NEST OBSERVATIONS ESTLAT Osprey Nest 1 Madis & Piret ~ 2012

[NancyM]

7:12 Madis took off, flew around and landed on Piret's back!








Madis always stands with his wings out after wards.

[Flex]

Good morning

[NancyM]

Mating (attempts) at 7:23, 7:25, 7:27

7:23 Madis flies in from the left, but jumps right over Piret and lands in the nest.





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7:25






osprey_Estonia_4-24-2012 12.26.04 AM_21 by aurospio, on Flickr

[NancyM]

7:27

[Olga]

At 12:44 an onwards, several exercises to mate..at 13:00, both on the nest, construction work for the moment. There are new quite big branches?

[Olga]

12:53

[Olga]

13:53 - 14:05
18 pics:

[NancyM]

6:03 AM - Madis arrives on nest

(why do I always think of vanilla ice cream with chocolate swirls when I see these ospreys? )




He does a little checking of the nest


Looking at us ...

osprey_Estonia_4-25-2012 11.09.02 PM_15 by aurospio, on Flickr

[alice44]

Oh, Nancy, Madis' checking of the nest is just adorable!

[Flex]

2 Visitors:

[Liis]

Urmas S. tells us - front page article http://www.looduskalender.ee/node/13124 - that there have been at least three different ladies in Osprey nest 1 ...
Translation coming !

EDIT: translation up, http://www.looduskalender.ee/node/13126

PS. In 3rd photo caption MS Word spelling check kindly suggested "unhinged fiancee" for unringed ...

[Flex]

Imelik asju juhtub siin.

There one mystery happens. when the correct Nr. 1 comes???

[unp]

A fourth lady or a second (third) male? Seems to be unringed, the forehead (or nose bridge) is darker than in the unringed lady.


Same bird later, made an attempt at working, stayed about 10 min

[Katti]

The mating was successful.
The first male to communicate: I'm not dangerous, I would like a family.

[unp]

First contact


The morning wasn't as promising. Have fish. No-one to give to.

[venegor]

Games Ospreys

[venegor]

[unp]

Fish delivery

[venegor]

[unp]

Her brown breast spot seems to start higher up the neck so there is a visibly smaller area of white under the brown eye strip.