In such windy weather large structures maybe should not be added to the nest.
The builder is of course male osprey Madis. Birch bark has been in his materials inventory for a long time but large pine bark pieces hadn’t been used yet. Female osprey Piret, who is larger, tranquilly left the male bird, with a ring on his right leg, to get on with his building project, as long as the eggs were not hurt.
The conduct and characters of the birds of prey that we have observed through the web cameras over the years are so different ...