Latvian Osprey nest 2018 - Tija and Teo

[Hellem]

13:22 Mating, 13:23 Teo left

[kyfisher]

Hi Polly
They may be the dream couple now but when Tina arrives home it will quickly turn into a nightmare!

[Hellem]

13:43 Teo landed for mating, it was unsuccessful, Teo left

14:05 Female is standing and waiting

[Hellem]

14:21 Teo landed with a headless fish, Warning! both are protecting the nest and the female is chirping, an osprey flew over the nest

14:27 Now it's peace, Teo is still standing with his fish and seems that female isn't interested in it
14:32 Teo is mantling

[Hellem]

14:40 Finally female got the fish from Teo, 14:41 Teo jumped on the cam stand

14:44 Female is standing with her fish, doesn't eat it, 15:06 ...is still standing

[Jojo]

Hi, Good Afternoon from Spain

May I ask a question?
I know that the female Osprey is usually larger.. but is there any other way to distinguish male from female?

I think something about the markings on the chest?

Thanks

[Hellem]

15:30 She is still standing in the same pose and doesn't eat her fish

Jojo , the female osprey has much more dark chest feathers than the male

[Hellem]

15:43 Teo landed with a stick

15:58 Both are standing - female still with her fish, Teo on the nest rim
16:05 Female jumped on the cam stand with the fish

16:20 She is eating her fish on the cam stand, Teo is standing on the nest

[Hellem]

18:14 Both on the nest
18:16 Mating and Teo left

EDIT: I scrolled back and at 17:35 Teo brought a nice headless fish , the female is all the time standing on the nest with fish

[Birdfriend]

The new lady stands on the nest. 18:16 Teo comes too and made a quicky with her , looks successful to me. Then Teo left the lady again.


18:41 She is still there.

[Hellem]

19:17 She is still standing on the same place with her fish from 17:35 delivery , it's raining

Birdfriend

[Hellem]

19:32 Teo landed and tried to grab the fish from the female, without success

19:37 Female began to eat her fish
19:39 Teo left

19:47 The fish is gone, she swallowed the fish tail and cleaned her beak
19:50 She flew away and landed on the top of the pine in the background

[Birdfriend]

Hellem!

19:32 Teo drive in with an headless fish. That was funny, at first the fish lands, then Teo. The lady got it.


19:33 Teo makes two attempts to steal the fish from her, but she says no, no my friend.


19:45 She is eating her fishie...

19:50 She flew ...

[Hellem]

Birdfriend , it was the fish from 17:35 delivery, female stood with it all the time, didn't eat it, at 19:32 Teo landed without fish and tried several times to grab the fish from the female, without success

[Birdfriend]

Ah okay, this fish was hidden behind the lady. She stands at the same place for so long, I couldn't see a fish...

[Hellem]

20:22 Teo is back, does some nestwork
20:40 Female lands, 20:41 mating, 20:42 Teo flew away

20:49 Female calls alarm and flies away

[Hellem]

April 17


12:56 Female brought a bunch of wet grass
12:57 Teo landed
12:59 Female flew away and landed on the cam stand

13:09 After doing some nestwork Teo left

[Hellem]

13:35 Teo brought a huge branch, is working in the nest, 13:49 he left

EDIT: I scrolled back and there was fish delivery by Teo at 12:07, female took it and flew away

[Hellem]

14:25 Another huge branch from Teo

[Gavril]

14:25 Another huge branch from Teo

Good day!Thank you all for reporting! Helen, Teo still lost on this branch!