Estonian Osprey Nest Mai & Mati ~DOCUMENTATION 2016

[Solo]

Gavril, you think it is the 1st or the 2st chick, who is alive? (I think it is the 1st, the 2st ate not muche yesterday - slept/lay, but I saw only pics in pontu archiv)

[Setna]

Today, between 12.00 and 13.00, was a moment when May and Matti are in the nest, carefully looked to one side, then Mattie cried aloud and they together fled the nest. Perhaps, something that frightened them and has caused the disappearance of a chicken? Who can scare these big birds?
sorry for my English)

[Gavril]

Gavril, you think it is the 1st or the 2st chick, who is alive? (I think it is the 1st, the 2st ate not muche yesterday - slept/lay, but I saw only pics in pontu archiv)

I think that alive the second nestling. It looks smaller than the one I see since yesterday evening. Although, they hatched with a little time difference, therefore, is not radically different from each other.

[Gavril]

Today, between 12.00 and 13.00, was a moment when May and Matti are in the nest, carefully looked to one side, then Mattie cried aloud and they together fled the nest. Perhaps, something that frightened them and has caused the disappearance of a chicken? Who can scare these big birds?
sorry for my English)

Setna Today, around 4 in the morning in the nest, one chick and one egg. Presumably the second chick disappeared (died, died) after 22 hours on 6 June.

[elisabetta-pamina]

I watched the feeding yesterday at 16:40, one chick was eating, the other one seemed sleeping. When the feeding was over at 16:45 it rose his/her head for some seconds up and then there were two heads. Later I didn't see feedings anymore (wasn't watching continuously).
At 19:57 and 21:51 Mai's behaviour was strange, both times Mati landed with a nice fish, but Mai didn't take it (I wrote about it in my posts) and didn't feed chick(s). Both chicks were in the nest this time, but were laying down. What matter, I don't know, may be some disease [/quote]

I saw both chicks yesterday evening, too. The youngest chick looked sleepy and didn't eat. Neither did Mai try to feed it.
I believe, that with Mati's behaviour of bringing not enough food, her instinct would be to feed just one out of the chicks.
I remember last year, the male kept on bringing food many times a day.

[Gavril]

18:15. Mati brought a small fishtail. The fish was big, but the tail too....Mai took the tail and immediately began to feed the chick. Unfortunately I can only see two of the bird's tail feathers. But Twitter feeds Mai I hope that chick gets some food.

[Gavril]

18:20. Mai finished feeding and covered the Chicks. Mati walked around the nest. Finally, he found a half-eaten fish tail, took it and flew away from the nest.

[Solo]

"Solo: Gavril, you think it is the 1st or the 2st chick, who is alive? (I think it is the 1st, the 2st ate not muche yesterday - slept/lay, but I saw only pics in pontu archiv)" I think that alive the second nestling. It looks smaller than the one I see since yesterday evening. Although, they hatched with a little time difference, therefore, is not radically different from each other.

TY Gavril, for your opinion

[Hellem]

18:20. Mai finished feeding and covered the Chicks. Mati walked around the nest. Finally, he found a half-eaten fish tail, took it and flew away from the nest.

It seems to be Mati's common behaviour, he is waiting in the nest till Mai finishes feeding and then takes off with the fish Today at 12:44 after feeding he flew away with a nice halfeaten fish

[tuomokoo]

I checked Pontu videos from last night and this morning.

Pls. check the video 6.6.2016 @ 21:28. This was the last time two chicks can be seen on the nest. It became dark at 23:30 and everything seemed to be ok at that time. In the early morning on 7.6.2016 @ 4:02 there were only one chick and an egg. Something happened during the dark time of the night and one of the chicks was gone.

[Solo]

I checked Pontu videos from last night and this morning. Pls. check the video 6.6.2016 @ 21:28. This was the last time two chicks can be seen on the nest. It became dark at 23:30 and everything seemed to be ok at that time. In the early morning on 7.6.2016 @ 4:02 there were only one chick and an egg. Something happened during the dark time of the night and one of the chicks was gone.

TY tuomokoo

the last pics in pontu archive (I guess) with 2 alive chicks - both ate :
http://193.40.124.24/2016-kalakotkas/20 ... -19-15.JPG
http://193.40.124.24/2016-kalakotkas/20 ... -19-16.JPG
http://193.40.124.24/2016-kalakotkas/20 ... -19-17.JPG
http://193.40.124.24/2016-kalakotkas/20 ... -19-18.JPG

[Hellem]

20:35 Mai is calling from time to time, there is not food in the nest

21:00 Mai left for a short walk
http://193.40.124.24/2016-kalakotkas/20 ... -21-00.JPG
21:01 She is back

21:53 Mai, still no food...
http://193.40.124.24/2016-kalakotkas/20 ... -21-56.JPG

[Summi]

22:23
still no food, it is getting dark

[elisabetta-pamina]

Yes, she's desperately yelling. Unexperienced husband

[Summi]

It's more than four hours without fish

[elisabetta-pamina]

I expect ospreys cannot go fishing in the dark. Mai looks sad and is waiting in the middle of silence

[Hellem]

23:08 Mai is restless, checking her chick and egg, no chance for food anymore...
http://193.40.124.24/2016-kalakotkas/20 ... -23-08.JPG

[Cessie]

8 June
4:36
I opened the cam and I see a fish on left side of the nest!

[Cessie]

4:40
It is odd that the fish is headless but otherwise appears untouched.
I would assume that Mai would of eaten and the chick too....so maybe what I see is not a fish. Or this is a second fish delivered this morning.
We need a picture.
EDIT: 5:13
Yes it is a fish, Mai just used her beak to lift it a bit

[Cessie]

5::16
Mai starts to eat the fish and is chirping to her Osplet.
She is feeding it now!