Loch Garten, Scotland 2012
Today : the third egg, a half of the fish for lunch to EJ (no more), matings, moss and a huge stick on EJ from Odin.. what is it now, Odin?.. after that all snowing and freezing early morning, EJ had to sit on in the nest brooding.
The darkness followed, EJ stopped calling for Odin. Good night, and good for tomorrow!!
.. occurred to me just, think, if EJ is planning to lay a 4'th egg! ... she looks to me a bit tired and somehow over calm.
.. occurred to me just, think, if EJ is planning to lay a 4'th egg! ... she looks to me a bit tired and somehow over calm.
Hello Loch Garten and it's Friends!
The weather has some days been miserable here, but the breeding is quite ok.
The weather has some days been miserable here, but the breeding is quite ok.
Odin is coming to brood.
Odin brought today new yellow 'flowers' to the nest, a headless fish of course too!
Odin brought today new yellow 'flowers' to the nest, a headless fish of course too!
All seems to be progressing well at Loch Garten.
Hatching day should be around May 15
Hatching day should be around May 15
Things look very wet at Loch Garten again this morning. EJ calling for fish.
Fish arrived at 7.03 am BST
This day has been really miserable for EJ! Much raining, then hailstones - and no fish at all in whole day (according the LG Forum). Poor thing! .. now I hear her asking for Odin, hope that means Odin has a fish there already!
There he came with fish about 19:00 (English time)! EJ took it and left, Odin settled down to brood.
Odin brooding, EJ has her maybe first flyabout this day.
EJ returns with lovely chirping.
EJ.
EJ returns with lovely chirping.
EJ.
After EJ's long calling Odin came, what's up my darling?
Odin isn't always so aware his tail situation, .. once EJ got up same kind happening.
Think that the subject was a morning fish, and Odin left for it. And all cameras went down!
Odin isn't always so aware his tail situation, .. once EJ got up same kind happening.
Think that the subject was a morning fish, and Odin left for it. And all cameras went down!
It has been very could night. At a Finnish page of our forum you see pictures of EJ with a frozen back
Happily sun shines already and all frozen is gone.
Here Odin came to check EJ calling. He also brought some grass, layed it on the back of EJ.
Happily sun shines already and all frozen is gone.
Here Odin came to check EJ calling. He also brought some grass, layed it on the back of EJ.
All is well here.
Odin takes his turn, when EJ have her late evening flyabout.
Odin takes his turn, when EJ have her late evening flyabout.
Hatching is getting closer. It is expected around Tuesday 15 May
See http://www.imagicat.com/LGstats2012.html
See http://www.imagicat.com/LGstats2012.html