Estonian Osprey Nest (Marko & Miina) 2020

[Gavril]

13:02. Miina feeds the Chicks and eats herself. Marko is watching...

13:08. Miina finished feeding, ate well herself and started cleaning. Meanwhile, Marko with his terrifying claws came close to the chick.... immediately moved away from him.

[Hellem]

12:54 Marko is back with the fish
12:56 Miina took the fish and began feeding
13:08 Feeding is over, Miina left the fish tail, is doing nestwork
13:11 Marko flew away and Miina covered the chicks

[Gavril]

13:11 Marko flew away and Miina covered the chicks

The fish is lying next to Miina. This is a safe place.

[Gavril]

13: 50. Miina airs the kids.

13:59.

[Hellem]

14:08 Marko landed with a lichen stick
14:09 Miina took the fish tail and began feeding, Marko is watching

14:16 Feeding is over, Miina left the tiny fish tail on the nest rim, Marko flew away
14:19 Miina is doing nestwork
14:23 Miina covered the kids

[Gavril]

14: 08. Marko arrived with a small stick with lichen. For Miina, this was a sign and She got up to start feeding the Chicks.



14: 13. Miina feeds the babies. Marko cleans the plumage and closes the view.

[Gavril]

14: 16. Marko flew away from the nest. Miina watches its flight.



14: 18. Miina spread her wings...

[Gavril]

14: 19. Miina, overcome with a thirst for activity, works with large sticks.

What was she up to?!

14: 23. Miina covers the Chicks. Ducks flew past the nest in unison.

[Gavril]

14:31.

14:33.

[Hellem]

15:23 Marko landed with a HUGE fish
15:24 Miina took the tiny fish tail and began feeding
15:33 Miina swallowed the tail fin, the feeding is over

15:35 Marko left the huge fish on the nest rim and flew away
15:37 Miina went for a short walk, 15:38 she is back
15:39 She covered her sleeping kids

15:44 Marko landed, is looking around, he is nervous
15:50 Marko flew away without fish

[Gavril]

15: 23. Marko arrived with a large fresh fish. 15: 24. Miina got up and feeds the Chicks with an old fish tail.



15: 24. Marko started eating fresh fish in the nest.

[Gavril]

15: 31. Marko timidly offers the Chicks food. However, they do not notice this, because they are fed by Miina.

15:31. Marko is not yet able to feed, but the chick is ready to take food from the father's beak.

15: 33. Miina finished feeding, collected the pieces, cleaned the beak. 15: 35. Marco has left.

[Gavril]

15: 37. Miina flew away for a walk. The Chicks are sleeping. They are well camouflaged. A minute later, Miina returned.

[Gavril]

15: 44. Marko flew into the nest and landed spectacularly, almost touching the fish lying on the rim of the nest with his claws. Miina and Marko are watching someone.

[Gavril]

15: 50. Marko flew away from the nest.

[Hellem]

16:31 Miina stood up, the chicks are sleeping
16:35 Miina took the fish and began eating/feeding
16:44 Feeding is over, Miina cleans the nest bowl
16:46 She covers the chicks

16:47 Miina is chirping alarm!, two big birds are flying around
17:07 Again warning chirps by Miina

[Gavril]

16:47 Miina is chirping alarm!, two big birds are flying around
17:07 Again warning chirps by Miina

16:48. One of the birds, probably Marko.

[Gavril]

17:07. While Miina is nervous, the chick reaches for the fish. He already knows what he needs!

17:27. Delicious fish is on public display.... the fish is sluggish.17: 28. Miina covered the fish with her tail.

[Gavril]

17: 53. Marko arrived with fresh fish. Miina is not interested. A minute later, Marko flew away with the fish. This is the third fish today.





18: 22. Miina got up and feeds the Chicks. This fish was lying under the tail of Miina.

[Gavril]

18: 32. Marko returned with the fish.

18:34. The youngest chick is waiting for food from Marko.

The youngest chick may go hungry!
18: 37. Marko flew away from the nest.

Me too...