A quickie new DU, as I have been unconscious for several hours.
Relatively early in the day we were encouraged by "Junior" bringing EJ half a fish - but the day went downhill from there, with no incubation and no more food.
A mystery blue-ringed male landed on EJ's back, it's unlikely we'll learn any more about him because neither we nor the VC have a clear picture of the ring number - HF0 or BF0, neither of which is on record. It will probably be referred to Roy Dennis.
Is there damage to one of the eggs, or is this something stuck on the shell?
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IMAGICAT
Had my head in the vid and snaps, looked up and he's gone, EJ back on the eggs.
Hope and pray he's gone fishing.
Morning all. EJ sat quietly, he had better be fishing!
Snap, Mike!
Unedited mating and incubation:
Rationed snaps:
EJ moulting near tail:
Craning neck:
EJ has a poop, he's up again:
Pondering:
Back to eggs:
I thought/hoped he'd got the idea, whilst still wanting him to go fishing:
I can't do a vid of his getting up and leaving because the stream went silent and very glitchy.
He seemed to get up when EJ approached him:
Changed position:
EJ got him off:
Then he disappeared!
Good morning, CATHY :)
I have rebooted the recording laptop, just in case the fault was this end.
Coffee #1 time.
EJ is tweet/chirping. Does that mean he's swanning in a tree instead of fishing?
Good morning, all! I think we can safely say he hasn't rejected the eggs, which is great news. Now all he has to do is lengthen his time incubating .......... as well as bring his beautiful mate some more fish.
Our herring gulls are red listed birds. Think about that the next time you hear some flaming idiot calling for a cull of them.
Good Morning SCYLLA MIKE CATHY and CLARE is the LS stuck I've had EJ in the same position looking over her shoulder for ages Will try refreshing
That's better She'still looking over her left shoulder Is she watching him in a tree nearby?
Hi Patily and all.
Birdies LG DU update.
Good morning CLARE and PATILY, glad to see you both :)
My stream went into a bad patch, Patily, but seemingly not at the same time as yours.