Well folks, its been a disappointing day in the fact that the three bairns will not be named,tagged or ringed but that has come from official lines as I hope all of you have seen and we have to acknowledge the expertise of the powers that be.Nevertheless, there has been a lot of wing exercising and mini flights on the nest during the course of the day. Not many fish were delivered, but hey, they have to get trim so they can fledge properly.
Paul, you will see that I have replied to you on the last of the posts for yesterday.
All at peace and sleeping with the odd plink plonk of what sounds like rain.!!!!!!!
Happy viewing and see you in the morning, night, night.
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RSPB Giving Nature a Home
Sweltering here in - yesterday - about 34C and high humidity, it was such a pleasure to hear the wind and see the raindrops on the camera. Cooled me down very slightly, apart from the stress of watching one of the chicks go up vertically several times out of camera range and then come down looking somewhat amazed at his/her prowess.
EJ was giving a demonstration of beak cleaning and sharpening on a branch and two of the chicks were watching her very closely . One tried the procedure as she watched . Then she showed it again how to do it correctly :)
Formerly known as Barbara Jean
I've dashing in & out this afternoon, glancing at the screen, counting two, no, there's the 3rd camouflaged. If today is the day, I shall miss #1's fledging. I must go & get tea. Maybe sneak back later.
Morning all ... thanks for overnight chat ... looks like they have been in training for the big fledge already today! The first thing I did when I logged on was to count the bodies :-) Sounds windy at LG, but peace reigns on the nest ... two lying down and one preening!
Joan - avid bird and nature watcher in Northumberland!
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Good morning all and thanks for the news during the twilight hours to the night shift. Couldn't watch last night but from today's posts can see that one of the youngsters is doing his best to take off. Glad EJ has brought breakfast for them and I suppose it was up to her usual standard. Have just read the main blog page and surprised that yet another person seems determined to spoil things for us. I will not react this time and perhaps they will go away. Sounds windy again but dry at the moment and sun shining on them whilst they preen and generally make themselves beautiful. Radio chaffinch in the background a usual. Got to go and do a couple of jobs now but back later.
Margobird
Morning everyone. Tiger - thank you for that informative snippet. I'm looking forward to (hoping for) a fledging today given that I can watch most of the day. Great to have the overnight updates from our friends from overseas Barbara Jean, Annette and aquilareen. Heron77 - you were up late and I don't envy the heat in your area Loire. Its pretty windy again across Scotland which hopefully will assist numero un chick with take-off.
09.05 Fish delivery from Odin which EJ accepts gracefully.
Morning all, thanks for all your updates and for the pic.
At present all are lying down on the nest with the wind howling around. EJ is shouting and has just come back to the nest, fish delivery imminent and Odin arrives with one and is straight off again. EJ hesitates to feed them, probably leaving them to feed themselves. No one is attempting to feed at present.
Is there an intruder about? They are motionless on the nest and I think I hear Odin shouting
Morning Lynette. Two are feeding now. One is having a lie-in