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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Another check of her wing feathers, and another gaze around. A quick look above, more small white feathers fly in the very light breeze. She takes time to stand and look around. another feather check and then she steps carefully into the cup to settle on her eggs.
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Total overkill, but you can never have too many snaps of EJ, right?
Well done Moffer and Limpy. It really is great to see EJ taking such care of herself today. Yesterday's fish, albeit only one, and only after eights days' wait, has clearly perked her up quite a bit.
11.24 She is up again, backing out of the cup. Another preen. And another while fluffy feather falls from her. Perhaps her new feathers are tickling their way thru?
11.08 Up and calling. I thought a fish was incoming. After a stretch and preen, back down
11.24 Up again
My gosh, preening for Scotland!
If only, Moffer.
Hello to you and Limpy! How are the bumps and bruises today ('norty' me for mentioning it here!)
EJ continues to preen in the lovely sunshine.
A shake, and a stretch as a high plane passes. EJ pays no attention and gets back to her preening.
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EJ is back on her eggs now, I missed her doing that, but it is recent. She has spent a lot of time today preening, which is good.
Around noon she settled back down on the eggs