Estonian Osprey Nest (Ivo & Iiris) 2019

[Owlie]

21:10-21:11
Egg talk again for a moment, Iris changed her position

[Summi]

A fresh fish for supper is super! Ivo learned his lesson today when he watched Iiris feeding the two chicks for five long minutes on the nest.
Or maybe only then he remembered from the last year what he is expected to do after the chicks have hatched.

[balistar]

19:50 cam time
I think I heard some egg talk for a moment, at the same time Iiris looks very attentive under her breast. .......

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20:34
I hear egg talking again?

Yes, it is definitely egg talk I hear!

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20:53-20:54
Egg talk again - we will have three chicks by tomorrow ....

Yes, yessssss, i heard it too
First time i have heard it at 19:47:44 "chup-chup"
At 12:12:55 the egg was "moving", just a touch of a move, the little one is working hard inside the shell....

[wakeman]

Hello Everybody!
What a beautiful Osprey family. I'm so happy for Ivo and Iiris and the offsprings.
I keep on praying for them and also for Irma, Jaak, Kaja and Heli.
Much love to all, it's a privilege to be part of this forum!

[mogga]

It can look like this on an eagle nest where external cleaning service is needed , so be happy that Ivo picks up the fish rests - not only from fish thieves ...:

Picture from Bald Eagles Harriet and M15's nest in Florida

That's very practical. A renewable food source...

[Owlie]

That's very practical. A renewable food source...

So works The Nature

[Owlie]

22:05
Iiris has chirped a while, looking under her breast often - she should chirp much LOUDER so that Ivo hears - where ever he is ...

"The point" for migrating birds nesting in the Northern countries is, that we have light summers and the birds can feed their offspring more hours a day than under the equator.

22:16
Iiris took a walk and returned 22:17

22:18 - egg talk, I THINK I SAW A THIRD HEAD! - EDIT: Sorry, I am not sure though ... Anyway the egg talk is sure I can not go to sleep yet!

[xnoax]

EDIT:
Seemed like there were 3 chicks, but turns out the lighting played a trick on me. :(
23:10

[mogga]

3 chicks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
23:10

23:12 Iris is taking out the egg shell parts.(just tiny ones, not all )

I will look at the pontu archive and make a video. But that will take a while...

[mogga]

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No! There were still two chicks. The lighting conditions, however, could shortly gave the impression that there were already three chicks. What Iiris is taking away are not pieces of eggshell, but nest material.
I make a video.

[mogga]

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23:10

[xnoax]

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No! There were still two chicks. The lighting conditions, however, could shortly gave the impression that there were already three chicks. What Iiris is taking away are not pieces of eggshell, but nest material.
I make a video.

Sorry for the trouble. Totally looked like 3 chicks on my PC. :( But guess quality and lighting were not on my side :(

[mogga]

Sorry for the trouble. Totally looked like 3 chicks on my PC. :( But guess quality and lighting were not on my side :(

No problem! It was not difficult, the file was still very small and the video was done quickly. In a few hours it will be done and we have three chicks...

[lispet]

June 6th

Good morning everybody!

03:12
It is early morning. Iiris begins her day with a thorough preening.


03:15
There are still two chicks and an egg.


03:17


Iiris is shaking her head all the time. I wonder if there are lot of insects bothering her.

[lispet]

06:17 Ivo comes to the nest. Brings nothing.
Iiris chirping - much more demanding than yesterday.
06:20 Ivo leaves

[Cessie]

June 6
6:17 Ivo arrives at the nest.
Iiris asked him for fish, please.
6:20 Ivo, flew off.

There has been some, Crow, activity, earlier this morning, both Ivo and Iiris, have chased it away.
It’s going to be another warm day in, Tartu.

I don’t think that Ivo, has changed, he is still his same self, caring and fishing for his family. What might have changed, is his ability to get the fish. Maybe, other activities are happening at the fishing hole. Like, competition, or that the fishing hole closes down at certain times. I don’t know. I do feel that everything will get better!!

[Cessie]

6:42. FISH FOR THE CHICKS!

Ivo, flew off at 6:44

Iiris and the chicks are happy!

[Kitarr]

6:42 Ivo brings a fish
Still 2 chicks and 1 egg
6:43 Ivo leaves, Iiris starts feeding

[Hyacinth]

06:42, entire small fish delivery by Ivo, and then he left after a minute.

Iiris has gotten much better at feeding the chicks! Small morsels delivered right to the waiting mouths. Well, sometimes too big, but usually small.

The chicks seem to have eaten all they wanted. Iiris moved the fish off to the side of the nest.

She seems to still be trying to figure out how to not slide into the nest bowl or step on the kids! At one point a few minutes ago she stepped on the little one's head for half a second! (Baby didn't seem hurt, though.)

[Hyacinth]

7:03 Ivo returns.
7:05 Ivo leaves with the half-eaten fish.