Hi all, Fairly quiet day. Morning activity then youngsters were on and off the nest at times during the afternoon and evening. Until EJ landed with a whopper of a fish in the late evening. Two juves were on the nest and what a tussle took place. Gary has a video link for it and I placed a series of pics on yesterdays update along with others who also posted the Battle of the Titans tussle.
Now we have an abandoned part eaten "whale" on the nest and nobody around to eat it.The wind still sounds fierce. Over to the night shift, happy viewing. See you all in the morning.No, I won't be able to catch up till a lot later in the day.
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One of those chicks made a very strange noise just now ... has it got a sore throat from all that shouting???
Joan - avid bird and nature watcher in Northumberland!
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I just saw it cough up something black Joan, but I have noticed before that one of them does seem to have a deeper voice.
Brenda - they look like just like naughty teenagers ... bored and messing around on the nest!
One has flown to tree, (can still hear it). Joan, they seem to have tantrums. Dinner should be here when we call for it !
They are so entertaining to watch ... if not listen to! They are each such different characters ... I can't get over how Titch looks as if he still likes to 'play' and enjoy himself, with shrieks when he lands or flies around :-)
Sounded like a fish delivery ... small, so must be Odin. I think it was Titch who got it. He got it stuck to his foot and was dancing around, and then he either flew off the nest with it or fell off the nest! ... because he's gone!!!
He's back with it still stuck to his foot!
EDIT - he's calmed down now and has started eating the fish. The other chick didn't quite know what to make of all that :-)
Thanks Joan, I had just written all that but your pictures illustrate it much better
Sorry Brenda - I just kept going because I thought I was the only one on here just now!
Don't be sorry. I really did mean thank you. My explanation was getting very long winded !!