OSPREY SOAP OPERA !

The story so far -
It's the soap opera with wings, talons and wet fish.
Staff and hundreds of visitors to the Loch Garten Osprey Centre have been both horrified and enthralled by the twists of this year's breeding season.
The feathered stars of the drama are Henry, his long-time mate EJ and older rogue male VS.
Here's the story so far of the raptors from when they returned to the site from their winter hideaway 3,000 miles (4,828km) away.
LOVE NEST

It is late April when Henry arrives at Loch Garten, near Aviemore, at the end of a marathon journey from west Africa.
There are ruffled feathers when he finds EJ incubating the eggs of his arch-rival VS.
A BAD EGG

RSPB staff are concerned about EJ's choice of mate. VS is known to be something of a rogue, having disrupted breeding at the site in the past.
Henry - EJ's regular mate - has always been the favoured male as he is attentive and can be relied on to bring home the fish for the female and their chicks.
AIR RAGE

Observers and staff at the reserve watch in disbelief as Henry kicks his rival's clutch of eggs from the nest.
His actions deliver a terrible blow to hopes of a successful breeding season for the Loch Garten birds.
Bird kicks rival's eggs from nest
NEW HOPE

Early May and there is good news when the reserve reports that EJ has laid three new eggs fathered by Henry.
The last time this happened at the site was 25 years ago.
Jealous osprey makes up with mate
CHICKS HATCH

It is now mid June and the first of three chicks hatches, much to the delight of the reserve staff at Loch Garten.
The other two are expected to appear over the next few days and, provided there is enough food, they should all survive.
The saga continues...
Staff ecstatic as chick hatches

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