Latvian Bittern Camera 2015 and 2016

[Liz01]

10:26 Danger in the air


10:40 long neck

[Liz01]

10:45 Male is calling, Female stands up and went into the reed

10:54 she is on the way back? loud noises from walking in the reed .
10:55 A she landed above

10:57 there is a danger - extreme long neck. someone flew over . A hawk?
10:58 she went into the nest and covers the eggs

[Liz01]

14:44 she is working on her nest
14:47 egg rolling

[Liz01]

April 24

good morning!

6:01 danger on the right




7:48 air danger

[Liz01]

7:52 she turns

[Marfo]

Just found out the Bittern camera is back!

Yes!!!
Let's hope the all goes well this year

It's time this nest got it's own space in the list (with the right date). It is so hard to find now in all these sub-sub-sub threads...

[Liz01]

May 10

good day

4:53 a fight with a conspecific.




5:20 she stops "calling" and is looking above. the intruder is still near

[Liz01]

6:49 she is relaxed. she is rolling the eggs, turns and covers them

we have five eggs!

[asteria]

Last year the family had to escape because of the mink:
viewtopic.php?t=782&start=1080

[Liz01]

May 12



12:48 first chick has hatched
congrats!

13:15 chick is visible

[Liz01]

May 13

6:55 female turns. Chick is visible


7:38 loud alarm calls by the female

[Liz01]

chick is visible- air danger

[Liz01]

12:19 someone above . She is looking up

12:21:24 chick is peeking out
12:24:42 chick went backwards out of nest
14:25 chick went back into the nest

[Liz01]

13:09 Female starts preening herself. Chick is good visible
13:11 another empty egg shell. The second one has hatched the egg shell on the right is moving


chick is yawning


the cute one

[Liz01]

May 15

8:38 female is feeding her chicks



Female leaves the nest! chicks alone~10:05 am 2023/05/15

[Liz01]

Female is preening. Still 2 Chicks are visible~12:10 pm 2023/05/15



Air Danger! perfect camouflage ~2:56 pm 2023/05/15



Female went out for fishing, chicks alone at home~3:12 pm 2023/05/15

[Liz01]

May 16

The third chick has hatched~8:02 am 2023/05/16


8:54 Female removes the egg shell and went away for fishing

[guest]

25.05


a strange Bittern baby came yesterday,and lives with our family today:
https://forums.dabasdati.lv/viewtopic.p ... 25#p369125