Another day of not seeing EJ on the nest. With a great sigh of relief though, we did catch a glimpse of her through Mike Crutch's camera lens carrying a whopper (her usual) out of the lochan, beating out 4 males. :-D THAT is our EJ!
In the meantime a pair of interlopers not only used her pad as a rendezvous, but also for a fish exchange! (pic by Moffer)(video summary by scylla) NOT acceptable---go away! If they are indeed playing house, does EJ need to dissuade them from continuing more seriously next season? Where is she during the day? Perhaps she is, as Moffer suggested, leisurely munching away at her brunch while the kids play. And also, where and who is the unringed male who seemed to have grown fond of EJ? Is it the same male who brought a whole live fish to the Blue Ring girl?
Each day arrives with more questions than any that can be answered easily. We shall do with our little peephole. It is still windblown at the moment. Full moon tonight yet no apparent illumination on the nest. :(
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Blue Ring Defending!
Osprey in the tree flies during the sky dancingBlue Darvic defending. Is that EJ attacking?
Cam searches and finds......
Cam goes to the nest, EJ on the cam post with male on the nest, helping to defend (I think)
EJ flies. Don't know if this is the same male
Birdie Num Num's brilliant DU summary 2017
Oh LOL, I see that everyone was on the ball, and it was me who was late coming to the party! I thought I was alone!
Cam had another search and seems to like this for a while
and then..
and now a blurred view - of the same I think.
Birdie's DU Summaries 2018 https://www.imagicat.com/
Oooo it is EJ I think on the campost. Now an unringed male on the nest. Gone.
Blue Darvic defending and flying.
EJ on campost with someone mantling (unringed?) and then an unringed male on the nest after EJ fles off the campost.© RSPB - Loch Garten and Carnyx Wild
Interuder alert. Bird on nest, mantling, another landed on the campost... blurred. Frozen cam
Who's that?
Leaving. No rings
EJ on lookout? Flown.
NO. You are right. This bird is too light.
ENS. No idea what happened, nor what! Cam on the move again. Osprey chipping.
Who is this good looking bird? (just flown)