At 1.30pm on Friday 3rd April 2009 a new male osprey arrived at Loch Garten and began to woo EJ who has had a difficult time at Loch Garten since she arrived on June 16th 2003 having been evicted from her own nest.
At the time we said that we would give the new male time to settle in before passing judgent. As the season darws to a close maybe it is the time to say what Odin has come to mean to you and how he compares to previous Loch Garten males like OVS, Henry and Ollie?
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He certainly is a powerful bird to battle the gale force winds and bring fish to the nest. He comes through when it is needed. #1 would not be so huge if not for Odin.
Formerly known as Barbara Jean
Val it would be great if you posted your pics in the Odin thread!
Val's pic of Odin and Odin on the nest.
Pictures from Satuday 11 June 2011
Yes Valmc please post them here so they don't get lost in the Daily Updates. !
What an amazing bird Odin is! He brought a fish to the nest at 23.38 on Sunday evening!! Such a sight I have never witnessed; and lovely to observe EJ feeding the keen youngsters.
Can someone contact Valmc and tell her(?) she should send the picture of Odin with his wings spread to a bird magazine? I'll bet they would love to buy that one.
Just catching up - I will post Odin pic tonight. I have a couple of others too. Thanks for all your lovely messages
Val Gall (McNeil is maiden name & not changed ID)
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Such a wonderful photo, thank you for posting it!
Val Thank you very much for posting that. It is destined to become a classic.
I agree, Tiger - a classic indeed.