And this is the last pic's folks - forgive my seniors moment

Odins final glance back at the nest


Odin fly's off - notice he's at right side of pic :blink:


parting is such sweet sorrow - will Odin or EJ be seen tomorrow

I'm off for a bite to eat and a wee

cheerio for now Folks......

What lovely pictures - thanks so much, Junie. And it does look as if Odin is getting ready to depart (I love your last picture!) - and as if the chicks are getting independent, whether they're catching their own fish at this point or just taking delivery and eating away from the nest.

I was just looking back to departure dates (or more accurately time/date last seen) for last year:

Dad Odin - Aug 22
Mom EJ - Aug 27, ~8 am
Rothes (oldest chick) - Aug 9, 9:30 am (age 79 days)
Mallachie (middle chick) - Aug 26, 8:30 pm (age 94 days)
Garten (youngest chick) - Aug 29, 11:30 am (95 days)

I keep Rothes in mind when I worry about chicks who don't seem to have had enough time with the adults before they disappear - she fledged when she was 54 days, so had only been flying for about 3-1/2 weeks when she left on migration - two weeks sooner than her sisters. And because she has a transmitter, we know that she's doing OK. (Mallachie also had a transmitter which is no longer transmitting; we are hoping the problem is with the transmitter and not with her.)

It is a happy and sad time - this is what they do, but we will miss them.

Hello, and JudyB, I'm glad you like the pictures....

I want to say thank you for all you're informative and relevent information. I really appreciate all you're input on all our birds on the forum, its good having this kind of data regarding pertinent dates on number of eggs laid, hatchlings, surviving nestlings, fledglings, parent birds and their graduation dates' of migration....

I looked in at 5:47.PM BST - To my suprise Odin was on the nest, he was scanning around the vicinity, I sometimes think he has the eyes of a hawk (sea hawk), Then as I thought he was taking off again, a young juvie spotted Odin in the nest. I heard the juvie shrilling loudly as she landed, and looking at Odin for a fish delivered. This young ospie was in for a suprise too - Odin's talons were empty. Its obviously wasn't what this noisey, hungry juvie expected - No FISH!!!

Odin on nest duty - and once again - look out this youngster is really


I'm sure Odin hears the juvie's shrills as youngster gets nearer to the nest site and - NO FISH




juvie immediately had its head down and looking underneath at Odin's talons' - NO Fish SUPPER

Juvie knocks Odin off balance - I think to get a better look at his talons - nope NO FISH



Odin quickly takes off - ospie is getting more aggressive


this is one unhappy ospie, it shrilled loudly, non stop - on and on. I hit the mute button..


I think the sticks on the nest got the juvie's full brunt of anger and its didn't get what it wanted

more begging for fish...



Odin drops in with another stick for the nest - I thought its a fish for ospie after all :huh:


NOPE NO FISH

poor ospie was beside itself - calling out, laying down in one spot, then moves and lays down again

Then after twenty minutes - when all the noise and ruckus finished and ospie flew off

near the very end of the video recording, I see a sweet little bird flitting around the nest - maybe a member of a clean up nest crew. I think tweety bird should chirp to the other nest crews' - Clean up Delayed


wee chirper perch's on nest stump - cute little thing...


Have a good night everyone and pleasant dreams -

!:24.PM BST- Odin's been back to the nest a couple of times. with more nest material - RSPB blog seen juvie on nest after 7:00.AM begging for breakfast - no fish delivered.







1:34.PM. BST - Odin flew off and is back again