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
"Birds are, quite simply, little miracles - and as such they require care and consideration."
Magnus Ullman
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Lots of calling for fish, but no sign of GJ.
EDIT. Posted on FB by RSPB LG
A quiet day at LG so far today with EJ continuing to incubate her three eggs and occasionally calling for George, but no sign of him yet.
13.22 EJ has flown
30 minutes and counting
EJ has been gone for over an hour now.