and this was taken somewhere around 45 minutes ago. I have checked in a few times in between and found no action at any time.
There seems to be a lot of eating on nests this year, Clarach was earlier today.
Eating is good - and necessary. I'm glad to know that Clarach is back and well. I don't think I have seen EJ eat once this season, but I trust that she has.
Yes June, EJ was eating on the nest today.
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And I've been wondering the same thing.
The big question is how many will hatch and survive to fledge.
RIGHT ON AGAIN, KEITH. That is exactly what I have been wondering.
the first egg was thought to be infertile, but do we really know that? We don't know where EJ was or what she was doing during her days of absence. But fertile or not, what chance does it have after days of neglect? As to the other two, how do we KNOW that they ARE fertile? From what I have read mateing has not been notably frequent. And from what I have seen, the mateings were all pretty poor examples of the art of osprey mateing.
Again, we just wait and see and hope for the best.
The new male "Junior" is a young male, he is really doing his bit and is coming on immensely since he arrived. He is still learning under the great EJ's guidance. Time will tell as to what will happen with the eggs.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
and time will tell about the new partner. I'm hoping (and I expect we all are) that he eventually turns out to be as admirable as Odin, the Magnificent. Admittedly some of us are spoiled by remembrance of the arrival of Odin, wh came to the nest like a conquering PRINCE CHARMING, perfect in every way.