DAILY UPDATE ~Loch Garten Nest~ Wednesday 9th of May 2018

Good morning everyone. Thanks for the early reports. I missed the "Booty call"  this morning by 2 minutes, and went back to bed.

Frosty EJ

To allay some concerns that have been raised about EJ's lack of food. When Ospreys transverse the Sahara on migration, they use a lot of energy and can go for 4 - 5 days with no food or water, in hot arid conditions.  EJ has been sitting for 4 days, using little energy and although she has had no fish, she has been drinking as seen from FH. She will not starve or perish from dehydration. She is a wise old bird, who has lived her years by doing what an Osprey does. Her insincts now, are to safeguard her clutch, but she has a strong self preservation instinct too, and when she needs to, she will fish for herself. Soap box moment over.

I'm finding the negative vibes as hard to deal with as EJ's situation, so had to say something.

I will be as helpful as a chocolate teapot today, as I have a MRI this afternoon and as I suffer from claustrophobia, the anxiety has already started :o((

I will try to be helpful while here.

A thousand likes for that Moffer.     

I am popping in and out and checking up on EJ, but not posting. 

I am a claustrophobic too, so can empathise with your anxiety over your afternoon ahead.   

Close your eyes and think of a beautiful, calming place, (easier said than done though).

EJ is calling quite loudly now.  

EJ is calling like crazy

I thought a fish was incoming, but it came to nothing

Good morning my fellow Ospreyholics.

Thanks for all the updates etc. Looks like the situation continues. Poor EJ must be fed up with the lack of fish. As I said yesterday I'd be happy for another male to claim the nest and pair up with EJ. I know the downside of this is eggs being lost and its probably going on too late for a second clutch but rather that than see chicks starve

Little bouts of calling. It's very windy

moffer said:

To allay some concerns that have been raised about EJ's lack of food. When Ospreys transverse the Sahara on migration, they use a lot of energy and can go for 4 - 5 days with no food or water, in hot arid conditions.  EJ has been sitting for 4 days, using little energy and although she has had no fish, she has been drinking as seen from FH. She will not starve or perish from dehydration. She is a wise old bird, who has lived her years by being doing what an Osprey does. Her insincts now, are to safeguard her clutch, but she has a strong self preservation instinct too, and when she needs to, she will fish for herself. Soap box moment over.

moffer said:

I will be as helpful as a chocolate teapot today, as I have a MRI this afternoon and as I suffer from claustrophobia, the anxiety has already started :o((

There is often debate about how long an osprey can survive without food or water on migration. Well we can answer that with certainty in that it is at least 16 days. How do we know this? Well we have seen the  young osprey  Blue UV  spend 16 days in the desert.

Now when an osprey is on migration is  using different metabolism to normal so EJ could not last as long in her nest incubating. However she is free to stop any time she chooses.   

Checking in before I begin my day. Thanks, Tiger for the info that osprey are on a different metabolism while migrating. I did not know that, but it makes sense. SYAL.