Daily Update ( LG nest) Thursday 30th June 2011

Good morning all and I am back, well almost still some work to do on PC but at least I can see the ospreys and chat.  Many, many thanks to all of you wonderful people on the forum for the all the pics and commentary.  Have to say the pics this year are just wonderful.  Can hardly believe how much Star and Storm have grown in the week I was without PC.  Hard to tell who is who now, but they look so well and I caught some of the wing excercising earlier.  Odin has been magnificent as always apart from a couple of days when the fish count went down a bit.  Sounds as though someone is calling for food at the moment and right on cue Odin has delivered.  Must say the sound is excellent now but is that rain I can hear at the moment.  Quality of picture seems better too. Love the amusing incident with the fish on Star's back but unfortunately can't watch the video at the moment, think another download of something is needed.  OH is working his way through everything for me with things he can do.  It has been terrible not being able to watch my beloved family and wondering what has been going on although Heather kept me up to date with things.  Will do my diary but probably next week as will be out most of the weekend and also my word processing package needs to be loaded again because I will type my diary in there and copy over to the forum.  Sorry I haven't thanked individuals but as you can guess I am way behind with everything now.

Margo Wonderful to have you back with us again.

Yep, it's the plip plop of rain now.  Obviously changeable as not more than 10 minutes ago the sun was shining.  EJ has been taking a lion's share of this fish.  I think it is Star who was more interested in talking to us and wingercising.  Isn't that chirrup so delightful.

Star is now being fed.

Knew it !  fish arrived whilst I was out 11.29
Well, good.

And SUPER to ''see'' you Margo .

Great sequence of captures there Sheila . Thanks

THAT stick has a use after all.  Both tweens were using it as a pillow following their mid-morning feast and wingercising.  I think it is Storm nearer the camera and Star has just opened her wing and given Storm a quick cuddle!  EJ is on the rhs of the nest no doubt keeping an eye open for Odin's next fish.

Cirrus  I am not entirely confident when I name a tween, so if I do make a mistake please don't just think foolish woman.  Do let me know!!  

Snoozing Storm

Quick cuddle from big sister

Just look at Storm's face!

Gosh, this site is slow this morning.  I was just about to say that EJ has stepped down into the nest and is creating such a racket on the mic as she does a bit of housework - the tweens remain fast asleep.  However, in the time it has taken to get to this point EJ has flown off over the ground behind the nest.  There is a gentle breeze, no rain, no sun.

Now she is back, but the tweens are not very impressed.  Wot, no fish Mum?  She starts moving twigs around, Star gives Storm another cuddle.

EJ returns to her perch on the side of the nest out of view.

Good to see Storm wingercising just now and shrieking his pleasure  :) as SHEILA says, like Quackers

EDIT   oh, OK SHEILA - I find it reasonably easy to tell the difference between the two. As Eldest last year just looked ''old''. Storm just looks ''young''

Storm currently at front of nest nearest us

Star just did a quick half heart wingercise

Had to go out in a rush this morning ... OH had business to do up the coast & asked if I wanted to go with him!! I haven't missed a thing thanks to you lovely folk :-))  GEMs are fidgeting and faffing ... and wingercising. No bling yet, I see.

margobird ... you're back with us ... hurrah!!