Re: LG OSPREY GABFEST for May, 2012

Chloe I have thought about mobile broadband and interested how long it will last :)

June a new Gabfest saying and maybe a forum saying CHANGING OF THE GUARD. Love it June and brilliant

I must go as was up early this morning and was at Port Ann and walked to the ruined village and a few miles :) the weather was good but I think the bad weather here now  it is going North so poor EJ will be wet again.

Oh, I have to tell this one!  I've been telling a friend about the LG osprey family and some of the adventures and so about JAG's Charity Cycle.  Finally I told her  he raised over £2000!!  She looked at me the strangest and finally asked:  "Pounds of WHAT?"  I couldn't believe my ears!  I told her pounds of money!

Is the rain off now with you B&B. If so I can expect it to pass over here in the not too distant future.. I am just a little North and east of you..

Classic June... Just love that wee tale. We are back to that common language again... Lol

Ok Jag, not that year then.

For mobile wi-fi I have a Vodafone dongle and also a Huawei mobile modem with a data sim in it (sim is on 3 network). I use the 3 sim/modem at home when I have connection problems too. It works fine at home but in some out of the way places you have a problem getting any network signals at all with mobile modem or dongle. Just like mobile phones.

I would have thought that had the intruder been one of EJs offspring she would have been more tolerant towards it. By her reactions I would think it was a strange, unrelated male but could be wrong of course.

BTW I buy my 3 data sims on Amazon. You can get sims lasting 1 month, or 3 months. The Huawei modem itself cost me about £60, not sure what they are now. It is rechargeable and fits my mobile phone charger.

Countdown for Hatching of  Loch Garten Chicks

Egg #1  Laid Monday April 9. SEVEN DAYS until hatching on Tues May 15.

Egg #2  Laid Thursday April 12.NINE days until hatching on Thurs May 17.

Egg #3 Laid Sunday April 15.Twelve days until hatching on Sun May 20.

All hatching dates are only probabilities or approximations based on recent history.

I've just eliminated a double post, so I'll use the blank space to say it is now my  bedtime.    Hope you all are in the midst of sweet dreams and I will see you in the morning.

At 4:20 ahint of daylight is just breaking across some of the background trees. EJ sits quietly on her eggs.

JSB gave a  statistical analysis on the likely hatching times. See    likely hatching times

They agree with June's predictions.  

Good afternoon, everyone. A check-in at the nest gives the sound of rain, not the usual plinkety plink but a more general sound of falling rain.  I am curious as to whether I am interpreting this correctly and why the change?

A bird sits quietly on the eggs.  The broad brown bar from nostrils back across the forehead tells me it is Odin taking his turn at incubating the  awaited youngsters.

Chirping calls me back to the cam to see EJ returning.  This time she dumps a twig on Odin's back.  He flies away.  EJ continues with a bit of furniture rearranging before she settles back on the eggs.

Hi June.. I can't say why the rain sounds different.. I just wish it would stop...

I've a few wee chores to take care of then back for a sleep. Maybe get a look in later or a mobile gab this evening.

BFN

JAG said: "I just wish it would stop... "   LOL Jag, now why would you say that?  More seriously tho, you have had much more than your fair share of rain recently, haven't you?  I certainly sympathise with your wishing it to stop.

Nest exchange.  After considerable calling by Odin on the eggs, EJ (saw leg ring) flies in.  Some family chattering takes place as they change places.