Mother's Day brought MIA George back to the nest at 9:49 am, with a fish. No question that this capture (scylla's vid) epitomizes the discussion of the day. ~Moffer's pic
Sigh. Are we happy or not? For sodden EJ getting a meal, yes. For what it means for the eggs, not so much. He incubated for over 2 hours while EJ was away, before he got spooked by something and left the nest, but then he returned. GJ did not bring another meal the rest of the day, so...will he return today with a fish for EJ? Stay tuned, because with ospreys, you just never can tell.
There were two intruders that EJ chased off (no GJ seen) one looked unringed and the next had a Blue Darvic and landed on the nest. ~Moffer's pic Moffer reported that Alison at the VC posted news of the unringed intruder with pics.
Here she is for the record, much as she has been in the past weeknights, except with something in her stomach.© 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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I thought I heard a couple of chirps from him then.
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Cuckoo - first time heard this morning.
scylla said: I thought I heard a couple of chirps from him then.
Literally a couple, behind the chaff etc?
8s
Still calling, not shouting tho...
And still very frosty!
She's gone quiet for a while now.
Oh here he is, on her back paddling with empty talons - off he went and EJ got tangled in a stick as she rose up, now replacing it... calling.
EDIT:
Loads more snaps to be got out of that but... :(
More calling, small chirps.
The mist is down again and EJ has changed position:
And again:
I shall go when someone comes on duty to take over reporting, as things are going to need shutting down here to do troubleshooting and hopefully repairing :'(
Hi MC. I'm about if you need to sort your techie issues. She's certainly calling now.
Birdies LG DU update.
Mike B said: Hi MC. I'm about if you need to sort your techie issues. She's certainly calling now.
Hi Mike, thanks - it's going to be a long job :(
I was just going to report "calling and calling". I can't see a fish coming any time soon.