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Getting biiig ...

Parents off at 15:10



Welcome, all new members

Feeding time begun at 15:10!









15.13


The smallest was served several mouthfuls already at 15:13

Difference in size and colour. June 19, 21, 26 and 28

C1 hatched June 14, C2 June 16 or 17, C3 June 19

June 19


June 21


June 26



June 28


June 30

14:13 Madis brings a fish, feeding begins







14:14 Madis leaves


Have a nice evening everybody!

No 1 ?No 2 Just fired a laser and missed the camera by a fraction. Wehave been lucky this has'nt happened allready.
All quiet on the nest, chicks in a heap on the nest and Piret preening.(Oh Happy Days)

Susie, I saw the attack, too. It looked fun, the second one made him as if look like bigger, he stretched his body, rose the head up, then he watched Uno, and knocked. I missed the knock itself, it was there between to two last pics.

No 1 and No 3 when they were the same age (22.06. and 28.06).

19:28 Madis arrives with a fish (added: see Macko's excellent picture below! Madis has 2 fish, it appears)






The three chicks would like to eat - one helps himself!

Uno and #2 clear themselves to make room for more.




19:32
Uno and #3 are right up front and are being fed nice pieces. #2 is relaxing in the back and not even trying for food.





19:34 Uno is finished eating, Piret takes a few bites for herself and continues to feed #3.





19:37 #2 gets a big bite! Oh, and of course Uno wants more. Now #3 is full and everyone rotates positions - #3 moves away, #2 moves a bit closer and gets lots of food.

19:45 Feeding is more or less over

19:50 Feeding is clearly over -Piret flies off

19:34
No 3 has gotten a super duper good feed there at the end...I was holding my breath and urging him to swallow,open beak...eat,eat eat..
Then Uno and 2 came back for more and flattened lil 3.Whew, now I can breathe again. GOOD feeding Piret.
Thank you all for pics,videos and commentaries all day.

edit 19:46 Uno is still getting food,the very last piece of fish must be nearly gone.
I saw 2 and 3 having little ? pecks... maybe friendly ones,who knows ?
..all jostling for a position now and poop from Uno.. up and over...

19:53 Piret is picking food bits from the nestbowl and now she is sitting down to brood them. Maybe they can all now have a little snooze,including Piret.

Hi Nancy,maybe I'm doubling your observations,I just continued on posting...

19:52 Piret is back from her short break. All 3 chicks are in one churbling bouncing heap. Piret cleans up the nest a little and is settling down with the chicks.


20:00 Madis arrives for a short visit - he finds the remains of one fish

19:27 Madis arrives with two living fish :)

Thank you to all for wonderfull pics and posts.
Nancy M, love the word churbling, its a new one to add to the others, Also thank you to Manu ? for picture of Madis with two fish, what a star he is proving to be.
A lot of churbling going on at present, I can see No 1 and 2 have very full crops but No 3 is lying on his tummy so cant see. They are almost getting too big for Mum to cover.
Lovelly bunch of coloured moss on the nest,Present from Madis ?

19:27 Madis brought two living fish, and Piret fed the chicks.

first thanks for to all for reports, pictures and videos today

I had time for looking now and then late morning and early afternoon 11 -14.15, but got then some PC troubles so first now some pictures.

I didn´t see Madis before late and while waiting Piret was busy by getting new nestmaterial in nest and arrange





chick 1 did stand up on the legs, haven´t seen that before

14.13 Madis brings fish

HI Millie! I watch a number of bald eagle cams, and we noticed that when the chicks are full, they signal the parents by changing their vocalization. They begin to "bounce" and make a sound we started to call "churble" or "churbling" - and then I saw the osprey chicks do this as well!



Yes! Madis brought nest material at 20:48



20:50
and then Piret took off for a few minutes



osprey_Estonia_6-28-2012 1.51.28 PM_12 by aurospio, on Flickr

June 29

5:06 Madis arrives with a fish







Madis leaves and Piret starts to feed the chicks


5:14