NEST OBSERVATIONS ESTLAT Osprey Nest 1 Madis & Piret ~ 2012

[jopie]

20.33

Piret was already calling for a while. Madis arrived with a large, headless fish.



Piret away with it, Madis on eggs.

[b.h-p]

17.46 Piret in nest, calling for a while, then taking some powernaps
18.11 Piret flew off and half a minut later Madis arrived
18.56 Piret returned – Madis left in a hurry
19.51 Piret flew off very quickly and with few sharp calls
19.58 one landed upstairs, but flew after about a minut, again with few shap calls – something bothering must be around somewhere, although there is no strange voises or noise to hear
20.04 again one landed upstairs
20.07 Piret back in nest on eggs
20.30 Madis came with a small fish for Piret, she left

17.51

18.11

18.56

[b.h-p]

20.30


to me this fish seem to be small


edit:
20.42 Piret returned to nest and Madis flew

[b.h-p]

b.h-p

The Pontu archive has still images taken at one minute intervals (the picture you quoted is a screencap that I took.)

The url is changed each day and each minute. To look at any particular picture, make sure the url shows the date and time you want to see - the date must be changed in two places and the time is at the very end.

Here is the link to a picture from May 27 (2012-05-27) at 05:51:
http://pontu.eenet.ee/kalakotkas/2012-0 ... -05-51.jpg

thank you very much Nancy - to know this may be very usefull sometimes

[jopie]

BHP, it is all subjective of course Looked like a very good size kind of Carp to me.

[b.h-p]

BHP, it is all subjective of course Looked like a very good size kind of Carp to me.

you´re right

[jopie]

Anyway, Piret was very happy with it. Did you hear the sounds she made when taking it over?

[jopie]

20.54

simple picture, but wonderful scenery

[maertha]

20:02 Eggs alone; I think there are more down feathers than this morning in the nest
20:04 Landing sounds(?) from "upstairs"
20:05 More sounds
20:07 The female jumps into the nest
20:10 Piret is sleepy
20:12 I closed the cam


20:07 Piret jumps into the nest





20:12 Female osprey, sleepy

[maertha]

Thank you for the beautiful picture, Jopie, and especially for adding the time!

Thanks also to b.h-p for all the pictures and information

[b.h-p]

the last seen today when time was for looking

20.52 Piret again went off in a hurry with few sharp calls , another calls were heard a little distant
20.53 one landed upstairs
20.54 Madis came to nest from upstairs
21.06 Piret back in nest and Madis left 21.07
21.29 Piret pieping and again 21.51
22.08 Piepingsounds – both were in nest, Madis left
22.34 Pieret on eggs

[NancyM]

Monday, May 28

Mr Pontu Archive was no help this morning - nothing interesting to see before the time I opened the cam at 5:20.

It turns out that Piret was on the nest, because
Madis arrived at 5:26

[NancyM]

5:27

Piret stands up and departs





Madis approaches the eggs

[NancyM]

6:02
Piret returns, moves a branch; Madis leaves






osprey_Estonia_5-27-2012 11.03.04 PM_07 by aurospio, on Flickr

[jopie]

10.21

Large headless fish for Piret, Madis on the eggs.

[maertha]

The male brought this fish, as jopie wrote, at 10:21. Piret took it and left the nest with it one minute later. Madis sat down.

[jopie]

13.32

Great you had a picture Maertha, mine failed.

[asteria]

Looks like it is only a half of fish, not just headless, so Madis first eats it himself.

[maertha]

15:55 One bird in the nest, attentiv
15:58 It gets up: it´s the male. Female returns to the nest
15:58 Male leaves
16:05 Female still on the eggs, I closed the cam


15:58: Piret arrives


15:58: Madis leaves

[jopie]

17.23

Wow, that fish will keep Piret busy for a while!







Madis on eggs now.