Estonian Osprey Nest (Marko & Miina) 2021

[Hellem]

sova , thank you very much

21:50 Empty nest

Good night all the M-family friends!

[Heloise]

Good late evening!
Thanks a lot, sova, Hellem, mogga, Birdfriend!

It´s so interesting to come see how my "second nest" favorites live

Today I am tempted to post three "empty nest photos" because the sky was so beautiful
Please let me know if you don't want them here!

21:57


22:22


23:01


Good night, dear M-friends and M-team!

[Birdfriend]

Heloise
I like these late night pics, the sky is so beautiful and different in colours every evening...

[Cessie]

Hi everyone! So many posts and pictures of Marko and Miina, and the 2 gorgeous chicks! So much happiness that the chicks fledged this season!!!
Yay!!

[sova]

29. July

Good morning to all

Heloise, your pictures are a nice end to the day!
Cessie


06:35:26 - a great tit

07:49 - M2 lands, calls
07:50 - M1 lands
07:58 - M1 flies away

08:00 - M1 lands again
08:02 - M1 flies away again
08:06 - M2 is still standing on the nest and calls out from time to time
08:07 - M2 flies away
08:32 - no more visitors

[Hellem]

sova

all

9:00 Empty nest, no more visitors
9:06 Marko with a small fish (1), M2 lands and takes it, Marko flies away
9:11 The fish is gone, M2 swallows the fish tail
9:15 M1 lands and screams, M2 flies away
9:26 M1 flies away

[mogga]

°°°

06:35:26 - a great tit

Some birds from 06:33 to 06:38

6:33
blue tit


6:33
chiffchaff (or willow warbler)


6:35
great tit

[mogga]

°°°

6:35
blue tit + great tit


6:38
chiffchaff or willow warbler

[mogga]

°°°

9:06 Marko with a small fish (1)

[Hellem]

9:55 M2 lands and screams
10:02 M2 flies away
10:23 No more visits

mogga

Have a nice day

[sova]

Hellem

13:05 - foreign osprey flies over nest, M1 lands, screams
13:06 - Osprey flies over M1 ... 13:06:09 again ... M2 lands (in Minas manner)
13:06:26 - Osprey flies over the nest again
13:06:36 - M2 wanted to attack, but stayed on the nest ... M2 screams like Miina, M1 ducks
13:07:13 - Fish eagle flies over nest ... a wing can be seen on the left edge of the nest
M2 and M1 defend the nest well (although, M2 is braver)
13:11 - M2 lies down too
13:29 - M2 flies away
13:33 - M1 flies away

Miina wasn't seen today, until now

Break is done

[sova]

Good evening everybody

14:49 - The strange osprey again. He was on the camera ... flew away from the cam when he heard the little ones ... then he atacked the nest, just like at noon ... the little ones defend the nest.
I put pictures in sequence (sorry, I can't make a video)

[sova]

[sova]

[sova]

[sova]

[sova]

15:05

[sova]

15:09


over time the calm returns


15:45 - M1 flew away
15:46 - M2 flew away

[sova]

15:55 - M1 flies to the nest, Marko with fish (2) ... M2 lands too ... M1 has the fish
M2 was screaming the whole time

[sova]

16:38 - M1 took the rest of the fish and flew away
M2 was looking for leftovers
16:49 - M2 flew away