The osprey only come for scylla first thing in the early morning! It was a 4 page day.
To many of us it looked like CT6's partner (whoever that is---here's BNN's comparisons) who brought a stick and diligently nestorized EJ's nest while waiting and looking. We got a look at the back of his head but I couldn't say that it was X marks the spot. Terribly unsatisfactory. :-( Here's scylla's video even tho' we've all seen it! :-D
Nuffink for the rest of the day except for a brief skydance from an unseen osprey, and no joy from Aviemore FB when asked about morning fishing---they haven't had any sighting of EJ either. So we'll wait to see what comes (if anything) tomorrow. It may be that all osprey are shifting their thoughts towards fall, and that the youngsters are tiring of playing house. We will likely not know anything more until next Spring 2018, when we will biting our fingernails waiting for dear EJ to show herself, and find out if she will have found a reliable male. Even if he can't be as handsome as Odin, we would forgive him...
Dark on the nest at present. Only a very light breeze.© RSPB - Loch Garten and Carnyx Wild
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I am sure I must have been in a similar situation, looking down on them. Quite amazing how they manoeuver.
I've heard nothing apart from the odd insect and a chip of a wee bird. Must pop out for a while BBL
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I've lost the camera.
Rung LG and they are having WiFi installed so work in progress which will affect the LS.
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Good morning scylla, Mike, Sheila. VLC stream irregular here and with no sound. YT irregular but with sound when it's up. I guess I will wait a while before trying again to see what happens. I thought I saw someone flying in the distance when I switched on VLC 10 min or so ago, but no sound anyways. Bah.
Love the tit stuck on the side of the lens, scylla! Priceless.
I too have been having problems CC. I've been here for the past hour plus, and everything keeps stopping. Carnyx, VCL, Carnyx on YouTube... and the RSPB site. I've had a slide back thru the YouTube screen, but can't see any action.
Checking back in. Still no sound on VLC for me, and it just shut down. Taking another break to wait for its recovery. Well, it's at times like these I wish EJ had a tag on so we could see if she'd already headed south. Perhaps sightseeing in France. :-D
I keep checking in to see if any news. Disheartening. I wish also she was tagged. But then a few years back Green J moved away from her nest site when there were problems so perhaps EJ is doing the same. However, I wish she was sighted fishing.
I know, but it seems so late in the season to be moving to a new nest site, I would think that instinct is fading for now. That's why I think we have not seen other osprey at the nest either. I just wish I knew where all the unmated ones are right now! How far away is Aviemore? The fact that EJ has not been spotted fishing made me think she's shifted further south.
Hi all, well another day of nothing, once again where have they all gone?
CC, Aviemore is West of LG and is 10 miles as the osprey flies. It's horrid seeing the empty nest and no sign of anything.
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