Estonian Osprey nest 2 - 2024

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19:33
Iiris flew to the nest.

19:34
M1 flew away.

19:35
Iiris covered the eggs.

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A beautiful big fish, with a head straight from the pond, for our dear Iiris.
20:22

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21:44
M1 talked and talked and flew away.
Iiris arrived a few seconds later.

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21:52
M1 brought a bunch of hay to the nest.

21:56
After 4 minutes, Iiris flew away. M1 covered the eggs.

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22:27
Iris returned to the nest.
M1 did not want to fly away. 6 minutes later he flew away. Iris covered the eggs.

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Good morning everyone
19 May 2024

03:37
Iiris sits on the nest.
04:11
Change. M1 has arrived. Iiris flew away.

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06:04
M1 continues to cover the eggs. He has a beautiful earring in his "ear".

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06:34
Change. M1 flew away. Iiris has arrived.

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06:44
A short visit of M1 to the nest.

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06:47
M1 brought a huge clump of roots.
Iiris flew off to rest.

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07:46
An hour later, M1 flew away. Iiris flew in and covered the eggs.

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08:20
Iiris tries to remove the root ball, but in vain. It gets even bigger.
08:57
Iiris continues the incubation.

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09:52
M1 flew to the nest. Iiris flew away.

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10:25
M1 raised the alarm.
After 2 minutes he flew away.
It is not clear who bothered him.

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10:28
Iiris flew in and covered the eggs.
10:30
Iiris raises the alarm.
10:31
She flew out of the nest.

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10:33
Iiris returned to the nest (she jumped off the fruit stand for the camera)
10:40
M1 has arrived and is giving danger signals.

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10:43
M1 flew out of the nest and hovered in the air. Iiris stood up, apparently the attack was on her.
Iiris flew to the right.
Тhe intruder flew between the camera and the nest and we could only see a little of his wing.

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10:43
Claws and wing of Iiris.





Intruder's wing. When viewed slowly, it is not clear that he touched her.
Most likely not, because she was already away from the nest.
Everything lasted 2 seconds.

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Wing and Shadow of the Intruder

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10:44
Iiris immediately returned to the nest. And M1 and the intruder are most likely in the sky.