OBSERVATIONS~ ESTLAT Osprey~Madis & Piret's nest ~ 2013

[NancyM]

April 26

4:20 Still dark, but a lot of bird song can be heard.

~4:35 A sound that suggests someone is sitting on the cam support - no one is in the nest.

[meierlein]

4:56h

MADIS jumped down from camstand ^^

[NancyM]

4:56 Madis jumped down to the nest



4:57 Oxana arrives, and lands on the right nest rim
Madis "jumps" her

4:59 Madis flies off the nest, but circles around and tries a mating.

The feathers that were red yesterday are now all clean and white


The first minute of this video has nothing - but then, Madis jumps down to the nest ...

[Wisteria]

5:00 PIRET is in the nest with Oxana

[meierlein]

PIRET on nest ^^

[NancyM]

OH!


This is PIRET in the nest!!!!

[Wisteria]

5:02 Piret flew off
5:03 and now Madis landed in nest, he and Oxana are there now
5:04 Nest is empty

[Jennifer]

5:00 am After a brief mating between Madis and Oxana, Piret lands in the nest and stands there with Oxana.

[NancyM]

5:05 Osprey are coming and going ... right now, Oxana is on the nest

5:06 Oxana flies off. Someone is on the cam support.

[Wisteria]

5:06 Oxana has been on and off the nest several times - is she maybe seeing Piret and chasing her?

[MarshaMay]

I'm so glad to see that Piret is not hurt and looks good!

[Wisteria]

5:20 Oxana and Madis mating

[Starling]

5.19 Mating (Madis & Oxana).

[Wisteria]

5:26

Madis brought a big stick

[meierlein]

MADIS is totally excited about PIRET
that he jumped on GERLY several times ^^

[bunniem1]

Oh sooo good to see Piret is OK!

[meierlein]

MADIS again working at the railing -









GERLY better left the nest ^^

[meierlein]

a funny visitor landed on the nest

[bunniem1]

A duck landed!!!

[NancyM]

Not for long!


estonia_osprey_Madis_26April2013_0530_03 by aurospio, on Flickr