Latvian Osprey Nest 2014 - Pērkons & Lauma

[Shanta]

Thank you Hellem!

14:44 Beauty Snurre


Was outside, now it's raining 14:59
and now stream not found

[Hellem]

Me too

[Owlie]

...13:17 Raven left side ...

I saw the raven do it also yesterday: he parked underneath of the nest and tried to climb over the construction - but was chased away. He is a tricky one! There is something humorous in the ravens' way of "playing", they act like clowns.

They have apparently come to stay disturbing our chicks - and have they specialized on Snaps particularly?

17:02
It rains. Snurre on the nest eating, another chick on the cam stand calling ...

I checked as long as to 15:54 (15:53 the nest was empty) when perhaps the delivery had taken place. I guess it was also Snaps on the nest on the time of delivery a couple of minutes, but took off respecting Snurre getting the prey. Pontu has no picture of the deliverer ... :

http://193.40.124.24/2014-zivju-erglis- ... -15-54.jpg

17:16
Snaps (I think) jumps down from the cam stand and both are yelling a lot - fish coming? Yes, Snaps gets the smaller and fresher silver fish with head on - I couldn't distinguish which of the parents delivered.

No records of Snips today??? Can he have migrated already? Or is it more likely that he is fed on a branch somewhere outside the nest? Or maybe fishing himself?

18:02
Snaps finished her little fish and took off - here she is still there:
http://193.40.124.24/2014-zivju-erglis- ... -18-01.jpg

18:07
Also Snurre has a long time ago finished her fish - chirping on the nest ...

[Kukelke]

No records of Snips today??? Can he have migrated already? Or is it more likely that he is fed on a branch somewhere outside the nest? Or maybe fishing himself?

It's very rare that chicks start fishing themselves before they migrate; it hardly ever happens. Once they migrate, and there's no more mum or dad around to catch fish for them, their instinct will kick in and they start fishing themselves.

The migration window has only just opened and normally the female would go before any of the chicks migrates. Lauma has been delivering fish today, so she's still here and therefore it's also rather unlikely that Snips has departed for Africa already.
Most likely he's on a branch nearby. Older chicks get often fish directly from the parent(s) on branches and perches near the nest.

[Hellem]

18:14 One osplet ( don`t know who, maybe Snurre) is eating a big fish . Was there a delivery after 18:07 or is it the old fish
18:17 Suddenly took off with the fish.

[Owlie]

18:17
Also Snurre left the nest

http://193.40.124.24/2014-zivju-erglis- ... -18-16.jpg

[Owlie]

18:50
A delivery by Lauma I guess (a nice silver coloured with head on), Snurre got this one. Snaps, too, is eating something, perhaps the one she left some time ago ... Both chicks chirping for their preys ...


http://193.40.124.24/2014-zivju-erglis- ... -18-50.jpg

http://193.40.124.24/2014-zivju-erglis- ... -18-51.jpg

Snaps left 19:07
http://193.40.124.24/2014-zivju-erglis- ... -19-07.jpg

[Hellem]

18:51 A fish delivery by Lauma, Snaps and Snurre landed with her. And again Snurre got the big fish and began eat. She flew from the nest with a big halfeaten fish at 18:17 and has lost it
Snaps found rests of an old fish and is eating it.
19:07 Snaps flew off.

[Maggy]

19:11 Snurre is eating
distant calls
19:31 somebody is coming to the cam stand, looks like Snaps

19:32 Snurre leaves
calls from the cam stand

[Owlie]

... It's very rare that chicks start fishing themselves before they migrate; it hardly ever happens. Once they migrate, and there's no more mum or dad around to catch fish for them, their instinct will kick in and they start fishing themselves. ...

Thanks, Kukelke. I wish we will see Snips around again before migration.

Around 19:30
Snurre got enough and left the fine fish not even half eaten - we'll see if the cleaning company comes before a next ospret to take care of the fine prey ...

19:33
Snurre or Snaps on the cam stand calling ... I think I hear both of them very near ...

19:52
Snaps arrived before the cleaning company to take care of the excellent fish left uneaten by Snurre

[Hellem]

19:29 It seems that finally Snurre is full, she is not able to eat more , she walked away, cleaned her beak and took off at 19:32.
19:35 The nice fish on the nest and somebody is calling on the camstand

[Maggy]

19:48 calls from the cam stand
19:52 Snaps gets to the nest and starts eating
20:01 another fish delivery
http://193.40.124.24/2014-zivju-erglis- ... -20-01.jpg
nobody is interested!
20:15 Snaps is moving the fish

20:21 somebody lands on the cam stand
20:34 Snaps leaves
20:56 calls from the cam stand

[Owlie]

... 20:01 another fish delivery ...
nobody is interested!

So much so fine fish - Snips, come home and help with eating all of this treasure!

BTW is it a fish or only fish skin that is hanging up on a stick on the north edge of the nest? - I checked backwards until 24th July and the light thing straight up on a stick on the back edge seems to have been there all the time (I didn't check later) - what ever it is ...

The two uneaten fish lie on the nest floor.

21:42
No-one has come to claim the two fine fish ...

[Birdfriend]

22.30 Empty nest with to much fish.Snips is not seen all day? :unsure:I have a bit sorrows!

[Maggy]

August 8
Good morning!
4:49 The fish is still on the nest

Is Snurre going to come and get some of it as she usually does?

[Gavril]

Good morning! 4:57. Wow! In the nest are two good fish! Maggy!

[Maggy]

5:22 Yes, and they are still here, very good looking!

Is Snurre going to come and get some of it as she usually does?
5:28 distant calls, calls are closer and closer, somebody lands on the cam stand
5:29 Snaps jumps on the nest, last to leave, first to come

she gets the second fish
then she moves that fish around agd gets to another fish
5:33 now she wants them both!

she holds the new fish and starts eating the fish she left yesterday

[Maggy]

5:37 here Snurre comes!

5:44

5:45 Snurre couldn't get the second fish, she jumps on the cam stand
6:04 Snaps is done eating her fish, she leaves, Snurre jumps on the big fish on the nest
6:05 she is moving the fish

[Maggy]

6:15 raven comes and steals the fish tale that Snaps left

6:24 Snurre leaves with the rest of the fish, when she is away from the nest somebody is flying after her
6:25 distant calls
6:26 somebody calls from the cam stand
6:33 calls from the cam stand
6:55 raven comes, grabs some fish skin

and leaves
a lot of loud calls from the cam stand after that for more than 30 mins

[Maggy]

7:37 2 ravens come

7:39