Estonian Osprey Nest (Ivo & Iiris) 2021

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June 14th, 2021


3:00 - 3:09
Iiris and chicks make an early breakfast.
3:15
Iiris finished the fish.



6:34
Iiris stands and looks around all this time, sometimes flies out of the nest for a short time, chicks sleep.
The sun seems to be especially large today, a hot day is expected.

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7:27 Fresh fish from Ivo. Iiris started feeding.

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7:39 Iiris eats and feeds one chick. The rest are not interested.
7:42 Iiris flew over to the other end of the nest and looks at what the chicks are doing with the fish.

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7:43
Iiris returned to the fish. The chicks are not hungry. They go about their business. They move the branches, put the bark on the fish.

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8:01 Iiris finished eating.

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8:11 Ivo flew to the nest and took the rest of the fish.

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9:14
Iiris stretched out her wing and scared # 2. He bounced so funny to the center of the nest.

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9:30 Ivo brought the tail of a fish, Iiris began feeding two chicks.

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9:57 Iiris feeds one more pet.
10:04 feeding and fish finished.

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11:15
The chicks are sleeping, Iiris makes them a shadow, but they are already too big to hide in her shadow.

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11:41 Iiris and # 2.

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11:46 Iiris and # 3.

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11:53
Perfect disguise.
Find the chicks.

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12:10 Iiris and # 1.

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12:11
from left to right
# 1 # 3 # 2.

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12:28
from left to right
#1 #2

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14:51
Iiris gives a danger signal and flies out of the nest. Then she returns, and a large bird is visible in the sky, which she chased away.

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15:09 Small fresh fish from Ivo.

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15:09
# 3 immediately started eating.

And # 2 drove away # 1 with an attack.
I see this for the first time this season, so that one chick drives away the other, not allowing food.

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15:10
Zayet # 2 immediately attacked # 3 and drove him away from the fish.