Estonian Osprey Nest (Ivo & Iiris) 2019

[balistar]

17:45 Another big fish (headless) from Ivo

Hellem, thanks.



guess, who will get it ?

UM eagerly took the fish - no chance for Iiris


Iiris: shall i help you, son ?
UM: no no, i can do by myself, i'm a big boy now

[Bea]

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Btw .... the 16:48 fish was a nice and still alive Mirror Carp, he even jumped.



One can see the big scales, the "mirrors"

[yitmoth]

18:10:47 Just seconds before UM's second landing.

[Bea]

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18:09
After he had a meal from the fish, UM decided it was time for another flight .... and used his silbling UN as landing pillow



UN has to stand a lot today on UM´s maiden-flight-day .... and she is sooo patient ♥

[Kitarr]

Thanks for all the updates, pictures and video's.
I wasn't able to watch today.
Great to see UM fly and it looks like his sisters are inspired to follow soon

[balistar]

18:10:47 Just seconds before UM's second landing.

https://up.picr.de/36324214zj.png

yitmoth, thanks

"Attention, attention, all men (women) in cover !!"

[Cessie]

UM FLIES! Congratulations!
We had a feeling that he would be the first.
Bea, I can’t thank you enough for the videos! The sisters watching their little brother, up in the sky! Priceless.

What a great day!

[balistar]

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18:09
After he had a meal from the fish, UM decided it was time for another flight .... and used his silbling UN as landing pillow

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UN has to stand a lot today on UM´s maiden-flight-day .... and she is sooo patient ♥

Oooo, poor UN, she is really good-natured and patient with her impetuous brother

[Mary Jane]

Great news! Thank you all for the photos and videos!

[Hellem]

19:03 Ivo and and the next still alive big fish , 19:04 Iris came from the dead tree, took the fish from Ivo and at 19:05 flew back to the dead tree with it

19:22 Iris flew away from the dead tree with the fish and back with the fish
19:24 She continues eating on the dead tree

[Silke]

Wow, what a developpment in the osprey-nest. I was only 2 weeks in holidays and was astonished when I came back. The youngsters look like "real ospreys" not longer than chicks, they are ringed and today the first of them flies ...

When I watch at about 19:00 today evenig, I saw only 2 ospreys in the nest and wondered where the third one were ... After I've read your posts and saw the pictures and videos , I understood what happens ... Thank all of you for the documetation! I couldn't imagine that the first osprey is fledge now ... It seems to be very early or remambe I only the times of maiden flights wrong?

[Kitarr]

19:04 Iiris took the big flopping fish from Ivo and flew away with it into the dead tree.

[Kitarr]

... It seems to be very early or remambe I only the times of maiden flights wrong?

Hi Silke.
2 days earlier than last year.
On page 1 of this and last year you can see all the main events on the nest

Last year the chicks hatched on 4, 6 and 8 june and Jaaks first flight was on july 25th

This year first hatch also on june 4th

[Kitarr]

19:38 Iiris back on the nest with the fish and starts feeding UN

[Silke]

Thanks Kitarr,
yes, I see that my memories from the last year were wrong. I expected the first flights in the middle of august ...

[Owlie]

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I'm wondering where our Owlie is and feel sorry for her if she would have missed the fledging of UM.

YOU BET RIGHT balistar, I AM SORRY FOR NOT EXPERIENCING UM's MAIDEN FLIGHT

Thank you ALL for reporting of it, I live in with the pictures and descriptions

I am very happy for UM, very happy

[Hellem]

19:38 Iiris back on the nest with the fish and starts feeding UN

19:47 Feeding is over, UN got the tail fin
19:48 Iiris flew back to the dead tree

[Hellem]

20:02 Ivo brought a fish tail, left it on the nest and flew away
20:04 UP took it and began eating

20:05 UM came home

[Summi]

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... UM decided it was time for another flight .... and used his silbling UN as landing pillow

Great video, Bea. I wonder why UN didn't like the idea and shook him off.
What a look in Iiris' and sisters' eyes following UM in flight! UM is a real trickster.

20:45 all three tired, UM of flying and his sistetrs of being horrified on whom brother UM lands.

[Kitarr]

20:40 All 3 chicks are resting on the nest.

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