Staff at the Osprey Centre at Loch Garten were delighted to see EJ the 14 year old female osprey return to her nest earlier than expected for the ninth year running. After a 3,000 mile trip from Africa she landed safely back on her nest with a freshly caught 12 inch rainbow trout in her talons. She will have to catch her own food until her partner Odin flies in after her and waits on her while they prepare for their new family. The Osprey Centre opens on Friday 1st April and is a good visit. Watch the ospreys on a webcam very near their nest and hopefully catch a glimpse of the chicks later on.
For more info on the ospreys.
We have seen them 'fishing' on Loch Ness so we will keep a look out for our very own Ollie the osprey.
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