Estonian Osprey Nest (Irma & Ivo) 2017

[Sappheira]

She does not allow even a pigeon sit on a dead tree, a militant Lady
18:20

[Sappheira]

Sappheira and Birdfriend, I've seen Ivo stand on LV too!

Cessie, I read LV and thought it was the lady of the other nest, with Mati ...

After I looked, she has on the LF ring
Ouf!

LV what is it?

[Birdfriend]

Ivo came for a short moment. The lady was on the dead tree.


The lady in the nest bowl. Resting.

[Birdfriend]

LV what is it?

I think it was only a "typo."

[Cessie]

Sappheira, LV is "Louis Vuitton!" Of course!
We all know that!

I'm joking, sorry. Birdfriend is correct, a Typo!

[Sappheira]

Headless fish for Lady
It does not have much light, the images are blurry, sorry
20:18

[Sappheira]

Birdfriend, Cessie

[Cessie]

20 April
7:28
Beautiful morning at the nest
Before 7:00 I could hear 718 on the cam stand.
At 7:00 Ivo flew to the nest and 718 hopped down.
They stayed in the nest together quietly for a while, then Ivo did a quick fly-out and back to the nest and jumped on top of 718. She rejected a mating.
Ivo flew to the tree near the dead tree and the female flew to a different tree.

[Sappheira]

good morning
08:39

Ivo brought a big branch that did not "want" to put himself as he wanted.

[Sappheira]

Finally, after several maneuvers, the branch fell to the ground.
08:42

[Sappheira]

There was the 3rd osprey today above the nest. The reaction of Lady 718 - the fear and whistle of the alert. Osprey stayed a few seconds above her.
09:21

Unfortunately, the camera did not fix the legs of this bird. Ivo came quickly on the camera stand, after he sat on the back of Lady718

[Sappheira]

Here we see the 3rd shadow and the ends of a wing.. Everything happened in absolute silence.
Who it was, we will not know ...

09:21

Shadow 1 - Ivo
Shadow 2 - Lady

Shadow 3 - intruder

[Sappheira]

Headless fish for Lady 718
10:20

[Sappheira]

Short visit with the whistle of alert, Ivo is always at his side.
10:25

[mail]

Nice catch, Sappheira!
Every time I both fear and hope to see Irma

11:28 Lady brought a branch, this was shortly after mating.

[Sappheira]

Every time I both fear and hope to see Irma

It was possible that it was Irma, or not.

Ivo is with the large branch
11:34

[Sappheira]

Period between arrival after migration and the first egg

2013
Irma and Ulmar; 10 days
April 29 - Irma (U5) arrived home in the afternoon. Ilmar delivered fish and they mated.
May 09 Egg #1 - (DJ, Kaido)

Oxana and Madis; 9 days
April 23 Piret left the nest. Madis mated several times a day with Oxana.
May 1 Oxana laid an egg.

2014
Irma and Ilmar; 9 days
April 17 - Ilmar arrives at the nest (first arrival 15:31)
April 24 - Irma arrives at the nest and starts attacking the "Dark Beauty" (18:44)
May 3 - Irma laid an egg.

2015
Irma and Joosep; 10 days
14. April - Osprey with ring J3 appears on the nest
24. April - Irma (U5) returns!
3. May - J3 is named Joosep
3. May Egg #1 is laid

Mai and Mikk; 9 days
23. April - Ringed Female Osprey on the nest, white numbers on black ring 29 left ankle.
1. May - Ospreys were named Mai (female) and Mikk (male)
1. May Egg #1 is laid

2016
Irma and Ivo, 13 days
18. April - Irma (U5) is back
19. April - Male Osprey with Estonian ring ED left – Ivo, probably first couple experience
1. May - Egg #1 is laid

Mai and Mati; 8 or 9 days?
16. April - Mai is back on the nest (ring 29)
20. April --- Unringed Osprey at (over the nest)
21. April - Unknown Osprey over the nest
28. April - new resident male Osprey is named Mati
28. April - Egg #1 is laid

2017
Ivo and 718
11. April - Ivo (ED) is back at the nest
12. April - Female Latvian Osprey (red ring with white numbers 718) arrives
Today is 9th day
Egg #1 is soon?

[Sappheira]

12:04
Ivo and lady 718

[Sappheira]

Ivo brought fish, but Lady 718 do not show interest. She is on the tree.
13:50



Finally, she received the small tail
14:06



She still asks for fish
14:12

[Cessie]

17:19
Ivo brought a headless fish to 718.
She took off with it!
Ivo is on the nest.
Sappheira, nice timetable!
Thank you! :)