Estonian Osprey Nest (Ivo & Iiris) 2019

[lispet]

mogga, thank you!

[Summi]

10:32 fish for Lady
https://up.picr.de/35609023cs.jpg

Making a guess as to what fish it was - a rudd? Bea, you are an expert, please correct me.

[seira]

10:32 fish for Lady
https://up.picr.de/35609023cs.jpg

Making a guess as to what fish it was - a rudd? Bea, you are an expert, please correct me.

rewind on youtube

10:32


my guess, Roach ? because of the shape of the fishtail

[seira]

10:50 Lady back with fishtail, then Ivo down to the nest from the cam
10:51 Ivo tries to get fishtail... they looks very harmonious

[seira]

10:51 happy Ivo got the fishtail

[Helga]

12:13 again the third osprey is around, surrounding the nest. Ivo and lady in the nest, than leaving

[seira]

12:11-12:14 alarm, both in the nest, warning callings, wings flapping...

[IceAge]

This morning ( ca. 07:41 ) was a third osprey around the nest and Ivo jumped at his Lady. It looked possessively, that is my Lady, go away.

[Polly]

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Very matching cute moments!

[Sunshine]

Still just a couple of pics from the morning..

04:56
The lady arrived to the nest, followed on hot heels by Ivo.



04:57
The latter didn't waste any time and immediately hurried to resume the most important of his current duties



05:01
Some more morning exercise for a fresh start of a day

[Sunshine]

05:04
Yet another beautiful morning in Estonia



05:14
Ivo with some dry grass. The lady follows



05:17
She is not up to love matters in such an early morning..

[Sunshine]

06:03
Another futile attempt..
Well, at least he can take a good look around



06:20
the Lady doing some nest work while Ivo on guard



06:21
Another unsuccessful mating attempt. This time, she raised the tail, but he screwed it up

[Sunshine]

07:40
Another unsuccessful attempt.. He even tried to "bite her" gently, but to no avail

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10:06 Ivo brought a very big and complicated branch to the nest and got stuck with the branch between his legs.

10:06 The large stick



08:08 another mating attempt - no good
09:35 another one, no good
10:08 another attempt, did not work


Nest work (performed by Ivo):
05:21 a stick delivered
05:56 another one
06:25 a large stick
06:43 another stick
07:36 another stick
07:46 a tree bark
10:06 the large stick


So the statistics from 04:56 to 10:08 = 7 futile mating attempts; 8 nest material deliveries, all successful

[Sappheira]

13:48
the attempt was short, but it seems like a good one.

[Summi]

Thank you to everyone for your comments and the beautiful pics.
Special thanks to Seira for clarifying the fish issue I raised and the 10.50 fishtail with which Ivo flew away.

[Helga]

15:16 is this our lady? I´m not sure...

[lispet]

16:43 Is she laying an egg?

[Jojo]

16:43 Is she laying an egg?

Oh my goodness!
looks like she is

[lispet]

16:58 YES! There is a beautiful egg!

[Jojo]

16.58

First egg !!!