Greater and Lesser Spotted Eagles

[Hellem]

19:51 The cam is back
20:11 Tiiu is taking a nap
20:28 Male lands with a dry twig, a short talk and Tiiu flies away, after some seconds male followed her
20:34 Tiiu is back and covers the egg

IceAge

[IceAge]

Hellem , nice to see you .

20:28
male brings a dry twig and both fly away.


20:34
Tiiu is back.

[Hellem]

21:11 Tiiu is sleeping

[Liz01]

April 28

Good Morning everyone, Hellem, IceAge

5:15 still one egg


5:28 Male came in with twig. Tiiu is calling quite a while
https://youtu.be/7LQ3NULRwRc

5:40 male came to the nest with a small twig


he jumps on the left branch


5:40 he flew to the left
5:42 Tiiu is rolling the egg

6:08 she is sleeping .

[Liz01]

Male brings a pine cone. Tiiu flew out to the left and male flew out with it too


7:03 mating outside
7:05 Male comes in with twig
is still searching for the right place

video of this funny moment incl mating sound

[IceAge]

Good morning,

08:04
camera stops.


11:51
camera works . Tiiu is on the egg.

12:39
Male brings a dry stick.


12:41
and a spruce twig. Tiiu would be more happy about a frog.


Liz

[IceAge]

13:41
male comes with a stick and Tiiu flies away and male covers the egg.


13:48
male flies away.

13:51
Tiiu comes back.


14:26
egg roll

[IceAge]

15:52
Male with a small frog.


16:45
Tiiu flies away.


16:57
Tiiu is back.

[Hellem]

all

19:32:06 Tiiu laid the 2nd egg

Liz, IceAge

[Susanne]

19:32: Tiiu has laid her second egg!

[IceAge]

You could see how Tiiu was straining.
The egg *Abel* is there.

19:58 - 20:16
the camera stops

20:17
both on the nest.

[Susanne]

IceAge! THIS is exactly what I would like to know. We all know that cainism is obligatory in LSEs, but not so in GSEs. What about the hybrid situation: which behaviour prevails? Mother's or Father's?

[IceAge]

Cainism also exists in other birds of prey.
Clanga pomarina and Clanga clanga are so closely related that they can produce offspring. Since kainism occurs in both species, it is likely that *Abel* will not survive.
We will see. I would be happy if both chicks fledged, but I have my doubts.

[mogga]

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Hello @all !

19:32:06 Tiiu laid the 2nd egg

[mogga]

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@Susanne, @IceAge:

I don't know much about the years of Tönn & Tiiu. Was there cainism? As far as I know, with the greater spotted eagles it is sometimes like this, sometimes like that...

[IceAge]

April 29.

Good morning,

05:26
eggs roll


06:00
male comes and does some nest work.


06:02
male flies away.

07:05
preening and eggs roll

07:26
camera stops.

08:31
camera is back.

09:06
eggs roll

[IceAge]

09:14
male with a dry twig.


09:45
eggs roll

10:26
male comes with a dry stick. Tiiu flies away and male follows.


10:29
male again

[IceAge]

10:32
Tiiu comes with a bundle of hay. Male flies away.


11:57
Male with a spruce twig.

[Bea]

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Ouffff, a second egg! It will be interesting (and maybe challenging ....) to see how things will develop, in case that both eggs will carry eaglets and will hatch.

Second egg laid on 28. April - cam went online on 26. April, so the first egg is probably laid only few hours before the cam went online.

[Hellem]

Bea

Urmas wrote: ... First egg appeared to be in nest in 25th of April ...