Estonian Osprey Nest (Irma & Ivo) 2018

[seira]

20:16 Finally Ivo brougth a big fish for hungry Jaak
20:18 Jaak flew away with his fish

20:17 fish for Jaak


20:32 Irma

20:59 fish for Irma, and one ospret sitting on the right side of the tree

[Birdfriend]

...
20:16 Finally Ivo brougth a big fish for hungry Jaak
20:18 Jaak flew away with his fish

Thank you Hellem!
Finally, poor and hungry Jaak got his fish. It looked like Ivo was sitting on the top from the dead tree with the fish for some minutes. Then he brought him to his soon.

[Birdfriend]

Jaak looked still a bit around and meant it is better to eat his meal on an other place.

[mogga]

15:02
Kaja brings a spruce-tree cone to the nest

15:28 Heli landed, is playing with Kaja with the cone

15:33

This was a nice episode. Kaja was very busy with her souvenir. When Heli arrived both siblings were playing with this magnificent toy.
The interaction between them was nice to watch.
I inadvertently made an 8000 kBit-video, it took ages uploading it to youtube (1h 40m! ), so please watch this.

15:32 - 15:38

[Sunshine]

This was a nice episode. Kaja was very busy with her souvenir. When Heli arrived both siblings were playing with this magnificent toy.
The interaction between them was nice to watch.

mogga, I just wanted to ask you to make a video of this episode! Thanks a lot! It was such a lovely,special and interesting episode to watch. Especially from 25:32:50 to ~ 25:35 when both Heli and Kaja were playing with the cone. Didn't see something like this for a long time, ospreys involving in such a "play", both taking turns to take the cone.

[Birdfriend]

Thank you for this nice video!
It proves, also the older kids like to play with toys.

[Sunshine]

Just a few pictures still.. Kaja (on the right) and Heli (on the left) play with the cone that Kaja brought

15:32

[Sunshine]

15:34

[Sunshine]

At 17:02
These osprey siblings really form a bond over the time when they are together in the nest..

Kaja on the left, Heli on the right

[Sunshine]

19:08
All three together. It seems, in general Jaak is more wondering around the world, as the oldest and the man (sorry)

[seira]

August 13


06:48 small breakfish for Heli

06:49 Heli away with fish
06:50 Kaja-choco

then Jaak back and away
06:51 someone landing on the cam, Jaak or Irma ?

07:04 Heli back, two calling fish
07:05 Heli away to the dead tree

07:47 looks like breakfish for Kaja

Irma calling fish on the cam

[Jenny]

August 13, 2018 - 09:03 AM

Good Morning,
the weather does not look the best, it looks like it's going to rain and it's windy. Unfortunately, I did not see who padded the nest so well. I hope no delivered fish from Ivo will disappear underneath.

[Hellem]

6:47 Jaak took the Kaja's cone and flew off with it

7:27 Ivo brought a big still alive fish for for Kaja

8:26 Ivo brought a big bunch of straw , Kaja is still eating
8:40 Kaja is finally full, she left a small fish tail and flew away, Irma immediately jumped from the cam stand and took it, 8:42 she swallowed the last piece
8:48 Irma cleaned the nest, did some nestwork and jumped to the cam stand

9:39 Ivo brought a small still alive and jumping fish for Heli
9:48 Heli flew away with her halfeaten fish

[Hellem]

10:24 Since 10:13 Irma is on the nest and calling for the fish
10:26 Heli landed, 10:27 Irma jumped to the cam stand, 10:31 Heli left

11:04 Irma brought a stick, 11:06 She jumped to the cam stand

[Sunshine]

05:55
Kaja was the first one to land. And it was again interesting to watch how she was occupied with the cone.



The most interesting part - she was actually handling it with her claws bended to the inside, very carefully, as if the cone were an egg.. Could it be that some very vague instinct of caring for an egg takes over when she looks at the cone? Just a theory

[Sunshine]

6:47 Jaak took the Kaja's cone and flew off with it

Oh, no...

[Sunshine]

**
At 05:14:52 to ~ 05:16 a very strange call, probably osprey (?), but a strange mixture between quacking and whistling.. Seemed like an alarm signal.

[Sunshine]

06:30
A rare and precious sighting still - Irma with her three offspring.
Irma, you did a great job this year!





06:30

[Hellem]

11:46 Jaak landed, is calling for the fish

12:00 Ivo brought a big fish for Jaak , 12:02 Jaak flew away with his fish

[Sunshine]

06:47
That cone was a magnet for everyone, even Jaak





06:51
Beautiful Choco