Estonian Osprey Nest (Ivo & Iiris) 2021

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6:59 Ivo flew away.

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8:52 Change. Ivo returned with a small branch, Iiris immediately flew away.

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10:31 Change. Iiris has returned. Ivo flew away.

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10:32 Iiris started incubation.

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11:28 Ivo made several wide circles over the forest, then flew to the nest.
He and Iiris looked into the sky, but without danger signals.

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11:31 Shift. Iiris flew away. Ivo stayed.

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12:52 Ivo stood with fluffed wings for more than a minute. I wonder why?

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13:22 Ivo all the time looks at the sky, and at one moment he jumped up.
But immediately sat down again.

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13:47 Ivo flew out of the nest.

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13:48 Iiris flew in and began to incubate.

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The cuckoo is always heard, but never seen.

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15:09 Ivo flew to the nest with half the fish,
Iiris showed no interest in food and Ivo flew away with the fish.

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15:29 Ivo gives danger signals.
15:29 One bird is visible in the sky, Ivo is somewhere near the nest. I zoomed in - an osprey.

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15:52 Iiris turns the eggs.
We hear the sounds of a hammer driving nails or an ax striking wood. Iiris reacts to them.

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Usually, Iiris turns eggs rarely (once every 1 hour or 2 hours) and quickly (a few seconds). And during this hour she turned them many times and each time for a long time, sometimes longer than 1-2 minutes.
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15:43
15:53
15:57
16:01
16:03
16:05
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16:22

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16:25 Iiris left the nest.
16:27 Iiris returned.

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17:09 The camera stopped working.

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21:46 The camera functions again.

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22:01 Fish delivery for Iiris.

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22:21 Iiris returned to the nest.



22:21 Ivo flew away.