Well, it certainly was another exciting day at the nest. While we are delighted that Junior is stepping up to the plate, we couldn't figure out how he been able to deliver two good sized fish within about half an hour. After much speculation about where he could have gone to fish and have time to catch and bring another, RSPB Loch Garten FB posted that an intruder male had brought the first trout (BNN's video), just before the 2nd delivery by Junior! Junior's looked much better, too, and she looked like she wanted to take it off him.© RSPB - Loch Garten and Carnyx Wild_______________________________________The Daily Update is for recording nest events only, allowing for banter, though—any questions or conversations can happen on the Osprey Chat thread. Thank you!
The events surrounding the two fish an intruder are still unclear. Then of course there were the subsequent "trout variety" discussions: Blue trout, sea trout, brown trout or rainbow trout??? It is a mystery to me, though whatever the first one was, it did seem like a tough tear for EJ.
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Left the eggs to get a twig LOL, what's he like
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He's back again, chirps
Steps on an egg before heading off again!© RSPB - Loch Garten and Carnyx Wild
He looks hungry, getting back on the eggs.
4.20 Junior just flown in with a stick stood one one of the egs then promptly flow off again. I wonder about these eggs this year.
scylla said:Twiggy didn't stick because Moffer thought that he was not the same bird, and you know how I trust her judgement on these matters ;-) Does Limpy think he's the same bird?
Our herring gulls are red listed birds. Think about that the next time you hear some flaming idiot calling for a cull of them.
He just sorted a licheny stick to the near side of the nest, settled back on the eggs.
Junior leavesEJ's back with a fish tail Mating
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He circles around and over the nest, and gone
He has flown.
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