Osprey ~ Ilmar & Irma ~ NEST DOCUMENTATIONS 2014

[NancyM]

July 11

4:45 Two osprets in nest, seem to have something in their crops.
Pontu picture indicates there was a visit by a parent a few minutes earlier: http://193.40.124.24/2014-kalakotkas2-f ... -04-42.jpg

[Starling]

8.55 Both parents fly in. But false alarm for Irma. Ilmar brings grass for nest.



8.56 Ilmar leaves.

[Starling]

9.01 Ilmar is already back with small fish.



9.02 Feeding.

[Starling]

9.11 Another fish delivery from Ilmar.

[Laemmergeier]

early in the morning a new piece of furniture for the family

http://193.40.124.24/2014-kalakotkas2-f ... -06-46.jpg

http://193.40.124.24/2014-kalakotkas2-f ... -06-47.jpg

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[Bea]

10:17
Ilmar delivers a nice Carp (still alive, flapping) to the nest, Ospreets are interested, but Irma not coming to the nest.
So Ilmar takes off with the fish again.







http://193.40.124.24/2014-kalakotkas2-f ... -10-18.jpg

[Bea]

10:34
Ilmar re-delivers the meanwhile headless fish, Irma down form the camstand, made attempts to begin to feed the chicks, but then takes off with the fish.


10:36
She is back on the nest and begins feeding, highly welcomed from Aino

[IceAge]

short visit

[Kukelke]

12:09 - Ilmar on the nest, calling alarm and mantling:




12:10 - Ilmar left; shrieks of an osprey heard in the distance; the osplets play dead (thanatosis)

12:22 - one of the parents lands on the camera support, calling; chicks still flat

[Kukelke]

13:51 - Ilmar delivers a fish (common carp?):





Both osplets are interested.

[Bea]

13:51
Ilmar serves fish for lunch :)





http://193.40.124.24/2014-kalakotkas2-f ... -13-52.jpg
http://193.40.124.24/2014-kalakotkas2-f ... -13-53.jpg



Nice Carp

[Bea]

13:56
Both osprets get their share

[Bea]

16:03
Silent arrival of fresh fish, fish still alive and gasping. Ilmar is waiting for Irma, which is not in sight. Osprets are very
interested in the fish.







http://193.40.124.24/2014-kalakotkas2-f ... -16-03.jpg



At 16:05 Ilmar takes off with the fish.

[Bea]

16:12
Second try from Ilmar to get rid of his fish - still no Irma in sight


16:18
Osprets are begging Ilmar for feeding the fish, but he seems a bit helpless

[IceAge]

hungry chicks

[Bea]

16:21
Ilmar takes off and leaves the fish on the nest, Aino trys self-feeding, Elar watches all

[IceAge]

First attempt to eat independently

[Bea]

16:30
Aino is successful Got fish somehow upright between legs and stick, and manages to pluck morsels

[hyypiö]

Not very effective self-feeding, but Aino has some success tearing apart a few small pieces of fish.

[Bea]

17:08
Straight poop shot from Aino :)