Egg #2 presented to us yesterday, which was otherwise a day of nuisances - corvids (I'm told Ravens, not Crows) and nest materials both contributing - the wind apologised and, displaying sincerity, blew that dang twiggy branch right off o' the nest.
Golden Girl:
(Actually a marmelised Moffer snap.)
Tonight EJ has been watchful but there have been no disturbances of note.
IMAGICAT
Let's have some Gorgeousness:
Trust him to land in EJ's least favourite place:
Ouch!!
Grrrrr.....
He has taken yesterday's tail end and has flown:
Our herring gulls are red listed birds. Think about that the next time you hear some flaming idiot calling for a cull of them.
scylla said: Odin with a (not brilliant) stick!
Odin with a (not brilliant) stick!
(1) He landed on EJ with that potentially nuisance stick:
(2) The "wot no fish?" glance was probably EJ looking at fish tail - which I had checked for when Odin stepped forward but couldn't see anything - but now, Odin picked it up and off he flew:
I'm on duty at Minsmere today so I'll see you all later.
Have a great day, CLARE - of course you will!
EJ just flew... and is back, chirping.
Morning all. Thanks for the overnight posts, great vids Scylla. I wonder why EJ didn't take yesterday's leftover fish with her when Odin took over just before 6am.
EJ takes a comfort break
She returns quickly with her lovely soft chirps
Birdie Num Num's brilliant DU summary 2017
Odin lands on EJ, after flying past a couple of times.
He potters while EJ calls for fish
Approaching EJ on his elbows, talons curled in, Is he trying to get EJ up to take a turn?
Not sure if that was intended to be a mating but it didn't work out. Now Odin is nestorising at our end, wanting to hog the limelight.
He's flown
Odin's back, no fish, EJ sounded as tho that's what she wanted.