Latvian WtE nest webcamera Juras-erglis Durbe 2021

[Abigyl]

Dear Mildush

So good to go back to normality

[ame]

the poor lawn is quite flat now after Milda sat on it.

[Ajeta]

Was it really Mr. L in the early morning? The black bit on the tail looked too big, I think, and the line of the upper dark feathers of the tail straighter than at Mr L's tail?

tail early morning:


tail mid morning:




Also, the eagle in the morning seemed to have rather dark eyes? Of course the light was bad, but I'm not sure it was just the bad light. On the whole it seemed not quite familiar.

[ame]

indeed the light in the early morning was very bad. after all it was almost half an hour before sunrise. so i can't anything absolutely certain in any direction... and i don't think that anyone can either.

any way, i think that the eagle behaved like Mr L and the tail (as much as we could see of it) didn't disagree with his tail, at least not very much. the appearance of his tail is not as constant as Milda's. it varies from time to time depending on the order in which the feathers are.

the tail of the subadult yesterday was much too dirty compared to the tail which the eagle in the early morning had. i don't believe that it was he. so if this eagle in the morning wasn't he or Mr L it would have been a third unknown eagle.

i have many times explained why i don't like to assume more eagles than necessary... so therefore i believe that the eagle in the morning was most probably Mr L. but of course everyone is free to think what they like about him.

[ame]

19:23 a black woodpecker called.
19:26 again.

[ame]

19:52:12 a pygmy owl called and quite soon another call.
19:52:45 again a call. all calls seemed to come from about equally far. strange.

[ame]

moonlight!

[Sonchik]

At 7:03:22, a bird is visible in the upper left corner. At 7:03:31, a bird flew from afar to the left and flew to the top. Probably a hawk. The jay flew down.

[ame]

Sep 19

good morning!

thank you Sonchik for your observations! i made longer videos which should now cover all the hunting episode.

a about a quarter to 3 am a red deer stag was bellowing in the forest but he was too far for a video.

4:33 rustling near the microphone.
4:36 more.


i wish that the creature whoever it is would once say something. or is it an insect who can't speak?
or is it only sticks moving? it doesn't sound like it.

[ame]

6:26 Biruta L heard a pygmy owl calling. then several times more.
thank you for the observation!
a little earlier also a tawny owl called.
6:29 the pygmy owl again.
6:31 again a call.

[ame]

6:39 again a pygmy owl called, far this time
6:40 a call. then more, altogether four calls.
6:43 two pygmy owls!
6:45 again a call.

[ame]

9:50 a jay flew to the right branch. he/she went to the top.
9:51:39 the jay flew away by the Sisters and Cousins towards the swan pond.

[Abigyl]

The bowl is ready for eggies... very beautiful

But no eagles today.

[ame]

it has been a sunny but very windy day. i haven't found anything special. the insectivores have flown away about two weeks ago and also the resident birds, like woodpeckers, haven't come to visit the nest, although their voices have been heard.

[ame]

Sep 20

good morning!

23:57 a flock of geese flew by. barnacle geese? i think so.


barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis)
https://www.xeno-canto.org/670476

[ame]

00:42 again. fewer birds but closer and for a shorter time.

[ame]

2:25 flight calls of barnacle geese again. this night was their migration here.


3:42 a tawny owl female called but too far for a video.

[ame]

4:15 the tawny owl female called closer.

[ame]

5:10 the tawny owl female called again.

[ame]

6:16 a pygmy owl called rather near. then another pygmy owl called farther.
they called many times. also a tawny owl female called at times.
6:30 the pygmy owls had a song contest. both sang at the same time.
the calling and singing lasted till 6:50.