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Re: ESTLAT Osprey Nest Webcam Discussion 2012

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Hello, this is Carmen from Spain!
I've arrived here from a news site called Meneame, someone there spoke about this webcam and now I'm addicted to these beautiful ospreys :loveshower:

It's a pleasure to know that I'm not the only one haha.

Nice to meet you all! :D
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Hello Carmen, welcome! :wave:

Monday, June 25th, 2012

03:55 Piret is away now for a pretty long time, since I switched on the cam about 10 minutes ago :shock: , the chicks are very upset and I hope, she comes back soon.

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04:02 Piret returns :loveshower: I could not see if she brought a stick or something else with her.

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I think the oldest chick got darker at its whole body. Feathers start to grow slowly I think.
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jopie wrote:Beautiful pictures all, thanks Olga, Nancy and others. But have you seen also that oldest one developped little white tufts above its eyes?
Not only did the head became very dark, bit he got some kind of eyebrows as well :laugh:
yes! those last white downy feathers over the eyes reminded me of Andy Rooney :rotf:

Picture of Andy and his eyebrows: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/.a/6a00 ... 970d-600wi


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4:30 Pontu archives suggest that a fish was delivered
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Piret was brooding the chicks, and that big fish was on the left. Then, it was gone. Here is a clue from Pontu as to where it went. :D

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5:52 - MADIS just flew off the nest! I had better investigate,


5:54 Madis returns, with a huge fish! How did he catch it, and de-head it, in 2 minutes??

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10:55 Piret quickly shows up

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NancyM wrote:4:30 Pontu archives suggest that a fish was delivered
As they get their new feathers they blend in with the nest and with the fish :shake:
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:wave: alice ... they do blend in - very well!

Piret fed several bites to each and every osprey-let :nod:
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5:56 Madis moves Punky
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and then dances backwards
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Madis has a nice full crop
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I cannot imagine that "punky" is in the best most comfortable spot for Piret.

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Maybe not best most, alice- but there she is

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6:50 Piret gets up and wrestles with the big fish

7:03 Piret leaves the nest
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7:05 Piret returns with some greenery
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7:07
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then she decides to move Punky
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Good morning everybody! :wave:

6:55 Feeding




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10.02

Good morning, Piret back with a twig, starts feeding

Edit: 10.12 Pirets stops feeding. They all had several bites, Little one would have liked some more but was pushed backwards for a while by nr 2, who was the first one to be fed.
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jopie wrote:10.02

Good morning, Piret back with a twig, starts feeding
Did the little one get fed? I walked in just at the very end as she cleaned up the nest and covered them all over.

You already answered. :innocent:
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alice44 wrote: Did the little one get fed? I walked in just at the very end as she cleaned up the nest and covered them all over.
:hi: Alice, yes, it was. Not as much as it wanted but sufficient.
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Nancy, about your post of 5.54 with the large beheaded fish. It is such a nice clean cut, almost like it was done with a knife. Doesn't look as if Madis beheaded that fish :puzzled: Surely not within 2 minutes!
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10:01 Feeding




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10.58 I saw a end of a feeding – it seemed that all 3 chicks had so much for then that they all turned away.
According to the Punto archive Madis was in nest 10.50 probably picking up the fish that was there to the left for Piret. 10.51 Piret had the fishnd the chicks are ready for getting food. 10.52 Madis was away.

12.03 Madis came to nest. Picked up the fish that was there and began eating, although Piret did protest. But he took fish to other side of nest – in front of cam. – while Piret got up. So difficult to see, but clearly he offered food to the chicks too
12.11 Madis flew off and Piret went back to cover the chicks again - still fish in nest
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12.47

Feeding (didn't see the start) The pine cone is closer to the nestbowl now :laugh: a toy for the chicks? I remember the LSE from last year did the same, at a certain time they brougt a pine cone to the nest. This one was here already but has been replaced.

Edit 12.52 Chicks are satisfied, Piret eats much, seems to be hungry.
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