NEST OBSERVATIONS ESTLAT Osprey Nest 1 Madis & Piret ~ 2012

[Felis silvestris]

I just downloaded the Pontu pictures from yesterday and found this here:
July 12, at 8:14 in the morning - a lucky "shot" - in all ways!

[Yoko]

7h20 ap They eat a big fish ! a carp maybe

[maertha]

Good evening, and thank you for all the pictures and especially for the notes with the camera time!

[maertha]

The already mentioned fish delivery from 20:15.

Piret lands first, Madis arrives with a large fish and leaves the nest a moment later. Feeding begins

[NancyM]

Hello, we are a Spanish community. We have been following an ospreys nest since its birth and after being approved to our proposal of participation we would like to propose a name for one of the chicks, more specifically for the last one born, the youngest.
We have been discussing in our forum about which name to choose, and after a votation, the chosen name is "MediaVida.'' <snip>

Sombrita, welcome to this forum! We are pleased to know that you and your Spanish friends have been watching the osprey along with us.

Thank you for suggesting the name "MediaVida" for the youngest chick - for a couple of weeks now, we have been calling him (her?) "Nori" as proposed by one of the posters here. We also call the oldest chick "Uno" and the middle one "Elo." Each name has some meaning, but of course other people and forums have their own names for the chicks as well. One forum calls the youngest one "Tweety" and another calls him "Benjamin" ~ so the baby of the family has many names and fortunately, also has a lot of fish!

[maertha]

Welcome to the new members from Spain and to the Spanish community!

[Birdie]

21:02 Madis flying away from seat at the cam, Piret moves up to the cam a few seconds later.

[jopie]

21.12

Wonderful pictures of the 20.15 fish Have a good evening/night/day all

[andi7]

The chicks notice when Madis or Piret approching or leaving the nest. They follow their parents with the eyes. Nori immitates his/her older siblings. Nori is smaller, but (s)he behaves like the others.

21:40: Three chicks are sleeping between the sun beams surrounded by the blurs on the lens. Nori uses Elo's wing for a pillow.

[b.h-p]

Thanks for all reports today incl. pics and videos.
And also thanks for remembering so much to note the time too which makes it so much easier to handle the information given when catching up later

22.35 Madis came with the last fish of the day, headless and of a nice size, so something was left then also Piret could get her share after chicks were satisfied



first Uno and Nori were feed


a little pause of a minuts time after they have turned away for Piret to eat then Elo came to get a share too


23.02 finally all chicks were satisfied and Piret could eat in peace for demanding chicks

23.07 Piret flew upstairs

couldn´t see in the dark if she ate all the rest of the fish

good night - or good day to all

[b.h-p]

with more new members in forum this may perhaps still be usefull

this may perhaps be a help to distinguis between Madis, the male, and the female Piret



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[NancyM]

July 14
5:45 All three in a big huddle in the middle of the nest

6:35 Pontu caught this visit (Madis is in the back, you can just see the ring on his right leg)


6:36 (screencapture)


screencapture



6:36 (Pontu), Madis is gone (there does not seem to be any food at this time)

[NancyM]

6:47 Piret moves a branch covered with lichens



6:49

[NancyM]

8:17



8:19 Madis delivers a huge fish

[macko50]

Good morning everybody!

8:19 Fish delivery

[mireloom]

hello to every one!!:-))
This is a lovely foreground

[lispet]

Great catch, Madis !!

[jopie]

10.16

Madis again with the piece of fish he was earlier.

Feeding Nori. Edit: without conviction )
A minute later Nori is more interested and Elo also want some bites.



Elo turned away from the feeding.

[jopie]

10.26

rest of the fish for Madis, chicks are preening.



Edit: Elo just waited untill it was his turn, now he gets some bites from Madis.
And Piret is sitting on the cam all this time.

[jopie]

10.36

Elo and Nori were fed by Madis.
Uno turned to Madis and tried to pick at the fish at Madis' talon, but was ignored.
Not much more than the tail of the fish with some meat on it is there .
Madis flies away.