Estonian Osprey Nest (Ivo & Iiris) 2020

[Summi]

Cessie, great you saw the hole.
12:53:20 It's working at the way out.

13:12 Ivo chasing an osprey again

[Cessie]

Summi, yes!

[Summi]

13:41 Iiris takes off and returns in some seconds
Seems there's still someone to be chased away. Maybe Ivo is fishing at the moment and not nearby.

[Sunshine]

That was what I also meant - they return in three years age - but ZK is only two years old

Owlie, I have read in different sources that they don't start the migration until "two or three years old". It seems, in many cases they return only in their third year, as Summi also wrote. But, as we can see, some enthusiastic youngsters rush home earlier and hurry things up with the "breeding" and all

[Cessie]

1:53
Ivo is in the dead tree and called alerts.

The chick is working it’s way out of the shell (it’s not out yet), and chirping a lot.
Iiris, is super busy tending to the egg and watching out for the intruder Osprey.

It might be a long day.

[Summi]

13:53 Ivo landed on camstand for a moment and hurried to the uninvited osprey on the dead tree
Cessie, good to have many eyes on the nest.

14:05:18 it's coming out of shell!!

[Cessie]

14:04
I saw the Chick!!!

[Sunshine]

Still a few pics from this morning..

03:33 a.m.
Iiris is dozing

05:36 Ivo arrives with silver birch bark to let Iiris have a break
06:15 Iiris comes with a twig, Ivo leaves

05:36
First shift this morning



06:15
Iiris is back very quickly

[Sunshine]

07:48
Ivo with more nest material; this time Iiris does not get up

09:58 Ivo brings a half-eaten fish, Iiris away with it

09:58
Ivo with a nice sized headless carp for Iiris

[Sunshine]

10:54
Iiris has eaten well and returns to the nest with a twig

12:53
Iiris did an egg check and the egg was chirping and it has a nice sized hole!!

Cessie, Thank you for spotting it!

12:53
The egg has a hole, indeed!

[Summi]

Congratulations to Iiris and Ivo and to all who love this great family!!!
A new life is always a miracle that brings a tear of joy!

[Sunshine]

14:04
Cessie, Summi, thank you!



The chick seems to be almost out

[Cessie]

14:12

The chick is out of the shell!
Congratulations Ivo & Iiris!

Ivo is a 5 Season Father !
Champion!


What a stressful time for a hatch.

[Cessie]

High Five, Sunshine and Summi!!

[Sunshine]

14:12
The chick is now out, indeed!

[Summi]

Ivo, in case you find some spare time from chasing the intruder, please come to greet your kid and then go fishing. A fish tail part is enough.

Cessie, you were the first to see it out!

14:23 The strange osprey flew over the nest and 14:24 again

[seira]

congratulations to Iiris and Ivo

14:13

14:16

[Sunshine]

15:39
Iiris moves further the egg shell

[Summi]

No Ivo, Iiris is left on her own. He hasn't even seen his kid yet.

[Silke]

17:25
Empty nest allows a look on the newborn chick and the two eggs. Some seconds later, Iiris returns, walks very carefully around and sit down to warm her chick and the eggs. A very exciting time begins to observe the chicks hatching and hopefully growing up...