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19.00

Madis is "talking" to the eggs, hatching must have started!!

Edit: It is better to say: hatching is near.

Hi beans! You can always check the first post of this topic for links and the dates the eggs were laid.

17:45 Madis delivering the fish that Jopie mentioned




17:46 Piret has flown off, Madis approaches the eggs

osprey_Estonia_6-14-2012 10.46.02 AM_20 by aurospio, on Flickr

19.16

Peoples voices close by

19.36

And Piret now on the nest is making soft sounds too. Difficult to describe the sound she makes, in English.

Edit: dictionary says "clucking" is a good word for the word I mean

thanks jopie - because you heard these sounds too

I´m very much in doubt if these sounds were made by Piret, because I have few times earlier, since lunchtime, when I had a short time for looking, heard them. But earlier not so loud as this time. And every time I have noticed these sounds was at a time an adult didn´t covers the eggs - also when Madis was up a bit earlier at 19.08

Is something going to happen now????

Must be quiet hot on the nest as Piret is panting. As this is my first year watching this nest, can someone please tell me if these birds were here last year or are they new to this nest, and if they were here last year did they rear any chicks ??
Clucking is a lovelly word Jopie.
Cuckoo is very vocal today,

BHP, I was wondering the last time when Piret was starting to cover the eggs, if it were the eggs which I was hearing. With Madis it was obvious (to me) it was him, when turning the eggs, he made that clucking sound. Glad you heard it too, if it were the parents or the eggs? Difficult to say, but a new sound anyway. It means hatching is near. Very exciting.

BHP, with Madis I was convinced it was him because it was 10, 12 times that sound. With Piret I was not totally sure, because I heard it only 3, 4 times.

20,19

It is the eggs!!!!!!!

But Piret does not answer and Madis answered this afternoon.

That is great!

Edit: so exciting this is!!!!

20.46

It is now even audible with the eggs covered. This is really emotional, such a sweet sound.

It is possible that this is a pip, at the right side of the egg



The grey-ish larger one beneath the 2 smaller black specs of dirt.

22.05

Left egg was moving and it almost seemed as if Piret was frightened by it, she suddenly jumped up.

And starts redecorating the nest......

22:13 Piret must be a 1st time mom.
Thank you all for news,we are all waitig with bated breath.

This is so exciting, but it is getting dark there !!!

Millie,they are so far north & approaching the summer equinox,the darness will take awhile yet.
22:17 I hear anxious little cries.

A HATCH



the one in the back!

22;18 Both ospres looking at the eggs.
Do I see someting emerging from one egg.?

22.18

This was what I was hoping for. Piret wasn't calling for food but Madis came with a large fish anyway.
I was wondering if Piret would go away wit it, and she did not!!

Edit: both very quiet now, but excited with moving through the nest and looking at the chick.
I am so very happy it happened before dark!!