Today is a very, very sad First Anniversary:
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Odin's replacement continues to give cause for concern - however he did bring EJ a respectable half-fish yesterday, which she, for reasons known only to herself (but she couldn't have been starving exactly), declined. If GJ is trying to pull his socks up, this must have been discouraging.
He paid a short visit later, intending to incubate, but EJ returned and put paid to that idea (Birdie's video), and then he landed on EJ's back (another Birdie vid).
Later, he appeared again, seemingly suspicious that "his" nest was under threat, but nothing came of it.
As for EJ, she was on and off the nest quite a bit, plus she did some defending sitting down (Moffer's snap) - no intruders were seen.
The consensus seems to be that we would rather these eggs do not hatch, as GJ has been so inconsistent.
IMAGICAT
Have a good rest Scylla and thanks as ever for your lovely snaps and videos
Indruder calls from EJ
Short lived. I have to sort out my VLC and sound issues. BBS
10.22 EJ was softly calling for fish. Is GJ around?
Is he seeing off the intruder? He doesn't appear on the nest.
scylla said: 9.22 She's back, calling... indignantly?
9.22 She's back, calling... indignantly?
Is it just me, or is anyone else having problems with the cam being stuttery and freezing? My recordings won't play :o((
In between the freezes I managed these live. I have no chance of replaying a recording.
Hi everyone ☺
Thanks for all the updates etc. The opening post had me thinking of Odin. He certainly was a Super Osprey. Pity EJ hasn't had a fish yet today. Here's hoping George steps up to the standards expected.
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EJ is very alert
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