Estonian Osprey Nest (Irma & Ivo) 2018

[Sunshine]

17:05 A very intense moment formed between the eaglets

Shot No 1
17:05 All three are peacefully grooming their feathers



Shot No 2
17:06 The challenge and suspense is in the air



Shot No 3
17:06 The Middlie attacks

[Sunshine]

Shot No 4
17:06:40 The Middlie is "paid back" - he falters and falls backwards



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17:51

[seira]

17:37

17:49 Irma on the cam

17:51 chicks watching Irma

17:51

[seira]

18:19 fish delivery, Pike

18:30 Irma calling another fish
18:31

18:32 Irma up to the cam

[seira]

19:43 big fish from Ivo... Rudd (orange fin) ?

19:45

Irma and chicks are hungry

20:02 fish is gone, Irma cleaning the nest

20:09 Ivo back, looking for the fish...
20:10 Ivo flew away

[Owlie]

The rain is pouring on the nest - luckily Irma can so far supply her mumbrella for the offspring It is not only wet, also the temperature is low when raining, these chicks need still warmth and shelter from Irma - and Irma is a dedicated mother for all her chicks, every year, as we have witnessed for six years by now

[chicktrick]

Thank you all for the pictures
This nest has been lovely to watch this year but I dont always have enough time.

[chicktrick]

I can hear the wind blowing very hard
It is too dark to see anything. I’m scared. 00:12

[Cessie]

22 June
7:26
The chicks are in a cuddle on the nest and Irma and Ivo are on the dead tree.
The wind is blowing this morning.
One of the chicks is asking for fish.
I read that earlier, Ivo brought in a big fish.
I hope that the wind and the weather calms down at some time today!

[seira]

07:22 good morning, chicks

07:24 looks like a big half eaten fish in front

[Sappheira]

09:10

Good morning everybody
today is a cool and windy day.
Irma fed the chicks and sits beside her.

[Sappheira]

The chikcs grew so much that she became difficult to cover them.
09:18

[HelenL44]

Sappheira, I laughed at your two photos of Irma on top of her chicks, looking like she is standing on them. I watched a bit around 9:18 while she managed some branches while keeping one wing over the big osprets. It was quite a view - first watching one of the young try to manage a stick himself and put its beak on a stick a few times. Irma would move the stick and while she was looking around, the ospret would move it differently, and then Irma would turn around and move it again.

Finally, the last chick outside of her wings stood up and tried to climb under (presumably due to the strong winds), but Irma's wing couldn't quite reach around that chick as your photos show. I hope someone will have photos or a video. It nearly brought tears to my eyes to see how hard she works to take care of her young, so carefully. She is a wonderful mother to her chicks.

[Sappheira]

HelenL44

Yes, it is very touching to watch how she feeds them, heats them. Last year and in 2016 I was always interested in watching her when on hot days she stood and moved slowly, together with the sun, to give a shadow to her children. An amazing bird.

[Sappheira]

11:08

Irma took a pause and flew out of the nest.

[Sappheira]

The wind increased
11:18



11:20

While Irma was taking a bath (she came back with wet feathers), Ivo was on a tree.

[Sappheira]

11:21
Irma took off on the camera support

[Sunshine]

Good day!
Thank you all for the pictures and comments. Irma is simply wonderful, indeed. For me it was very moving yesterday.. The whole evening it was raining quite hard, and it was such a sight - Irma wet, bending low as she can, protecting all her chicks from wind and the rain.
It was raining also when it got dark, and this dark, bended silhouette of Irma in the rain was so touching to see...

[Sunshine]

11:08
The Eldest already has such nice flight feathers coming out



11:35
All three chicks enjoying some sun and swinging in the nest; both adults having a moment to themselves on the dead tree

[Sappheira]

11:33
Irma returned to the nest, checked that the chicks were all right and flew away to the tree where Ivo was already sitting.