesting more wind and rain for later on in the weekend xx
Just popping in, before I go out again!
BrendaH: Welcome back. Not at all surprised that you find the 'chicks' huge! We have been commenting on that, daily - in fact I started calling them GEM's - if you wonder what this is when you come across it, it stands for Giant Eating Machines! Odin has been supplying plenty of fish, and all is well on the nest, except they are running out of room now, which is why EJ often sits in nearby tree! :-)
Off out again soon, so will leave a note of how many fish so far today: 3, I think: 5.29am, 8.20 ish, and 9.44am....
FISH! didnt see it arrive so dont know if it was Ej or Odin that bought it
2 tucking into it and one (#1 i think) hanging back and wing flppin', that seems to be the norm now. there not a lot of room when all three of them line up together!
as i said that, all three lined up! typical!
Fish delivery while my back was turned :-(
Joan - avid bird and nature watcher in Northumberland!
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now, lets see if i have got this right! #2 is on the left #1 on the right (number 2 is now slightly bigger than 1, could that mean #2 is a girl and #1 is a boy?) and titch is in the usual place in the middle! still a little bit smaller (slimmer) than the others when seen from this angle!
Hi all,
Hobby ckick getting fed just now. LG 3 relaxing.
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EJ returns to thenest, wakes the chicks from their slumber shouting. Here's Odin with fish.as well EJ mantling and still not feeding chicks. Odin flies off, Ej relaxes now and feeds the chicks patiently waiting, Very windy