I guess that Blue XD is now set to be part of Loch Garten History. He deserves a page by himself.
Do people have data on his exact arrival time and some videos and pictures.
There has been a blog regarding him here on 28 Mar 2012 5:56 PM
There is still confusion as to his identity but he is said to be the long term partner of Green J or otherwise known as S06
So Blue/White XD may be S18 but there are certain problems with that.
S06 and S18 also parented a chick translocated to Rutland viz. T04
I wrote about Green J here on 3 March 2012
Tiger Signature
Richard just replied to my query on the main blog: he doesn't know any more than was in the main post, and says we will have to ask Roy direct. If noone else has already put the question I'm happy to do so, but don't want to inundate him with the same question over and over!
Alison posted a couple of videos on the main blog. One is timed at 11.08am when he landed on the nest and mated with EJ, and another when he initially landed off camera at 11.00am. So it seems he first arrived at 11am. Which is the time I have put in the stats.
ChloeB & Tiger's Osprey Data
Here's one photo to start with, though I think others have posted better ones during the day. His ring is just about legible in this, though.
I came in at 11.02 and he was off cam with EJ squeaking and gently wing flapping so 11am is right.
Blue XD with a big stick
Blue XD sky dancing with fish. He land the same time as EJ (at about 4 mins) but she already has her own fish.
Blue XD preparing the nest, EJ lands with some of her fish.
Loch Garten stats. and All the important links for LG.
Tiger, Have you contacted Roy about your query of Blue DX / S18 or Rutland about their records?
The video of XD and the sky dance with the fish is hilarious . After he lands with his fish and EJ flies off with her fish he looks around in disbelief. You can see the look on his face. "This is NOT how this ritual is supposed to end" LOL
Formerly known as Barbara Jean
Maybe EJ has reconsidered and will wait longer for Odin. XD will go back to his nest area to find that Roy has fixed his nest and stay there and this story will turn out well.
Of course Blue XD should have a page to himself. He is part of the Loch Garten story now, and he may be no Odin in the asthetics department but then again what Osprey is. The guy's obviously trying his best but only time will tell if Blue XD will be a page in LG history, or just a footnote.
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Well said Heron :-) So far I've only got the distant skydance song that Moffer's already shown, this is the exact moment he start calling:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cq7udOHzmb8
Yet I remember distinctly hearing it earlier and meaning to ask what if it was an osprey. I'll never find it now, one cannot "look" for sound :-(
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From yesterday, I don't suppose this is relevant? It's the sound of flapping wings when EJ is not flapping her wings - I think only Sandra may have noticed it too, not sure.
www.rspb.org.uk/.../461069.aspx