OBSERVATIONS~ ESTLAT Osprey~Madis & Piret's nest ~ 2013

[Wisteria]

[NancyM]

5:38 Madis returns with another branch, then tests the nest bowl

[NancyM]

5:45 Oxana jumps down from the cam support, then Madis flies in. He seems not entirely comfortable with her (he mantles), but he does mate before flying off.

[Wisteria]

5:47 Madis is playing catch-up with the nest - he's brought more sticks and nest material.

I've noticed the mantling too.

[Starling]

5.46 Mating.

[NancyM]

Duck in Ilmar's nest. Same duck? (is it okay to post this here?)

Maybe the same duck, maybe not There is no way to prove it is the same or another duck

Perhaps just a link to the other topic is better? The test for "is it OK" that I use is: is this an observation about THIS nest? If it isn't, then I look for a better topic to post.

[bunniem1]

There was a duck in Ilmar's nest yesterday, and this morning you could hear him but the nest has been claimed by two White Tailed Eagles. Could this be the same duck?

Duck in Ilmar's nest. Same duck? (is it okay to post this here?)

This is a female Mallard duck ... looking to lay her eggs ????

[NancyM]

6:02 Oxana has been waiting patiently ... for something.
Madis arrives - but he does not bring a fish.

6:04 Oxana has been chirping. Madis flies off ... and around - he comes back to mate with her.

[Starling]

6.04 Mating.

[NancyM]

6:12 Car horns? Oxana becomes rather agitated. Then a train whistle is heard.

6:15 Oxana flies up to the cam support. The train continues on, and away ...

[meierlein]

that extremely long and noisy train is irritating GERLY

[Wisteria]

6:25 LIVE fish delivery. Madis will not give it to Oxana.
6:28 Madis flies away with the fish

[meierlein]

PIRET around?



MADIS left the nest and followed another Osprey ^^

[Wisteria]

PIRET around?

I have not seen her since early morning

6:31 someone is on the cam support calling loudly

[NancyM]

6:25 LIVE fish delivery. Oxana snatches it and Madis flies away.
6:28 Oxana flies away with the fish

I think that first what happened was that Madis arrived but would not yield the fish to Oxana - he took it away in this video




after that, Oxana was on the nest, Madis returned with the fish - but Oxana left without it.
I think Madis flew off with it again.





Then he returned with half a fish and let Oxana have it - she flew off the nest with it.

[meierlein]

[Wisteria]

I think that first what happened was that Madis arrived but would not yield the fish to Oxana - he took it away in this video

after that, Oxana was on the nest, Madis returned with the fish - but Oxana left without it.
I think Madis flew off with it again.


(video coming)


Then he returned with half a fish and let Oxana eat.

Oh you are right. I didn't even notice Madis' ring in my picture. I only caught part of that saga. I'll change the caption.

[NancyM]

Wisteria, if I did not have the videos to re-watch, I would be not sure what had happened. The comings and goings this morning are complex.

6:52 No one on the nest at the moment

[NancyM]

6:56 Oxana and Madis arrive on the nest, they mate.
Madis then turns his back and "mantles". I am beginning to feel a bit sorry for Oxana.
Pontu picture, 6:56


6:58 Oxana flies off
6:58 Someone lands on the cam support,. Madis looks up

[lispet]

At 06:56