Latvian WtE nest webcamera Juras-erglis Durbe 2021

[Sonchik]

At 20:51, the bird flew to the top.

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Jun 24

good morning!

Happy Jāņi!
yesterday was the day of Līgo, the day before Jāņi. this two day feast is celebration of the summer solstice. it is celebrated in the Baltic countries including the Nordic countries Finland, Sweden, Norway and Iceland. in Christian era this previously a pagan feast was moved a few days after the summer solstice and it was renamed after St John the Baptist.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C4%81%C5%86i
it was believed that there was magic in the night between Līgo and Jāņi so that even the fern (Pteridium aquilinum) blooms.


in normal years there has been a party at the race track in this night. this year it was quiet.

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the Moon was visible for a while.

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5:04 an eagle flew in. Mr L?


5:08 yes: Mr L jumped to the left branch. his tail feathers are in disorder.

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5:09 he flew away.


this is the whole visit.

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5:23 a great tit sang nearby.
then he visited, or another great tit visited, i'm not sure which.


the singing went on as earlier.

[Abigyl]

Good Morning !

Looks like a nice summer morning

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12:45 DUMAYOHOROSHEM reported an eagle's call in the YT chat.
thank you!
it sounded like a female's voice.

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Liz wrote in the YT chat: "​13:18 bird on the left branch "
thank you Liz!
it was a blackbird. he began singing somewhere farther from the nest tree. then he flew somewhere much closer.
13:15 he sang somewhere under the nest louder and louder (= closer and closer to the microphone). then he flew to the top branch and wasn't so loud anymore.

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14:30 a wasp.

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15:22:33 a wasp!
yes, she is there, right above dabasdati.lv.


then footsteps.
15:35:33 a wasp again.
- or someone stripy like a wasp. the latter looked even slimmer than a wasp.


16:48 more wasps.

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18:19 a blackbird sang nearby. then he flew to the top and sang more.
blackbirds are singing around the nest tree all the time but they are not often seen.

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20:17 a wood pigeon flew over the meadow flapping his/her wings loud against each other.

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22:20 a bumblebee buzzed on the microphone. she made similar rustling on the microphone as we have heard earlier in the nights but without buzzing. i think that the rustles have been some insects.
22:21 again a bumblebee.
22:29 a woodcock flew by and called. then a bumblebee buzzed again.

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June 25

good morning!

6:05 - 6:09 a robin was singing nearby but out of sight. i think that also he deserves a song video.

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7:39:52 an eagle flew in. Mr L, i think.


7:40:13 a big bird landed softly on the top. the tree shook a little.

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the eagle dug the nest bottom a little. then he preened. the tail feathers were in disorder in the same way as the eagle's earlier. it was Mr L. the other eagle on the top must be Milda.

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7:45 an eagle flew away from the top.


Mr L flew away, too.


both flew to the direction of the Fish Market.

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8:29 two great tits.




mega2 has made more very nice pictures of them:
https://forums.dabasdati.lv/viewtopic.p ... 55#p290155

[Abigyl]

Such a pleasure to see an eagle on the nest