Estonian Osprey Nest (Irma & Ivo) 2018

[Hellem]

17:36 Kaja landed, Ivo followed ... with a bunch of hay, Irma landed, 17:37 Ivo left
17:38 Irma jumped to the cam stand, Kaja is calling for the fish
17:44 Kaja flew away

[Bea]

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16:53 Kaja is dancing on the nest
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It looked a bit as if she had a wasp under her petticoats



Maybe frustration about having no fish was the reason for this "fish-mambo"

[Hellem]

17:55 Kaja landed, is calling for the fish, 17:58 jumped to the camstand
18:12 Kaja landed, Ivo followed and brought a BIG fish , 18:14 Kaja flew away with the fish

18:15 Jaak landed and laid on the nest
18:32 Jaak is still laying on the nest and calling for the fish, two ospreys are sitting on the dead tree

[Bea]

18:13
Kaja got her looong waited fish

[Bea]

Not long after Kaja had left with her fish Jaak landed on the nest

18:15



Still lying on the nest at 18:41

[Hellem]

19:03 Jaak is still laying on the nest and calling for the fish
19:04 Kaja landed with her halfeaten fish , Jaak tried to get the fish but without success , 19:06 Kaja flew off with her fish
19:10 Jaak is standing only on the left leg with this ring
19:11 He flew away

[Owlie]

Thank you all for reports and pics of Jaak's case.

I could not follow the thread yesterday, I got a panic feeling of his situation, Thanks Hellem for delivering Urmas' message by PM!

Now I see there is still hope that Jaak will get rid of that ring and continue living as a whole osprey. The ring looks relatively "loose", so that it might loosen quite soon. I am happy to read that Jaak has eaten during his accident,

[Hellem]

19:17 Jaak landed, 19:18 Heli, 19:22 Heli left
19:25 Ivo landed with a big fish and flew off with it , Jaak left
19:26 Jaak is back, 19:34 Heli landed
19:47 Irma landed, re-delivery, Ivo brought a halfeaten fish and Heli took it
19:48 Irma jumped to the cam stand
19:59 Heli swallowed the fish tail, the fish is gone, Jaak is continuously calling for the fish
20:05 Heli left

[Owlie]

... Some birds of the corvid family would sooner or later know what to do. Why not our clever Jaak?

I surely hope that, too! Osprets can handle fish in many ways, play with cones etc - so hopefully the mother nature learns Jaak a way to get rid of that ring

[seira]

19:51 at some angles, the ring seems to have fallen off, just hanging there... I guess the ring is probably loose.

19:25 Ivo landed with a big fish and flew off with it , Jaak left
19:26 Jaak is back, 19:34 Heli landed
19:47 Irma landed, re-delivery, Ivo brought a halfeaten fish and Heli took it
19:48 Irma jumped to the cam stand
19:59 Heli swallowed the fish tail, the fish is gone, Jaak is continuously calling for the fish
20:05 Heli left

19:25 flying fish...

19:47 re-delivery

[Owlie]

20:09 at some angles, the ring seems to have fallen off, just hanging there... I guess the ring is probably loose.
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Thanks, Seira, it does look promising At the same time Jaak's crop looks nicely full

[mogga]

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This raises hope, too.
At 19:08 Jaak nibbled at the ring in the right way.

[Owlie]

°°°
This raises hope, too.
At 19:08 Jaak nibbled at the ring in the right way.
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Thank you, mogga, this truly raises hope Jaak will get rid of it soon

20:34
Jaak nibbles his ring a couple of times. And flies off

[Bea]

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20:29

Jaak is repeatedly focussing on his problem and he looks as if he is thinking how to solve it

[Owlie]

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20:29

Jaak is repeatedly focussing on his problem and he looks as if he is thinking how to solve it
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I have to trust him, I cannot do otherwise. The ring is not far away to loosen wholly
The talon nails are not so easy to pass though ...

[Birdfriend]

Two days ago Kaja made also something like an "dance" with a big piece of bark. I posted about, it was funny to watch. Then she flew with her bark.
Tuks from the latvian nest showed also this behaviour last season, most likely a exercise.
Maybe our video-mogga would make a video about this event or maybe Bea.

[Kawajet]

It looks as if the ring has some leeway, but I think he is in some places on the toes a little firmer. It may take little effort to solve it. Yaak would have to draw only a little, or if at Going backwards the ring would get caught on a stick, it could be solved.Can nat. Also that the two toes are a little swollen, that does not make things easier. I have my doubts so that the ring solves so easily. That was just my way of thinking. I still hope that the ring somehow and as soon as possible, disappears.

[Hellem]

20:34 Jaak flew away

[Birdfriend]

Me too, we can only hope that this handicap turns to find a good end for Jaak. Nobody can and will help.
You have a nice avatar, Kawajet

[Kawajet]

Maybe Jaak had already gnawed on the ring last night, since he was a bit down today ... maybe he did it at today's Night Work ...