The nest now with EJ asleep and the nest quiet. Will tomorrow bring another egg?© RSPB - Loch Garten and Carnyx Wild
Yesterday began with an intruder trying to mate with EJ [video by scylla] and a handsome suitor bringing a large fish for EJ but she told him off and he left. Then Odin hauled a half fish around while defending the nest so it wasn't until later that EJ managed to get a bite. However, the day progressed to a more routine domestic scene complete with mating, and head-trodding and stick deliveries on top of EJ. Odin seemed in a frenzy of building up the nest to the point of burying poor EJ. A guy's gotta do what a guy's gotta do.... ;-*
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13.01 EJ's back
Birdie Num Num's brilliant DU summary 2017
After asking nicely, Odin gets up
mating
Clare Bailey said:What a lot of soft furnishings she's surrounded by. Has Odin made a particular effort to make the nest as comfortable for her as possible? I wouldn't put anything past him.
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25mac said: Aviemore Ospreys facebook page had another post on this morning: "Osprey dived at 6.30 this morning, and headed Abernethy way"
Aviemore Ospreys facebook page had another post on this morning:
"Osprey dived at 6.30 this morning, and headed Abernethy way"
Thank you, 25mac. That must have been our Odin :)
FISH @ 0651hr !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks, Scylla. I'm going to miss all this rampantness when she's finished laying eggs!
Our herring gulls are red listed birds. Think about that the next time you hear some flaming idiot calling for a cull of them.
13.48 EJ gets up for a stretch and a comfort break
13.49 Odin lands
but before he has the chance to settle on egg, EJ returns
Odin leaves
She's up again, calling and flown
On cue Odin lands
Crows calling and flying close to the nest. EJ is back
Odin has flown
EJ screams her displeasure
Odin can be seen in the backgroung chasing a Crow
she finally settles, still watching the antics
14.28 Odin (I presume) lands briefly. EJ's not happy
he's gone in seconds