EGG #1 has arrived courtesy of EJ & Odin [VIDEO courtesy of scylla], at about 19:00 yesterday! [pic courtesy of Moffer]. What else can one say? Thus begins a long time stint on the nest where we get to watch a season with the family! :-*
And here she is on the nest tonight, dozing yet watchful.© RSPB - Loch Garten and Carnyx Wild
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Hi everyone, catching up in between a rest from the chores! What events over the last hours, our first egg, intruder and fish. That hole in the nest is a fair depth now, eggs will be lovely and warm and cosy. Hope that visitor leaves and finds his own place. Right away to finish the chores, they wont do themselves! SYAL
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
12.08 At last, she is settled, but taken on the greeny purple hue! More a September colour!
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Good mornin... er, afternoon all. Great to see an egg already.
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Rain.
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Oh dear, precipitation on the mic. Wintery showers were predicted
EJ backed out of the cup and returned to incubate
I can hear the wind, and a few drops of rain but it has not developed
Hello NOC! Great that we have an egg to signal the health of our lovely couple, isn't it? :)
1227hr EJ took the fishtail out of the nestcup - or away from close to the nestcup - and put it at the back of the nest:
And she's just this minute flown.
Odin has arrived... EJ is back...
EJ has flown again - I wonder if she's going to eat the fishtail? I blinked ;)
The rain clouds have passed by and the sun has come out
12.58 EJ called to Odin, got up and flew off. And bless him, in comes Odin to take over incubation. Perhaps EJ just wanted a comfort break. She has returned already. Oh, and she has flown off again. Odin takes over incubation.
and then checks beneath him
and looks around 13.03
13.05 and he is still looking round, and not yet settled.
13.06 Another check of the egg and changes direction.
Checks the grass and twigs in front of him. VCL freezes....
13.07 another check under his beak, head and neck down, paddle underneath and at 13.07 he is settled!
scylla said: EJ has flown again - I wonder if she's going to eat the fishtail? I blinked ;)
Yes, you can just see it:
And Odin prepared to take over, with a flourish: