So the last post yesterday was from Les saying that sometimes when they tried to adjust the mast cam using the joystick, it would suddenly go haywire, and needed rebooting from the VC. He thinks that what happened when the cam spun around to a headless EJ! Great captures of the male Blue Darvic intruder. What will happen today?© RSPB - Loch Garten and Carnyx Wild
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EJ's return @ 0616hr - time with eggs not edited, so you can see exact behaviour.
See MARY & MIKE's snaps earlier.
She had been on the campost but I can't find her fly-in.
Foot on eggs:
She makes such a variety of shapes for us ;)
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Thank You Scylla for your video. I waited to see it :-)
It is sad to watch EJ's behaviour with the eggs, I guess its her instincts kicking in, just like she incubated the egg shell in 2015, and lay on the nest last year after her chicks passed. While we love EJ, she has given us so much sadness over the years, but I guess that is why she has so many fans, she is one very phenomenal Osprey, but her life as not been an easy one.
It is unbelievable that the eggs have not been predated during all these weeks, such is nature, especially when we seen what happened at LA and Aberfoyle.
Anyway have to go now, enjoy your day all. Hope the roaming cam picks up her majesty when the centre opens.
EJ's Memorial Balgavies Loch Ospreys 2023
LoL....it is almost as if EJ has been sat on the Cam-post and been eyeing up the nest and saying to herself....that stick is way out of place and makes the place look untidy, I must go move it!!
MaryGK said:It is unbelievable that the eggs have not been predated during all these weeks, such is nature
I've been saying the same thing over and over in my head for weeks!
The nature bit has reminded me of something I heard yesterday (on TV?), MARY, the word brought it back - I think it's a quote from long ago, something like "There is no right or wrong in Nature". It tells me that my attitude is very wrong, when I'm reacting emotionally as so often.
Just done a wind back of overnight....02-56 .. First light
Followed by the rain at about 3am-ish. Quite a downpour.
Glad to see the weather ( including mist ) is clearing up now. ENS though
Nothing 'wrong' with emotion, Scylla. Emotion is a gift of nature - and I don't think any of us would be on this forum if we didn't feel emotion for EJ and the other ospreys.
Morning EJ and all.
She's having a tidy up.
EJ is back, she's moving a stick.
I do think that FN... (what a short memory I have!) has refreshed her. Mind you, she was refreshed a few days ago when GJ brought her a fine fish and paid more attention briefly.
Hi Moffer. I see EJ is moving the furniture!
Birdies LG DU update.
Having looked at the nest from a different angle... EJ, it would appear, wasn't happy with her re-arrange furniture plan from earlier, so returns to have another go....
Or was she just setting out a 'booby-trap'?