NEST OBSERVATIONS ESTLAT Osprey Nest 1 Madis & Piret ~ 2012

[NancyM]

macdoum! actually, that is Piret on the nest doing the feeding.

[Maniano]

harder to say without the head, but yeah, probably a crucian or prussian carp

[b.h-p]

harder to say without the head, but yeah, probably a crucian or prussian carp

thanks Maniano
now I at least have learnt that fish with that shape and colour probably is a carp.

And concerning the fish in the morning - it was a long, rather slim fish as I saw it, not shaped as these carps

And have a nice time the next week - hope you´re going for holiday

[lumberjack]

attention please

[spL]

19:05 Work, work


Not rly the best position...

[Kukelke]

19:03 - 19:05 - Piret lands on the nest with a branch, disturbing the kids, first Nori, then Elo. Nori rises up and stretches his neck to see what is happening. Elo who also got disturbed by Piret moving this branch, sees what Nori does, and interpretes this as Nori being defiant. Elo threatens Nori, without actual pecking, but the message was clear. Nori submits and bows his neck.

[meierlein]

ALARM

[Kukelke]

20:24 - An intruder? Even Piret is flat in the nest. Sounds of another bird closeby, and it wasn't an osprey. I'm far from sure but it could be the sound of a white tailed eagle.

[lumberjack]

20:24 - An intruder? Even Piret is flat in the nest. Sounds of another bird closeby, and it wasn't an osprey. I'm far from sure but it could be the sound of a white tailed eagle.

[Birdie]

20:24

[jopie]

20.24

Piret jumps from the cam into the nest and makes the same movements with her wings like yesterday.
Alarm calls and lying flat.
There is another bird (same as yesterday) to be heard, with short, sharp calls.
Don't know which bird it is but is causing great distress for Piret.



Edit: I am thinking about a buzzard
Maybe if someone has a video of that time, somebody will recognise the intruder bird?

[b.h-p]

20:24 - An intruder? Even Piret is flat in the nest. Sounds of another bird closeby, and it wasn't an osprey. I'm far from sure but it could be the sound of a white tailed eagle.

I agree, it wasn´t another Osprey and I´m also sure it was not a White-tailed Eagle.

But another raptor yes with that kind of call, but not a Buzzard either I think, have never heard a Buzzard with such sound.
I did think more of a Goshawk, but do not know its voice.

edit: don´t know if there are Golden Eagles nearby, otherwise it could be a posibility too perhaps?
Did see at the feedingground in the winther that all other birds in fact did have a lot of respect for the Golden Eagle visiting the place

[Kukelke]

20.24

Piret jumps from the cam into the nest and makes the same movements with her wings like yesterday.
Alarm calls and lying flat.
There is another bird (same as yesterday) to be heard, with short, sharp calls.
Don't know which bird it is but is causing great distress for Piret.

Edit: I am thinking about a buzzard
Maybe if someone has a video of that time, somebody will recognise the intruder bird?

Here you can hear the sound of a buzzard: http://sounds.bl.uk/Environment/British ... 375-1200V0
I'm pretty sure it wasn't this kind of sound we heard.

I was myself thinking about a white tailed eagle, which sounds like: http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdgui ... index.aspx
Not 100% sure about this, but pretty close to how I remember the sound which caused the distress for Piret.

[Kukelke]

I agree, it wasn´t another Osprey and I´m also sure it was not a White-tailed Eagle.

But another raptor yes with that kind of call, but not a Buzzard either I think, have never heard a Buzzard with such sound.
I did think more of a Goshawk, but do not know its voice.

edit: don´t know if there are Golden Eagles nearby, otherwise it could be a posibility too perhaps?
Did see at the feedingground in the winther that all other birds in fact did have a lot of respect for the Golden Eagle visiting the place

Sound of goshawk: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Nort ... awk/sounds
Could be this, but I'm not sure.

Sound of golden eagle: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/golden_eagle/sounds
It was definately not this sound.

[jopie]

Here you can hear the sound of a buzzard: http://sounds.bl.uk/Environment/British ... 375-1200V0
I'm pretty sure it wasn't this kind of sound we heard.

I was myself thinking about a white tailed eagle, which sounds like: http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdgui ... index.aspx
Not 100% sure about this, but pretty close to how I remember the sound which caused the distress for Piret.

Thanks Kukelke, that helped a great deal: not a buzzard for sure, neither a WT Eagle, it was a much "lighter" call we heard.

[jopie]

No, not a Goshawk, nor a Golden Eagle,

[meierlein]

fish delivery

[Kukelke]

20:50 - Fish delivery. Elo grabs the fish and starts hobbying with it.




Soon Piret takes over and Nori gets fed, undisturbed for now.




21:02 - Elo moves closer, Nori sees this and automatically backs off. Elo being fed now, but Nori still close and looking for another bite. After a while Nori moves away.




21:09 - Feeding done and the fish devoured. I don't think Uno got anything this round.

[Birdie]

20:50 Fish

Elo grabs it but Mummy takes it away

[jopie]

20.55

Wonderful site Kukelke, I placed it with my favorites, can come in very handy, thanks!