This is the beginning of a running thread of the off-season LG Nest Observation Thread until EJ's return next Spring. She may be on holiday or perhaps she is taking a leisurely route with long layovers, investigating nearby territories. God speed her to her wintering grounds and back to our eyes in 2018. With a bit of luck and good timing, EJ the Wise and Magnificent could oust the youngsters CT6 and apparent beau Twiggy from taking over her property.
Please post any notable observations here in the off-season. For more of this season's information on this nest, please see BNN's DU Summaries for 2017.
Photos of EJ fishing on July 14th (last day she was seen) at Aviemore Lochan, posted on FB by Dave Joicey, perhaps taken by Lynne Joicey.
Imagicat || Tiger's links || 2022 LG Obs
I didn't catch a skydance this mornning, cannot swear there wasn't one tho.
Good morning and goodnight, everyone - fond thoughts x
IMAGICAT
Sleep well MC.
Birdies LG DU update.
Good Morning MIKE
Hi Patily.
What a bright evening :)
Unknown said: Chaffinch family on the nest cheeping. Freezing often. © RSPB - Loch Garten and Carnyx Wild
Chaffinch family on the nest cheeping. Freezing often.
© RSPB - Loch Garten and Carnyx Wild
I came across the gathering "the other day" while catching up and could see that, altho it wasn't freezing, it would never be clear enough for a video, how sad :( However I've worked hard on it and here is an individual to commemorate these sweet visitors.
1m40s
Awww...that was an EXCELLENT clip of those cute chaffinches, and in the end a twosome flew off together as sweet as a Disney movie! They seem quite interested in the grasses, of which they have some choice on the nest.
Hopefully, they are not annoying birds. I have sparrows that are cute---they come to my feeder but in reality they are redneck hotrodders that travel in packs. :-D I feed them anyways... :)
Unknown said:I feed them anyways
Of course you do :-*
It's raining very spatteringly :o
I just replayed yesterday morning's cam, very loud, from 0520 to 0600hr, just in case I missed "something" while getting a drink (only iced water) - but I hadn't, only a buzzard heard.
DAYCAM 0526hr
A tweeter in the vicinity, and another different one, not currently of interest to us ;)