We awoke yesterday to a very soggy EJ on the nest (MaryGKs pic), but thank goodness she still had her breakfish behind her, because she never got any fish. Not that GJ didn't have one when he visited, twice, but she seemed not interested. Was it too small? Meager leftovers? Did she later realize she better get one before having to wait another 24 hours for the next one? Probably not. But you never know with ospreys.
GJ, for his part, was the masterful defender of the nest, arriving to stand along EJ repelling a hopeful skydancer (scylla's vid). He also spent some time on the eggs, looking proud after he dragged a stick over EJ to get her to leave. We hope he will find inspiration for fishing out another big one today, given yesterday was a difficult fishing day due to rain and wind. Here's the current scene.© 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!
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Hello MC. Good to see you.
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Question...is it just me seeing things...or are EJ's feathers less rain repellent than some other osprey's?
I have noticed Aila's and Louis' feathers seems to always hold and repel rain as droplets which run off, rather than soaking into the feathers. Whereas EJ's feathers never seem to repel rain in droplets, as I have seen, rather just becoming what appears soaking wet. Could it be to do with age, or just the condition of the feathers?
FISH! Well, a very small piece:
Our herring gulls are red listed birds. Think about that the next time you hear some flaming idiot calling for a cull of them.
Oh dear, irresistible but so difficult to choose. I'll delete these if Moffer's posted her specials.
And then, while I was uploading...
"I noticed yesterday that you like fish tails, darling, so here's another one for you"
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Trying said: Question...is it just me seeing things...or are EJ's feathers less rain repellent than some other osprey's? I have noticed Aila's and Louis' feathers seems to always hold and repel rain as droplets which run off, rather than soaking into the feathers. Whereas EJ's feathers never seem to repel rain in droplets, as I have seen, rather just becoming what appears soaking wet. Could it be to do with age, or just the condition of the feathers?
Good morning everyone. A very quiet day so far. With no fish delivery which EJ took y'day, I wonder how long it will be before GJ arrives with brunch.
EJ stretches 10.07
As I snipped this (below) from Aviemore Ospreys,....
I heard GJ land, with lots of fishy squeals from EJ. But I saw her taking off... and couldn't see whether she had a fish. GJ took over incubation
I'm hoping Scylla and Clare had their fingers on the button!!
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SheilaFE said:I'm hoping Scylla and Clare had their fingers on the button!!
Thank you Clare! So a small fish tail. Hmmm.
scylla said: "I noticed yesterday that you like fish tails, darling, so here's another one for you"
I don't know if you'll see it any better in the video - that was a let-down :o
I hope he brings her something bigger later.