Yesterday our day started with confused reporting (by whom, I wonder? ;) ) of "new new" males on the nest.
See BirdieNumNum's analysis posted late last night - as we had all concluded, eventually, it was just our regular New Male looking different in various lights and at various angles.
A female landed! See Moffer's snaps. There's a video below them if you've got time. Speculation ensued as to whether it could have been CT6 :o
Talking of females, Sheila updated us with some fascinating and welcome info about "08" - it turns out that 08 was DB - probably BlueDB(10), who is none other than a daughter of BlueXD and GreenJ. And she looks so like EJ :)
Isn't wasn't until evening, tho, that the main event of the day occurred:
EJ landed !!! ... announced by Moffer with Hello Sweetie ;)
She was very alert to unwelcome company in the area, and soon after the first visit she returned to defend ~vs~ an unseen intruder and was pursued as she flew off. Needless to say, she looked absolutely gorgeous !!!
Videos.
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IMAGICAT
She's calling.
Our herring gulls are red listed birds. Think about that the next time you hear some flaming idiot calling for a cull of them.
I know it's very early days but if this pairing works out we could still just about have eggs before the end of April. It's later than we're used to but it's still within the realm of normal.
EJ food calling. We know he doesn't have a fish so am assuming EJ is telling him to go.
He returns to mate but again EJ is having none of it.
Mr Rampant is back:
Hello all, I have been concentrating on Loch Arkaig for the last wee while. Let's hope this is more than a dalliance & lasts longer than the earlier one. Ian
Shame we appear to have no sound, but no doubt that she was food soliciting. Excellent sign if she is prepared now to accept a fish from him. Now he needs to do his stuff.
Some people think Ospreys are a matter of life and death. I don't like that attitude. I can assure them it is much more serious than that.
The male is looking a little bit more relaxed now
He's pottering:
For all the lack of fish EJ seems quite relaxed around him.
EJ has flown