NEST OBSERVATIONS ESTLAT Osprey Nest 1 Madis & Piret ~ 2012

[NancyM]

August 4

A rainy morning in Estonia. The chicks huddle together to keep warm.

WOW, I missed a BIG day here (yesterday)! But now all three are sitting around, looking wet.

5:28


5:30



5:49

[meierlein]

big fish delivery

3 fishes or more?

[alice44]

5:53

I guess Madis delivered a fish and Piret flew down and grabbed it.

[alice44]

5:58

I don't know how many fishes but I can see one chick is eating on its own and two are being fed by Piret.

[meierlein]

Is there an intruder beeing heard?

they stopped eating

NORI grabbed one fish
one fish is jumping alone
PIRET took one big fish for feeding

[Yiki]

Madis brought food, several fishes, at least two of them still alive. While one of them flops about in the middle of the nest, Nori grabs another one and quickly opens it (she's learnt so much these past days). Elo and Uno prefer to be fed by Piret.



Elo is very hungry as usual. Meanwhile, Uno considers the fish left unclaimed in the middle of the nest.



But there's nothing like being fed by mum.

[Wisteria]

6:01

Nori is eating a fish by herself, Piret is feeding the other two.

[alice44]

I forget to mention all 4 osprey were watching as somebody flew by -- it even looked like one chick did the pancake dive, but I did not hear a warning call.

[NancyM]

Maids delivers how many fish?



S8 on the right ....


but S7 Nori grabs and eats one fish

osprey_Estonia_8-3-2012 10.56.04 PM_09 by aurospio, on Flickr

[alice44]

6:04

Nori came to Piret to beg even as the flopping fish at her feet continued to flop. Did she eat all of the fish she grabbed, or is she just going for the easy food?

[meierlein]

:peek:

little NORI also walked back to PIRET and her siblings
begging for food ^^

[alice44]

No! Nori is not taking the easy food.

6:07

it looks like Nori is eating the formerly flopping fish

[meierlein]

:peek:

NORI took the lonesome fish now ^^

[NancyM]

6:05

[alice44]

:peek:

NORI took the lonesome fish now ^^

I think Nori was toughened up back when she was getting picked on all the time.

[meierlein]

:peek:

who overtook NORIS first fish?

UNO did

[alice44]

6:12

Is it possible that they each have a fish now?

[NancyM]

No! Nori is not taking the easy food.

6:07

it looks like Nori is eating the formerly flopping fish

[NancyM]

6:12

Is it possible that they each have a fish now?

whoever is behind Nori seems to be eating a fish ... probably ELo?'


edit.... yes! Elo!

edit2 ... it was S8 ....UNO

[alice44]

:peek:

who overtook NORISs first fish?

I agree it looks like someone is eating the fish that Nori must have left behind, but with no feet visible it is hard to know who is there.

Nancy says Uno is eating that fish

(I edited to match up with the truth and Nancy's second edit )