Goshawk Nest in Riga 2022

Goshawk nests in Latvia
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06:32 H21 gets up and starts to feed.
(A bird that was still in the nest)

The little chick in the second row stands tall on its little legs and pushes its head between the siblings. Works, but is too tiring. It simply crawls past its siblings and takes pole position alongside its mother. Well done little one! :thumbs:
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Feeding 06:32 - 48

'48 H21 finishes feeding and removes the rest of the food from the nest.

'49 She returns, cleans the nest and covers the chicks.
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07:42 H21 leaves the nest for the grove.

'45 ...but returns from the mast.

She brings a larger piece of food, already well processed.
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It is not fed. H21 initially covered their little rascals again. 8-)
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09:33 H44 flutters into the nest, twitters to H21.
She gets up, pulls the feeder towards him and starts to feed the chicks.
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H44 jumps onto the side branch, observes the nest for a moment and leaves branch '34.
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So feeding 09:33 - 47

'47 H21 leaves the nest with the rest of the carcass.
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'49 A visitor on the upper branch ...
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...just before H21 returns. :laugh:
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12:16 H21 gets up and leaves the nest.
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The chicks are snooze... . :innocent:
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'21 H44 back at the nest but not much time passes...
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...because H21 was already approaching. :D
H44 out before H21 arrived.
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H21 is still a little while before she hatches to her chicks.
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I have to go for today.

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May 13

Hello, Polly :hi:

12:43 H21 takes care of and warms the chicks that still do not regulate their temperature.
13:19 rests for a while and lies down again.
14:24 a little one escapes to throw droppings that still haven't come out of the nest.
15:03 H21 goes out for prey.
15:15 - 15:18 Food.
16:36 - 16:49 New feeding.
17:58 Brief departure from H21 that enters immediately and covers them.
19:07 H44 enters with prey and leaves soon.
19:08 - 19:23 H21 feeds and takes the remains outside, the little ones snack on something.
19:25 H21 enters and covers them.
19:58 goes out for prey.
20:06 H21 enters and feeds until 20:19, remains remain in the nest
20:58 H21 eats some of the prey but the little ones wake up and eat a little more until 21:01, H21 throws himself into the chickens and off to sleep for today .

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May 14

Hello Polly and all. :wave:

Today has been through water at various times, some strong as at the last minute.
12:19 - 12:32 Feeding of prey that was in the nest, a chick later joins the meal, leaving with the remains H21 when finished.
12:42 - 12:44 H44 visit from the upper branch keeping watch.

The little ones are throwing the droppings further and further and about to come out of the nest.

14:02 H21 brings a green branch to the nest.
14:25 - 14:36 ​​Feeding on prey brought to the nest by H21, one of the chicks has not eaten.
15:40 - 15:42 H44 again visits from branch to branch and talks with H21 who then eats herself and feeds one of the chickens (possibly the one that didn't eat before).
16: 45 H21 came in with a prey and take care of the chickens so that they do not get wet.
16:50 - 16:54 H44 enters, dialogue, brings the prey a little closer and eats something.
18:01 - 18:08 Three of the chickens are fed and one eats very little.
19:48 - 19:56 Feed everyone with prey that went up H21 to remove the remains at the end.
21:16 - 21:20 H21 she feeds more than the chickens that are satisfied with the previous meal.

Shortly after it starts to rain, this time it seems harder.

Chickens that are a week old are already bigger and in another week they will have some down and the shafts of their feathers will begin to come out. They will go fast.

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15 May

Hello, Polly and all :wave:

9:32:55 H44 enters and then jumps onto the branch to leave after a bit of vigilance. (She has repeated it several times).

9:33:27 Feeding all four with the prey that was in the nest.

14:01:49 H44 arrives with prey and goes back to his branch.
14:02:45 H21 feeds all four and comes out with the remains of the prey.

16:33 H21 exits and enters with a green branch.

17:55 - 56 H21 exits and enters with a prey.
17:56 - 18:03 Feeding three of them, the other very little.

19:03 - 06 Feeding what was left in the nest.

19:43 - 46 He feeds again but there is little food, two eat, one a little and the other nothing.
19:46 - 48 H21 goes in and out twice in two minutes and she eats some of the little that was left.

20:50-51 She feeds herself with the very little that was left to two of them and another very little.

In the last part of the afternoon they have eaten little. Tomorrow there will be more possibilities.

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Thank you Emiliano. :nod: :2thumbsup:


May 16th


I start at 05:23.
I can't say what happened before that. H21 sits on her chicks. The little ones like to push themselves out - but just as much like to snuggle back under the protective tummy of H21. :innocent:
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05:30 H21 loosens the nest floor. It looks a little rough. The chicks try to withstand their busyness. :laugh:
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05:55 Our H's are having a dialogue.
H21 has a clear demand. :mrgreen:
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05:57 H44 chirps to H21 from the tree. Not seen but heard.
'58 Now he appears in the nest and brings food. Well prepared. I think a pigeon carcass.
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H21 starts feeding her chicks straight away. H44 flutters onto the side branch.
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06:00 H44 leaves the tree.
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All minis eat well. :thumbs:
Feeding 05:59 - 06:13
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The rest of the food stays in the nest.
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07:13 It looks relaxed in the nest of small and big H's. H21 gets up and starts gnawing on the rest of the food.
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It turns into a feeding ... at least two, later more or less all chicks take a few decency bites. It wasn't hunger.
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'Feeding' 07:14 - 18

H21 brings the rest of the carcass out of the nest this time.
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08:21/22 H21 gets up, loosens and stretches at the edge of the nest.
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One of the Mini-H's collects leftover food. :innocent: H21 goes back and takes care of the remaining bites in the nest.
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08:24 H44 can be heard in the grove.
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A lovely bunch of rascals. :2thumbsup:
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09:44 H44 flies around the nest tree.
H21 shows where it is currently circling and fluttering.

'23 now at the nest.
H21 has a clear message for him and what is needed - energetic to squeaky. :laugh:
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'24 H44 leaves the nest.
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09:27 H21 looks around, peeks out of the nest and leaves.
Shouts can be heard in the grove.

'33 back.
She starts pushing branches on, over and onto the chicks. :laugh:
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Then lies down with her calmly.
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09:56 H21 leaves the nest.
'59 With a branch back. 8-)
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11:17 And again H21 leaves the nest.
The chicks appear balanced, happy and look really good and healthy.

11:26 H21 returns with food. H21 is really no grace...
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I'm thinking (pondering :whistling: ) whether it might be because she's been lying down for hours that she's awkward at times. Or put additional strain on the Mauser...

However, H21 does not start feeding.
She lies down with her chicks. :innocent:
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