NEST OBSERVATIONS ESTLAT Osprey Nest 1 Madis & Piret ~ 2012

[lumberjack]

"Oh, look that .."

[meierlein]

"Oh, look that .."

but only a quick visit

15:12:39

MADIS had the fish already at his left foot

[meierlein]

fish delivery

[Kukelke]

15:17/18 - Madis delivers a pretty large fish, a common roach I think. Piret starts to eat herself. The chicks don't seem to be hungry, except for Nori who moves in after a minute.




15:33 - Nori is satisfied and waddles away. Piret flies off (just visible in the top right corner).


15:35 - Piret returns with a new branch while the chicks make happy chirping sounds.

[jopie]

15.18

Madis brought a fish to the nest, warmly welcomed by the whole family.
Picture of all of them together.

[meierlein]

15.18

Madis brought a fish to the nest, warmly welcomed by the whole family.
Picture of all of them together.

five minutes bevor, MADIS carried this fish with his left leg into the nest
than there was an intruder-call

he flew off and came back with the fish at the right leg

funny game ^^

[meierlein]

homeworking under protest ^^

[meierlein]

15:45h

ELO doing wing-exercises ^^

[Kukelke]

15:44 - Uno trains his wingflapping, knocking Piret on the head in the process. A beautiful sight.


It's almost unbelievable this is the very same Uno as the wee one on this picture:


What a transformation! You just have to love these marvels of nature.

[Antoinette]

Hello all
I am new here, have been a silent reader for a good while.
Today I decided that I wanted to be able to reply every now and then.
I will now fill out my profile.

[Jo UK]

Welcome, Antoninette.
I hope you enjoy the forum. We look forward to your posts.

[Antoinette]

Welcome, Antoninette.
I hope you enjoy the forum. We look forward to your posts.

Thank you Jo!
I'm sure it will be fun

[Flex]

Velkommen til forumet, Antoinette - have fun

[Antoinette]

Velkommen til forumet, Antoinette - have fun

Takk skal du ha!!
I am Dutch, but have lived in Norway since 1980, so this has become 'home' to me..

[Antoinette]

Question: Is it just me, or has the cam zoomed in a bit more?
Looks like the sides of the nest have disappeared almost..

[jopie]

Question: Is it just me, or has the cam zoomed in a bit more?
Looks like the sides of the nest have disappeared almost..

Hello Antoinette, I thought you were Dutch, because of your name. Enjoy our Osprey's !

[jopie]

17.50

If the camera has slightly changed position I don't know. Piret has brought a large branch to the nest which she placed at the left side in the back. Maybe that gives a different view? When comparing earlier pictures I see no changes other then that.

[Antoinette]

17.50

If the camera has slightly changed position I don't know. Piret has brought a large branch to the nest which she placed at the left side in the back. Maybe that gives a different view? When comparing earlier pictures I see no changes other then that.

OK, dankjewel - thanks!
Then it was just silly me...

[Kukelke]

18:29 - Madis lands with a decent sized carp.


18:31 - Uno and Elo get food while Nori is doing his thing on the other side of the nest.

[andi7]

15:04 - Piret jumps to the nest and watches the sky. Looking for Madis with food? Shortly after she re-arranges some twigs while the chicks chirp a bit.

15:11 - Piret almost twists her neck to see what is happening above her and the chicks.

15:12 - Madis lands on the nest. The whole family is looking up. Definately something up there which attracts their attention. Shortly after Madis leaves and Piret laying down with her wings spread a bit.


15:15 - You could clearly hear the sound of some other large bird, possibly another species of bird of prey. Sounded a bit like the bird from a few days ago.

Behaviour of Madis and Piret on that picture did not show that there is a great danger. It seems they looked rather interested than worried. Would another osprey take alien osprey chicks as prey? From what I've read about goshawks after one attacking Stephi, I think this birds could be a serious danger even for an already flying osprey young. Which raptors living in Estonia exept goshawks would attack the chicks at this age?