Estonian Osprey Nest ~Irma & Joosep~ (I&I)DOCUMENTATION 2015

[Riitta]

13:14 The female stays on the nest ans is chirping. J3 flys in for mating.




13:15 J3 and his female.


13:17 He flys off.

[Bea]

16:02 - An Osprey in the dead tree

[Birdfriend]

17:45 One osprey is sitting in the dead tree. http://193.40.124.24/2014-kalakotkas2-f ... -17-45.jpg

[NancyM]

April 23

5:25 One osprey is sitting in the dead tree.

5:48 J3 lands in the nest, chirps, then flies up to the cam stand. I did not see him fly in, but he was probably the bird on the dead tree, because there is no one there now.

[Bea]

09:17 - Osprey and Hooded Crow in the dead tree


http://193.40.124.24/2014-kalakotkas2-f ... -09-17.jpg

[Bea]

10:36 - J3 (?) on the nest, working

[Birdfriend]

12.25 One osprey sitting in the dead tree. http://193.40.124.24/2014-kalakotkas2-f ... -12-25.jpg

[Hellem]

14:05 Osprey (J3?) on the dead tree.

[Birdfriend]

19:05 The cam is working again. The nest bowl is a bit deeper. J3 was working. http://193.40.124.24/2014-kalakotkas2-f ... -19-05.jpg

[Birdfriend]

19:52 Amazing nest in the evening sun. http://193.40.124.24/2014-kalakotkas2-f ... -19-52.jpg
No Osprey to see since some times.

[Owlie]

24th April

J3 was in the nest and worked with it early in the morning
Latest Pontu of him:
http://193.40.124.24/2015-kalakotkas2-f ... -06-39.jpg

http://193.40.124.24/2015-kalakotkas2-f ... -07-58.jpg

[Bea]

~10:30 - J3 (?) on the nest, hard to say what happens, transmission is so bad

Edit:
08:46-fish on the nest
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_O4JuoJJd6I

09:06
Return of this fish
https://youtu.be/2Q9-t8TZ7MY

[Kizo]

08:46 J3 flew to the nest with fish and took off.


09:06 J3 returned with fish.


10:06 Still J3.


10:29 J3 was on the nest with new fish. 10:30 J3 took off.



Where is the female osprey?

[Bea]

11:28 - J3 on the nest, a bit nestworking

[Hellem]

16:45 I3 on the nest, is doing nestwork again. 16:47 he flew off.
16:51 I3 landed, 16:52 took off.

[Kukelke]

17:15 - J3 on nest, mantling. Female with metal ring on right leg on nest too:





17:16 - mating attempt:

[Kukelke]

She looks really HUGE... am already calling her "Ospzilla" ...

[Hellem]

17:43 Mating attempt, J3 flew off. The female with metal ring on the nest, is chirping all the time. 17:46 J3 landed, is mantling, 17:48 he took off, female on the nest.

[Riitta]

She looks really HUGE... am already calling her "Ospzilla" ... ...

...but very beautiful!

17:55 She is loud calling.


18:02 The female is looking at J3. He flys in a short moment later.


Hmm - I haven't seen if there was a mating attempt.

[Hellem]

18:02 J3 landed, is mantling, lady with metal ring is calling all the time
18:05 Mating attempt, J3 took off, lady on the nest.
18:25 Lady is still calling, for fish, I think.
18:28 J3 landed, mating attempt, J3 flew off, no fish for lady with the metal ring. Lady sits on the nest.
18:31 J3 landed, mantling, lady is chirping.
18:34 Mating attempt, J3 off. Female on the nest, calling.
18:48 Finally J3 landed with a fish, the lady took it and flew off. J3 on the nest, nestwork.