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5:22 Oxana alone on the nest, looking a little damp (it was raining earlier)

6:12 Madis brought a fish and Oxana grabbed it away from him. she soon flew off the nest with it.
Madis has a bit of red (blood?) on the back of his left leg and also higher up under his tail feathers.

6:35 Mating_ I think they actually connected, although I am not posting that particular picture. Madis seems to have a bit of blood on his breast feathers as well.










6:37 Madis leaves the nest. Oxana is eating a chunk of fish (probably the remains of the earlier gift)

6:45 Oxana is still in the nest. Another osprey is flying around, and Oxana reacts with a harsh call and flaps her wings. (This call is new to me - sounds like a crow or raven squawk.)

7:04 Oxana is still alone on the nest - she's been idle except for the few times Madis has visited. I think Madis is currently on the cam support - I can hear someone up there.

7:09 Oxana left the nest

7:10 Madis just landed, picked up something from the nest, then flew off. He still has that redness on the back of his leg. (I was too slow to get a screen cap)

The nest is empty now.

Wisteria wrote:7:10 Madis just landed, picked up something from the nest, then flew off. He still has that redness on the back of his leg.

A video of that arrival - it seems that Madis plucked a fish tail from between his toes - maybe he brought it with him?
(he appears at 12 sec into the video)

7:15 Oxana lands on the nest with a chunk of fish in her foot - oh, wait - it is a piece of bark, not fish.
She moves a branch, and some nest materials, but rather awkwardly.
7:18 Oxana flies from the nest


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7:28 Oxana arrives and immediately Madis lands on her back - another mating. Madis seems to have a lot of red feathers..

7:33 It's raining, Oxana is getting wet.

8:01 another mating

Construction site trainee Oxana
08:18

8:03 Madis left right away - but then came back with a huge branch covered with lichen.






8:20 Madis is gone again and Oxana is lifting the branch and moving it around.

Good morning, all together!

Oxana ist trying to move the branch

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oxana in the nest, madis on camera
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mating, madis flay away
oxana sitting in the nest and look around

10.50 After mating.

I see 3 small eggs in the nest-bowl
but GIRLY is sitting beside and not breeding



MADIS just come for a mating and left

meierlein wrote:
I see 3 eggs in the nest-bowl
but GIRLY is sitting beside and not breeding
MADIS just come to a maiting and left

I don´t see any eggs...

meierlein wrote: I see 3 eggs in the nest-bowl

I see no eggs ....

meierlein wrote:
I see 3 eggs in the nest-bowl

There is something in the nest-bowl which looks like fried egg....

I think it´s just bark.
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