Estonian Osprey Nest (Mati & ?) 2018

[Hellem]

11:04 A beautiful unringed osprey, I think female, is on the nest
11:07 Jumped to the cam stand

[Gavril]

Thanks, Urmas! Thanks yitmoth, Thanks Hellem!

[Gavril]

12: 48. Field Sparrow (Passer montanus) on a visit.


The looks of the nest, it can be assumed that ospreys visit it, stomp and shift stick. No green grass!

[Jenny]

July 19, 2018 - 2:40 PM

Today we have a visitor in Mati's nest again. He or she seems to like the nest.

[Jenny]

July 19, 2018 - 2.40 PM

[Gavril]

14: 32. I loaded the stream and saw an unringed osprey. She's obviously had lunch recently. Now the osprey is cleaning his beak.





14: 43. Unringed osprey took off on the webcam.

[Gavril]

Beautiful bird....

I think that while I was downloading the video, the osprey flew off the webcam.

15: 00. No, osprey is still on the webcam!

[Polly]

Oh fantastic .... wonderful and thank you thank you - whoever, that the camera is running again !!!!!!
Gavril, great! You were lucky.  

Best regards from Polly

[yitmoth]

So, here are few pictures from earlier today.

First, MM at around 10:45 local time. A little camera-shy, maybe.


Then a second (male?) osprey scared her off.


No. 2 on the nest in an assertive posture.

[Gavril]

So, here are few pictures from earlier today.

First, MM at around 10:45 local time. A little camera-shy, maybe.

Then a second (male?) osprey scared her off.

No. 2 on the nest in an assertive posture.

Oh! This is clearly a male! His eyes are burning, vigor in everything!

[Summi]

Great news that the nest is in use. Gives much hope for the next spring!

[Polly]

I find it somewhat difficult for the males to distinguish them. We already had some young gentlemen here to visit. On vacation I will try to create a folder with pictures and date from this thread. So maybe I'll recognize better distinctive features and repeaters.

In the females there were 3 ladies so far. Is that correct or am I wrong?

However, MM seems to be the most likely new candidate for the nest.

[Polly]

 Oh! This is clearly a male! His eyes are burning, vigor in everything! 

[Gavril]

I find it somewhat difficult for the males to distinguish them. We already had some young gentlemen here to visit. On vacation I will try to create a folder with pictures and date from this thread. So maybe I'll recognize better distinctive features and repeaters.

In the females there were 3 ladies so far. Is that correct or am I wrong?

However, MM seems to be the most likely new candidate for the nest.

I look forward to the portfolio of all participants in the competition for the nest! The lady MM is a clear contender for the nest. Anyway, it's obvious to me. Maybe because her easy to identify.....

[Hellem]

July 20


11:03 An osprey is sitting on the right and preening, only it's tail and shadow are visible

[Gavril]

July 20


11:03 An osprey is sitting on the right and preening, only it's tail and shadow are visible

Good day, Hellem! It's MM. She flew into the nest at 10: 52. There was another osprey in the sky. MM was unhappy with the presence of another osprey. Then MM jumped on the webcam. Unfortunately I didn't manage to record the beginning of a dialogue between two of the ospreys!

[Gavril]

11: 18. MM is brushing his plumage. She loves this place.

11: 32. Wasp with unknown intentions trying to catch MM...

[Hellem]

Gavril , good day and thank you for the pictures, MM - it's good

[Gavril]

11: 52. MM jumped into a nest, said something to his invisible opponents, and flew away from the nest.

[yitmoth]

Amazingly, despite the drastic falloff in birdsong activity on all the Baltic webcams (quite normal for July), it seems like the Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) still sings all night long and into early morning somewhere near this nest. Here's a short segment from this morning (nothing to see, just listen).