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DAILY UPDATE ~ Loch Garten nest ~ Friday, 23 March 2018

scylla
23/03/2018 06:55

Her Royal Minxness kept us waiting yesterday, whiling away the time with a fish under the nest.

Photo courtesy of RSPB LG Facebook.

No reports of any other osprey in the immediate area, but EJ is concentrating on readying the nest - she's looking very eager to get on with her mission.

Photo courtesy of BirdieNumNum


IMAGICAT

  • 23/03/2018 14:34 in reply to Rusty2

    Good morning!

     Can't hang about, lots to do.  I do think you could have had the goodness to post a few captures while I was asleep >:(

    ;-D

    IMAGICAT

  • 23/03/2018 14:35 in reply to patily

    patily said:

    I wonder if she knows how much she is adored?

    I don't think anyone can know that, whatever their species.  I do suspect she has an idea she occupies a special nest, though.

    Our herring gulls are red listed birds.  Think about that the next time you hear some flaming idiot calling for a cull of them.

  • 23/03/2018 14:36 in reply to scylla

    scylla said:
    I do think you could have had the goodness to post a few captures while I was asleep >:(

    Sorry, Scylla - you'll just have to make do with lots of captures as opposed to a few!

    Our herring gulls are red listed birds.  Think about that the next time you hear some flaming idiot calling for a cull of them.

  • 23/03/2018 14:38 in reply to Tiger

    Hazel b said:
    I wonder what she is thinking? Just hoping for a male to turn up?

    I'd also love to know what's going through her Beautiful head.   She usually spends a fair amount of time scanning the skies at the beginning of the season.

    Hazel b said:
    She does not look relaxed to me. 

    Understandable, after last season's events.  She'll surely be hoping a suitable male (whoever it is) will make it back before CT6 does.

    Our herring gulls are red listed birds.  Think about that the next time you hear some flaming idiot calling for a cull of them.

  • 23/03/2018 14:46 in reply to Clare

    Blimey, we're already up to 65 posts!

    Our herring gulls are red listed birds.  Think about that the next time you hear some flaming idiot calling for a cull of them.

  • 23/03/2018 14:47 in reply to Clare

    I think it will be very interesting to see how EJ reacts when the first male appears.

    Will she readily accept a new mate or hold off and wait for Odin?

  • 23/03/2018 14:51 in reply to Karen
    Karen W said:

    I think it will be very interesting to see how EJ reacts when the first male appears.

    Will she readily accept a new mate or hold off and wait for Odin?

    Karen, I would guess that she won't wait for Odin. Ian

  • 23/03/2018 14:51 in reply to Karen

    Karen W said:
    Will she readily accept a new mate or hold off and wait for Odin?

    I think she'll readily accept a serious male but she'll keep a weather eye out for Odin.

    Our herring gulls are red listed birds.  Think about that the next time you hear some flaming idiot calling for a cull of them.

  • 23/03/2018 14:53 in reply to Tiger

    Hazel b said:

    I wonder what she is thinking? Just hoping for a male to turn up?

    She does not look relaxed to me. 

    It must be a tense time for any osprey. A suitable mate is the next part of the jigsaw, and some female aggression is surely on the cards until a pair are established - she must know this, with her long history.

  • 23/03/2018 14:54 in reply to Clare

    Sorry, got carried away again:

    Our herring gulls are red listed birds.  Think about that the next time you hear some flaming idiot calling for a cull of them.