Dunedin male:
scylla said: The Estonian pair seem to be lining the nest with newspaper!
The Estonian pair seem to be lining the nest with newspaper!
I was going to call it "bringing a magazine for Piret" when he came in with it, then I thought it must be a large piece of stripped bark from a silver birch, lol, don't know why silver birch sprang to mind.
Looks like Madis has just brought a fish, and that they're bonding at last.
[/quote]That's the first time I've seen him bring a fish for her. Maybe that's why she wouldn't let him mate. ( No fish, no nookie!)
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Carol W said: Just asked and had a response from Adrian Strand on Tiger's osprey facebook group: it is the Dodd nest used by Mrs & No-ring until 2010. No ID yet, but they should know eventually if these birds hang around - I'm fairly sure they have maintained the camera on that nest. Adrian also confirmed that white YV was the male of the non-breeding second pair at Bassenthwaite last year, so presumably last year's 2nd female hasn't returned.
Just asked and had a response from Adrian Strand on Tiger's osprey facebook group: it is the Dodd nest used by Mrs & No-ring until 2010. No ID yet, but they should know eventually if these birds hang around - I'm fairly sure they have maintained the camera on that nest.
Adrian also confirmed that white YV was the male of the non-breeding second pair at Bassenthwaite last year, so presumably last year's 2nd female hasn't returned.
Surely they would have reported if white YV had been around last year as well.
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Rachel K said:That's the first time I've seen him bring a fish for her.
I'm sorry to say that I have a previous delivery from yesterday or the day before but I can't find it. I am totally lost, the program I'm using for this nest has no markers whatsoever - so what with my pantsy short-term memory... no hope! Have been on techie forums trying to get help, none so far :'(
Matings etc extracted from 38mins this morning - Piret is being much more co-operative!
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The problem with nest 2 in Estonia is this:
"The Osprey 2 camera nesting territory is known as one of the oldest and most successful in South Estonia. Last year the ospreys built a new nest here. However, with the autumn storms it fell down from the tree and so an artificial nest was built in the same tree in winter. After the camera installation in spring it turned out that the same pair had another nest as well, about 400 meters away, and this year the ospreys are using that. So maybe we will" not see ospreys very often in this camera, but the view can be enjoyed"
ALAN, I'm quite relieved in a way, it would be such a shame (for me) not to be able to record it most of the time, with it being such a lovely view and good cam quality.
Here is Madis skydancing and bringing a fish for Piret this morning:
Hello scylla,
That's a great video of the Estonian pair :-) Did Piret eat the fish on the nest?
She seems to have accepted him now.
EDIT: I see from your other video of the pair that Madis mantles when he first arrives on the nest. He still doesn't seem to be quite comfortable with her, no surprising I suppose given her earlier aggressive behaviour!
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What a great video Scylla, my goodness doesnt that Eyrie sway about a lot LOL
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Unknown said:Did Piret eat the fish on the nest?
She certainly started eating it on the nest and I think she continued to do so.
XD mantled like that - apparently it's done to big themselves up, not as a defensive posture though. That's what I was told at XD's time on the LG nest.
Now I can't remember if I've seen Odin do it or not :-?
What a view ALAN - terrific shot ! Good and bad news then, but , SCYLLA's video is encouraging. Thanks SCYLLA