Poor EJ, contending with wind, corvids, and a mate intent on nestorising and bonking and making her wait until well past 4 o'clock for half a fish!
And to cap it all, in the evening the pesky piney brought her to the nest, where she still stands, on guard.
IMAGICAT
Possible intruder
Birdie's DU Summaries 2018 https://www.imagicat.com/
I'm not sure. Odin 'half' mantled and looked over to the right, but no calling or posturing.
16.03 Odin floated off the back of the nest into the distance. I so wish I could fly with such ease, at times!
16.13 Odin has returned (VCU has frozen). He appears to have nothing in his talons
I think he's got a tiny piece of fish, SHEILA.
I've got intruder video but not watched the one Valerie kindly posted yet.
EJ has started to call
15.57 visit
EJ spots the fish bit
16.13 Odin returns, still clutching a tiny piece of fish
nap time
When Odin leaves, he takes the fish scrap with him
Birdie Num Num's brilliant DU summary 2017
Mating
less than a minute later, Odin was back for more. EJ winged him off
he landed on the cam post
before decending
then my internet went down again.
EJ is alone on the nest
Our boy has returned
He stickifies
Spots a twig deep in the cup that he doesn't like - the cup is quite deep now!
He poses and then mates, before flying off. EJ flies off too ENS 17.29