NEST OBSERVATIONS ESTLAT Osprey Nest 2~ Ilmar & Irma ~ 2013

[molly]

19:34 Kaido tries to hit cam

[Starling]

20.32 Irma brought a stick.

[Bea]

19:34 Kaido tries to hit cam

[Bea]

What kind of water is nearby where Ilmar and Irma are fishing? Lake, river, Baltic? I have no clue of the geographic location of the nest and also there are so many trees - forest?

Ilsa
Sorry for answering late

The nest is "somewhere" in Tartumaa county -details about the exact location are not public, for the shelter of the birds.
County is not close to the Baltic sea, it is more central, but with big lakes east and west.



Here on page 1 of the thread you can find some more infos around the nest

viewtopic.php?f=56&t=550

[Starling]

21.25 Irma returns to the nest to cover the chicks from rain.

[Bea]

Mr. Looduskalender says that the 11:30 fish from today was a Bream:
http://www.looduskalender.ee/en/node/17257

Now that we know that - one can see for a moment the anal fin of the Bream in Starlings video, compare at wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_bream

Here an overview about the fins - anal fin is Nr. 7


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fish_anatomy

Shape and color of fins are for me as a layperson a good point for identifying. When we get a good look at it ....

[seira]

Bea, this is great
because I really can't recognize those silver fish, like Bream and Common Carp.
(I only know Mirror Carp...)
but the first thing that we need clever Ilmar brings those fish with head or complete for identifying.

[tekikatoka]

they climb up under mom and don't fit

[seira]

21:42

22:25

hope Ilmar still will bring the fish for Irma and chicks tonight.

[ilsa]

Ilsa ... Sorry for answering late ...

Thank you, Bea, very interesting. I also read up on the White Tailed Eagle, which we do not have in Florida, only the Bald Eagle. Our Florida Bald eagles do not migrate, stay around Florida. They are also slightly smaller than the Northern Bald Eagles. Florida has the 2nd largest Bald Eagle population after Alaska.
Our Ospreys look the same like Ilmar and Irma.
I did not realize that Ilmar's nest was built by people. Once in a while people will put up a platform high up on a pole close to the river or bays/inlets. We do not band or ring them, some Northern and Western states mark them on the wings. Nice to learn all this.

[sus]

3:55
I hear what sounds like a truck motor running, or a pump motor. Something like that.


4:05 finally it has stopped. ?

[seira]

JULY 7
good morning
03:24 Irma left
04:27 Irma back and away soon

[seira]

05:14 Kaido's little wings exercise

[Maggy]

6:26

[Gavril]

Good morning! 7:25. Woke up! Where mother and fish?

[seira]

08:09 Fish delivery. it's big and alive!!

[Gavril]

I did not see how Ilmar brought fish! 8:10. Good fish with a head!

[Maggy]

8:09 fish delivery

[Gavril]

8:15. The cutting of fish. Kenno (?) try to come to fish between the paws of Irma.

[Starling]

8.09 Fish for Irma & the chicks.





Kaari can´t wait.

8.10