NEST OBSERVATIONS ESTLAT Osprey Nest 1 Madis & Piret ~ 2012

[meierlein]

fish delivery

both parents jump into the nest

Madis got the fish and Piret is feeding the chicks



Madis went upstairs

[meierlein]

both adults left the nest
Madis landed upstairs later
Piret came back with a small fish

leaving and coming back
loud and sharp calls

[meierlein]

attack - who ist the enemy?

[gala]

16:57 Nori is helping mum cleaning the nest, moving branch around, so cute

[meierlein]

Piret is losing two feathers - a fight?

:peek:

[NancyM]

fish delivery

Pontu picture:



meierlein, if you could post the nest time for your observations, it would be a huge help ~ I am 7 hours earlier and have a hard time counting on my fingers what time something happened there in Estonia. Thank you!

[NancyM]

16:45 Defending the nest (Pontu picture)

Piret is losing two feathers - a fight?

No, I think she is moulting - she has lost others over the past few weeks.
The long one on top appeared and was lost (?) within 5 minutes of when she preened herself.

16:51


16:56

[meierlein]

meierlein, if you could post the nest time for your observations, it would be a huge help ~ I am 7 hours earlier and have a hard time counting on my fingers what time something happened there in Estonia. Thank you!

that took max. two minutes - I posted it 3:17h pm

[NancyM]

17:32 Fish delivery, both parents come to the nest. This delivery looks like a half of a big fish. Madis delivered, Piret fed.

[meierlein]

big fish delivery

[chicktrick]

Big wind
I can't watch!

[meierlein]

heavy storm -
the adult has been lifted from the nest

the chicks should go flat into the nest-bowl

[Birdie]

17:36 really stormy!

[Morlach]

oh no, hugely windy on nest, one of the branches at front of nest was sent flying and has knocked mum off the nest

flying branch left of mum:


update, she is back on nest

[NancyM]

17:46

oh, oh, cam lost!

[jopie]

17.47

That is really bad weather

It scared the camera away

Like the previous time: top of the trees is almost at the same level as the nest.

[Morlach]

cam is down

[Birdie]

17:43 Piret is back but she has some problems with landing.
Cam is off now

[meierlein]

17.47

That is really bad weather

It scared the camera away

first the sound - then the picture
maybe the cables are deconnected

[macko50]

17:32 Madis brought a big fish.