17:02 camtime
Both ospreys are on the nest,busy doing nestorations. M has left now.
17:05 F is still busy arranging the nestbowl.
17:15 M returns,attempts at mating. Unsuccessful. F said 'Ger off me" and gave him a 'look'.
17:18 M flies off,a moment later F flies off too.
17:22 Back at the nest..
17:29 Osprey still on the nest just looking around. (hasn't turned so I could see the breast feathers..
17:31 Male arrived,brief mating.
17:33 Mating,chirping.
(I'll leave for now)
Re: ESTLAT Osprey Nest Webcam Discussion 2012
Posted: April 30th, 2012, 6:14 pm
by NancyM
18:10 Female (Dark Lady, no rings) is chirping, male flies to branch or ? up above, then jumps down onto her back.
18:13 Male flies off the nest. Female stays and preens.
18:21 Females sees someone coming and chirps. Male lands on her back, and she bends a little but nor much, and does not raise her tail all the way. The male stays on a few more seconds this time.
In the last two attempted matings, when the male jumps down, he does not assume a submissive posture - he raises his wings and turns back toward the female ... that is different!
Female flies UP and male arranges things in the nest bowl.
Re: ESTLAT Osprey Nest Webcam Discussion 2012
Posted: April 30th, 2012, 7:42 pm
by macdoum
The osprey couple ar seemingly taking turns perching above the nest.? on the cam pole maybe.
19:35-42 camtime
Re: ESTLAT Osprey Nest Webcam Discussion 2012
Posted: April 30th, 2012, 8:03 pm
by macdoum
20:02 Successful mating.
...and out..
Re: ESTLAT Osprey Nest Webcam Discussion 2012
Posted: April 30th, 2012, 9:11 pm
by Jo UK
The Latvian ESTLAT webcam is broadcasting now. Here is the new topic for it (bird-song is beautiful just now!) viewtopic.php?f=56&t=405
? Female on the nest,doing nestorations. Eating a fish.
20:21 Still moving sticks and branches around.
20:25 Male arrived,attempted mating.(I think he is perched on the camera housing )
20:26 F busy at nestorations
20:55 No one home
21: ? 14 Osprey on the nest. Ring on R leg.
Re: ESTLAT Osprey Nest Webcam Discussion 2012
Posted: May 2nd, 2012, 4:50 am
by NancyM
May 2
4:45 No ospreys on nest, but a lot of noise from above
4:57 Full light, and the first to the nest is the ringed male
4:59 Male flies up, someone flies in and up and mating sounds are heard
(up and downs to the nest, by the male, not recorded)
5:28 Male on the nest and goes up and sounds of potential mating are heard
5: 31 flyoff and return with a stick for the nest
5:34 fly off
5:36 return with great big blob of grass
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6:15 female to nest, male lands on her back, then jumps off and assumes submissive posture
Re: ESTLAT Osprey Nest Webcam Discussion 2012
Posted: May 2nd, 2012, 8:48 am
by alice44
8:46
Ha
The Ospreys do sit just above the cam -- one was sitting so its tail was in view.
Re: ESTLAT Osprey Nest Webcam Discussion 2012
Posted: May 3rd, 2012, 5:50 am
by NancyM
May 3
5:45 Male arrived
5:59 Male departed
Re: ESTLAT Osprey Nest Webcam Discussion 2012
Posted: May 3rd, 2012, 8:55 am
by jopie
Cuckoo at 07.52
Re: ESTLAT Osprey Nest Webcam Discussion 2012
Posted: May 3rd, 2012, 10:38 am
by Bea
Someone was ON the camera
Re: ESTLAT Osprey Nest Webcam Discussion 2012
Posted: May 3rd, 2012, 10:49 am
by Liis
Someone - probably unringed, so female - in nest at 8.16 cam time, for at least 5 mins; another on top of camera