Today is a very, very sad First Anniversary:
©RSPB Loch Garten
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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
Fishing, I hope
moffer said: @ 11:06hr Is it just me, or is anyone else having problems with the cam being stuttery and freezing? My recordings won't play :o((
@ 11:06hr
Is it just me, or is anyone else having problems with the cam being stuttery and freezing? My recordings won't play :o((
There have been several glitches in the stream..... and refreshes since lunchtime. The critical moment of when EJ flew into the nest with her fish, is, I think, lost in space. I had a minute glitch with nothing showing. One minute, EJ wasn't on the nest, next frame she was on nest tucking into the rest of a fish. :-(
If anyone can prove me wrong, re: EJ fly-in with FISH, please do!!!
EJ has flown
She's back
Good evening folks, the last of my 3 working days so now I can get 4 days to be here more frequently. Well I see our girl had yet again to go and get her own fish, not really any surprises there! Just do not know where that lads head is. When I was reading Paul's post, it made me think. This young fellow, and others, do have such a lot to have to learn, if this is their first nest after leaving their own. Having to learn how to treat and look after a lady, fish, incubate the eggs, defend, etc it is a big ask. He is a good looking bird and I am sure he will come good in the end, sometime. Thanks for the lovely photos and updates.
Edit, After that I forgot to say, Thanks Scylla for the Georgeous photo of our handsome, special boy, that brought tears to my eyes. I still miss him.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
And now the Crows fly over calling.
I forgot to post this shot from earlier this evening
Another day, another dollar, another no-fish-day from George.
Thanks for all posts. Let's hope the eggs have been (sadly, but understandably) neglected long enough for them not to hatch. I'm glad EJ has eaten.
If they don't hatch I wonder how long EJ will stay on them before giving up?
Richard B