165.Danish TV-nest: White-tailed eagle eats coot, 16 April 2015
Published by DOFBirdLife, 6 May 2015
See also: Why do White-tailed Eagles prefer coots?
B. Struwe-Juhl: In: B. Helander, M. Marquiss & W. Bowerman (eds.): Sea Eagle 2000. Proceedings from an international Sea Eagle Conference at Björko, Sweden, 13-17 September 2000. Swedish Society for Nature Conservation/SNF & Atta. 45 Tryckeri AB. Stockholm, 2003: S. 317-325
Re: WTE Video Collection
Posted: February 21st, 2016, 7:19 pm
by maertha
166.Nest has to be fought for. Latvia, February 2016
Video by Urmas Lett, 15 February 2016
“The quite long “film” shows the fending off of the younger nest occupants for five minutes. An attentive watcher notes the differences in exterior and the leg rings. Such battles are not without risks for both parts. The male birds weigh less, around 5 kilos, which shows. Fully grown females may even be over 6 kilos and considering the needle-sharp talons and strong beak of eagles the internal reckonings can have a quite sad ending.” Read more: http://www.looduskalender.ee/en/node/26472
Re: WTE Video Collection
Posted: April 25th, 2016, 5:29 pm
by maertha
167.Danish “camera eagle” brings a hare that is still alive to the nest. April 2016
[youtube]nEOUmXUn8wQ&list=PL9a2EzzLkmX6r8sZ-h5vJEu4KzE4ap4xK&index=3&gl=US[/youtube] Dansk Ornitologisk Forening (DOF)BirdLife, 20 April 2016