Estonian Osprey Nest (Ivo & Iiris) 2019

[HelenL44]

So many thank yous to all of you who bring photos and timeline descriptions - it's wonderful.
Is it my imagination or is Ivo being present more? He must not be bringing fish often, though?

On a side issue--my "local" osprey who nests above a cell tower over our neighborhood is often chased by crows and it is endless, just like with Iiris. Here they are black crows but a nuisance to the ospreys just the same.

[Polly]

11:17
Ivo comes back.

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Thank you for your tireless passionate participation.

[Rita]

10th May, 2019 - 07:33 hrs.:

Ivo on eggs. He is looking round.

[Summi]

Is it my imagination or is Ivo being present more? He must not be bringing fish often, though?

Ivo indeed is much more present and broods the eggs. Either Ivo brings fish or Iiris goes fishing herself. Things will change when chicks hatch.

[Sunshine]

Good day!

The summary of today's shifts
the whole night until 07:30 - Iiris
07:30 a.m. - 08.01 a.m. Ivo
08:01 a.m. - 09.30 a.m. Iiris
09.30 a.m. - 10.35 a.m. Ivo
10.35 a.m. - 11.28 a.m. Iiris
11.28 a.m. - 11.37 a.m. Ivo
11.37 a.m. - 12.57 p.m. Iiris
12.57 p.m. - 13.47 p.m. Ivo
13.47 p.m. - 14.18 p.m. Iiris
14:18 p.m. - 15.08 p.m. Ivo
15.08 p.m. - 15.15 p.m. nest empty.
15.15. p.m. - 16.20 p.m. Ivo. Iiris caught herself a fish during this break.
16.20 p.m. - (...) Iiris


04:24
Iiris on the eggs



07:30
Ivo arrives



Shift change

[Sunshine]

08:01
Iiris returns with a small stick



09:30
Ivo surfing in on a stick



09:31
The shift change

[Sunshine]

10:35
Iiris surfing in on a stick


11:37
Iiris brings another branch



11:37
Both together

[Sunshine]

12:57
Another switch at noon. Ivo brings a small stick and exchanges Iiris on the nest



The lovely couple

[Sunshine]

14:18
Iiris during one of the shifts



16:20
Iiris is back after 1 hour's break. During this time she has caught herself a fish and eaten well. Now Ivo has his eyes set for the fish - tail which she is holding



She seemed reluctant to share it with him, but eventually he pulled it away from her

[Summi]

Sunshine, thank you for the pictues of the lovely couple. It's the second or third time when Ivo gets the tail of the fish Iiris has fished herself. In this nest it's vice versa - the female feeds male.

[Owlie]

Sunshine, thank you for the pictues of the lovely couple. It's the second or third time when Ivo gets the tail of the fish Iiris has fished herself. In this nest it's vice versa - the female feeds male.

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She seemed reluctant to share it with him, but eventually he pulled it away from her
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I bet Iiris brought the fish tail in order to give it away to Ivo - why shoud she come with it to the nest otherwise?

[lispet]

May 11th

Good morning all!

05:13 Such a beautiful morning.

[lispet]

06:34
Iiris returns to the nest, moves the big branch to the right. Ivo leaves.

[visit]

Hello
Wonferful mood and pictures in the morning with the mist etc. :)

[Sappheira]

9:22

Ivo brought a large piece of bark.

[Sappheira]

I would not say that in this nest the female feeds the male. Obviously, Iiris is accustomed to catching fish herself, and she continues to do this, even though there are eggs in the nest. She is a young mother and she needs to get used to the fact that she will get fish. And Ivo takes the remains of fish, as he always did. And takes them out of the nest. This is just a new thing that we could not see when Irma was in the nest.

[Sappheira]

Iris doesn’t like this piece of bark very much and she tries to put it aside.

[mogga]

Good (beautiful) morning!

06:34
Iiris returns to the nest, moves the big branch to the right. Ivo leaves.

6:34

[Summi]

I would not say that in this nest the female feeds the male. Obviously, Iiris is accustomed to catching fish herself, and she continues to do this, even though there are eggs in the nest. She is a young mother and she needs to get used to the fact that she will get fish. And Ivo takes the remains of fish, as he always did. And takes them out of the nest. This is just a new thing that we could not see when Irma was in the nest.

Sappheira, thank you for the explanations. To tell the truth, it wasn't meant seriously that the female feeds the male as there was the laughing emoticon at the end of the thought. I have watched Irma and her partners since the beginning and I know that Ivo is used to take the fishtail, either he himself or this season Iiris brings the fish to the nest. Sorry, if this was misunderstood.

[Sunshine]

I understood it that this was just a joke, Summi