Estonian Osprey Nest ~Mai & Mikk~ (P&M) DOCUMENTATION 2015

[SoCalWoman]

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[airras]

Now it rains sun...jijiji 20:24

[Uta]

20:50 Fermale29 was back



She left the nest at 20:56

[lispet]

April 25th

Good morning,
The male, female 29 and a huge fish at the nest

04:58

[NancyM]

5:09 Nest was empty when I looked, then an osprey arrived.
5:14 There are no rings on this osprey.

5:19 #29 brings a chunk of headless fish to the nest. The unringed osprey acts a bit submissive and moves away.

[lispet]

05:17

Such a beautiful osprey

[NancyM]

5:22 Unringed male flies off the nest. #29 is gorgeous! She still stands with her foot on her fish.

5:23 unringed male returns.

[lispet]

05:20
Female 29 is back with the big fish.



Both stay in the nest while female 29 is eating the fish.

[lispet]

05:40 She finished eating



The unringed took the fish.

[lispet]

07:18 The unringed is finishing the big fish. Female 29 looks sleepy.

[airras]

7:24

[Shanta]

07:33 mating attempt




07:55 next mating attempt


29 don't want

08:11 Os alone in nest

[Shanta]

08:37 unringed Os and ? (looks like 29) in nest
08:38 unringed Os takes off
08:39 back with nestmaterial
08:41 unringed take off, the other one still standing there
08:42 unringed back with stick
Yes, it is 29. He works in nest
08:47 he flies off
08:50 he is back with nestmaterial. 29 is resting, looks tiered
08:52 he flies off

[Shanta]

08:53 he comes back with stick


08:55 he flies off
08:56 back with stick
08:57 he off and back for mating attempt


08:58 he flies off
09:02 he is back

[Bea]

11:36 - Unringed male with a fish, eating it on the nest, 29 seems not interested
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It was a bit more than only a fishtail

[Shanta]

12:56 Os 29 in nest, unringed male comes with stick


12.59 he flies off, 29 preening
13:02 back with nestmaterial
13:04 Os 29 soft calling, male flies off
13:06 he back with soft nestmaterial
13:07 male again off
13:08 back with stick


13:10 male flies off, 29 doing nestwork
13:13 male back with nestmaterial

[Helga]

13:00 Big stick!

[Shanta]

13:18 male flies off and back for mating attempt ... no words.




He flies off
13:22 he comes back with stick
13:34 small talk and unringed male flies off
13:37 he comes back with nestmaterial, both watching
Wow, 29 (she is a bit lazy) working with big stick


13:41 he flies off
14:01 Os 29 soft calling and flies off

[Shanta]

14:03 male back
14:04 male off and 29 comes in. Male back and mating attempt for two times
Position looks much better






14:04 male flies off, 29 preening
14:07 male back with soft nestmaterial

[Hellem]

14:47 Unringed male landed, both on the nest, 29 is chirping.
14:51 The male O took off and back. 14:54 Off again.
15:29 Two mating attempts, without sucsess.