EJ is laying on her nest and looks like she is having contractions
She is facing the camera
EDIT While I was typing she turned around and is fussing with something under her . Her back is to the camera
I just saw it WE HAVE AN EGG !!
Formerly known as Barbara Jean
oh, that's a bummer BarbaraJean - finding MWSnap was such a delight to me. I do hope the Mac producers get their act together soon.
EJ took off for some exercise and Odin spotted his chance.
EJ flew off ... Odin flew in and settled on the egg ... EJ flew back ... will she let him stay there?
Joan - avid bird and nature watcher in Northumberland!
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EJ is preening in the sunshine while Odin egg-sits ... how lovely :-)
EJ seems so relaxed to carry on preening and leave Odin to sit on the egg.
I spoke too soon. She has told him to move.
EJ finished her preening and gave a few chirps to Odin ... who promply got up and left!
Thank you so much for the wonderful descriptive commentary and the superb captures. It must have been heart-throbbing when the pair when on intruder alert and left the egg! EJ is sitting alone on the nest, chirruping, turning the egg, moving a clump of grass - is it THAT clump or have they multiplied?
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afternoon all
some clips from earlier today.Odin and EJ together, then good views of EJ and the egghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aH12qzhpEiIEJ's on the egg, decides she wants to eat the fish in front of her. She takes off and Odin comes in to take overhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUnJrqqYtckNice clip of them "chilling". EJ flies on after about 1.20 secshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aG7bXv_XHCM
Splendid Gary. I missed EJ taking off with the fish. Off for some good viewing. Thank you.