Estonian Eagle Owl Nest 2022, 2023, 2024
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Re: Estonian Eagle Owl Nest 2022, 2023
14:37 someone flew past.... she turns her head from the right to the left
resting
She doesn't care that I sit here and wait all day for an egg
resting
She doesn't care that I sit here and wait all day for an egg
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14:49 she nibbles again on the stick. she can't cut it. If I do that, I'll need a doctor afterwards
14:51 she stand up, turns and is digging in the nest bowl
she turns again and settles down
14:54 she is up again .. poking in the nest bowl and digging
14:55 she removes a twig from the nest bowl. she cannot sit on it. The princess is very sensitive
14:51 she stand up, turns and is digging in the nest bowl
she turns again and settles down
14:54 she is up again .. poking in the nest bowl and digging
14:55 she removes a twig from the nest bowl. she cannot sit on it. The princess is very sensitive
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14:55 she is hooting .. stands up and is digging
up.. down ... up ... down
Madam that's the right position for laying an egg My patience is running out
up.. down ... up ... down
Madam that's the right position for laying an egg My patience is running out
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Position for the next few hours
15:13 male starts hooting
15:15 preening time
15:16 another position
15:26 she stands up and turns
15:27 the male is hooting .. she is still working
15:28:40 male is hooting.. special song
15:29 male said huuu
preening feather for feather
15:13 male starts hooting
15:15 preening time
15:16 another position
15:26 she stands up and turns
15:27 the male is hooting .. she is still working
15:28:40 male is hooting.. special song
15:29 male said huuu
preening feather for feather
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Zooming out to find the male?
15:31 I can not see him... she is preening herself
15:32 she is digging again
15:34 female is hooting male is hooting too
15:31 I can not see him... she is preening herself
15:32 she is digging again
15:34 female is hooting male is hooting too
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Camera and microphone are 8 meters away from the nest. so I can never actually tell that someone is calling close to the nest.
The male can be close to the camera when he is hooting "loud".
15:39 she is preening herself. a lot of work with all the feathers
15:40 she is tucked deep in the nest .. stands up and is scratching in the nest bowl
15:43
looks like she has lift her tail .. now the cam is too far from the nest for me
15:46:40 male starts hooting
16:19 male is hooting
The male can be close to the camera when he is hooting "loud".
15:39 she is preening herself. a lot of work with all the feathers
15:40 she is tucked deep in the nest .. stands up and is scratching in the nest bowl
15:43
looks like she has lift her tail .. now the cam is too far from the nest for me
15:46:40 male starts hooting
16:19 male is hooting
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16:21 she stands up and flew away
both are hooting. they are on the left out of sight
16:23:40 mating
Male came to the nest tree
16:24 is hooting
16:25:49 male flew away and is hooting
it seems to be a ritual that he always flies to the nest tree after mating.
that was a long stay at nest
both are hooting. they are on the left out of sight
16:23:40 mating
Male came to the nest tree
16:24 is hooting
16:25:49 male flew away and is hooting
it seems to be a ritual that he always flies to the nest tree after mating.
that was a long stay at nest
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From now on I'll only watch -and very much will enjoy myself- and stop posting.
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16:52 female is back on the nest tree
she went in the nest box . Male is hooting
she is digging
settles down, stands up
17:16 male is hooting.
17:17 woow, Zoom to the female again good for my old eyes
she went in the nest box . Male is hooting
she is digging
settles down, stands up
17:16 male is hooting.
17:17 woow, Zoom to the female again good for my old eyes
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17:49 she starts hooting he answers
17:50 he is still hooting
17:50 he is still hooting
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18:18 she is yawning, scratching her head
stands up.. male is hooting
18:19 she flew away.
Both are talking
18:20:08 mating sound .. and male came to the nest tree
stands up.. male is hooting
18:19 she flew away.
Both are talking
18:20:08 mating sound .. and male came to the nest tree
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18:38 male is hooting
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At 23:42:10 the Egg can be seen. Congratulations
She laid the Egg at 23:16:28
I hope Liz01? you can make a movie out of it
She laid the Egg at 23:16:28
I hope Liz01? you can make a movie out of it
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Congratulations everyone on the first
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all!
The transmission is terrible, the stream is on and off every few seconds
22:30 eagle owl lands silently on the large branch beside nestbox (I believe it's the female)
22:35 Yes, it is the female, she is now in the nest. She is doing the same as all afternoon, digging in the nest and bothering with sticks, alternating with quiet periods of just looking around. No sign of the male.
23:07ff she is heaving, like contractions.
23:11 more contractions, I think she is laying an egg now; pity that we can't have the zoom now... (thankfully, the stream is better now!)
23:15 she's sitting up in the nest and looks stressed. Is that it?
23:17ff she relaxes somewhat, then sits very still for a long time.
23:34 she gets up and looks under herself. Do we have an egg?
23:42 She is getting up and turns around, all the while looking underneath. I believe an egg can be seen, but it is very blurry there. She flattens down in the nest, then makes herself comfy.
23:16 Possibly this is the moment
23:42:22 She turns in the nest... is this the egg?
The transmission is terrible, the stream is on and off every few seconds
22:30 eagle owl lands silently on the large branch beside nestbox (I believe it's the female)
22:35 Yes, it is the female, she is now in the nest. She is doing the same as all afternoon, digging in the nest and bothering with sticks, alternating with quiet periods of just looking around. No sign of the male.
23:07ff she is heaving, like contractions.
23:11 more contractions, I think she is laying an egg now; pity that we can't have the zoom now... (thankfully, the stream is better now!)
23:15 she's sitting up in the nest and looks stressed. Is that it?
23:17ff she relaxes somewhat, then sits very still for a long time.
23:34 she gets up and looks under herself. Do we have an egg?
23:42 She is getting up and turns around, all the while looking underneath. I believe an egg can be seen, but it is very blurry there. She flattens down in the nest, then makes herself comfy.
23:16 Possibly this is the moment
23:42:22 She turns in the nest... is this the egg?
“Animals, like us, are living souls. They are not things. They are not objects. Neither are they human. Yet they mourn. They love. They dance. They suffer. They know the peaks and chasms of being.” (G. Kowalski) Caveat: Apart from this remarkable sentence I do not agree with his philosophies.
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She is relaxing now, but every now and then she becomes nervous, gets up und possibly rolls her egg. (I write "possibly" because I have not actually *seen* an egg, just a whitish blurry spot that *could* be an egg (and not perhaps her 'trousers'). We will get a better video resolution tomorrow in daylight. From her behaviour, though, we can surely assume that there is an egg indeed. - Also, the exact moment, to the second, of an egg plopping out was not sooo obvious to me.)
00:14 she gets up again and turns around. A whitish spot under her can be seen several times, which I hope is indeed part of an egg. Mr. Bubo has not turned up yet.
02:29 the male can be heard hooting but not seen.
00:14 relaxing for a while
00:17 caring for the egg
She is relaxing now, but every now and then she becomes nervous, gets up und possibly rolls her egg. (I write "possibly" because I have not actually *seen* an egg, just a whitish blurry spot that *could* be an egg (and not perhaps her 'trousers'). We will get a better video resolution tomorrow in daylight. From her behaviour, though, we can surely assume that there is an egg indeed. - Also, the exact moment, to the second, of an egg plopping out was not sooo obvious to me.)
00:14 she gets up again and turns around. A whitish spot under her can be seen several times, which I hope is indeed part of an egg. Mr. Bubo has not turned up yet.
02:29 the male can be heard hooting but not seen.
00:14 relaxing for a while
00:17 caring for the egg
“Animals, like us, are living souls. They are not things. They are not objects. Neither are they human. Yet they mourn. They love. They dance. They suffer. They know the peaks and chasms of being.” (G. Kowalski) Caveat: Apart from this remarkable sentence I do not agree with his philosophies.
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03:47 The female gets up
Flies away and I do not see an egg.
03:48 The male arrives with a prey and quickly flies away.
03:56 The female returns.
Good morning to All
Flies away and I do not see an egg.
03:48 The male arrives with a prey and quickly flies away.
03:56 The female returns.
Good morning to All
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Good morning bozena Isia
Yes, I saw this and was shocked too. But when she came back, she seemed to be "rolling an egg" again. It may have been so close to the near rim of the nest that it was not visible for us? Well, we'll find out in daylight, I suppose.
Yes, I saw this and was shocked too. But when she came back, she seemed to be "rolling an egg" again. It may have been so close to the near rim of the nest that it was not visible for us? Well, we'll find out in daylight, I suppose.
“Animals, like us, are living souls. They are not things. They are not objects. Neither are they human. Yet they mourn. They love. They dance. They suffer. They know the peaks and chasms of being.” (G. Kowalski) Caveat: Apart from this remarkable sentence I do not agree with his philosophies.
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Good morning Askja I would love to wait for daylight. But it is 23:00 at my place now .