Lesser Spotted Eagle (Clanga pomarina) nest in Zemgalē, Latvia 2023

Lesser Spotted Eagles in Latvia
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16:33 Still incubating
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16:38 He stands up. Anna is calling near . he flies away
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back with another twig :innocent:
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16:39 Andris stands up. He looks pretty proud. Anna is on the way home
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Anna came home with a monster crop :bow: :headroll:
16:40:08 he loves her :innocent: :innocent:
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16:40 he flew to the right
16:40:56 look at her crop!
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16:45 Andris brings a green flower for his Lady :loveshower:
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As noted, Anna was stuffed to the brim with food this afternoon. And it showed. She struggled to stay awake, already dozing off around 17:40. A few stands and preen but mostly brooding and dozing.

Went to dark with Anna facing away but with head up and perhaps looking out - all that early sleeping...

Dozing off, beak into nest :rolleyes:
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Unusual stretch - reminds me of how the chicks loll around before fledging.
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May 27

Good Morning everyone :hi:

handbyl, thanks :thumbs:

4:22 Hanna is already awake :laugh:
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5:11 she is looking to the right
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5:12 someone is there, she is looking at
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5:21 she stands up
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and flies away
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5:27 she is back with empty hands
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6:41 preening session
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6:59 egg rolling and she turns

7:20 Andris brings breakfast. He came in from the right. it looks like he has brought a bigger bird . it takes a while for Anna to swallow it
yes, I saw two small legs
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7:21 Anna flies away. Andris takes over the incubation duties
7:42 Andris is preening himself
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7:48 Anna comes home with a green twig
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7:49 Andris brings a huge green branch
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8:32 Anna is still incubating.
9:07 Andris brings a nice size rodent
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and a green flower :innocent:
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these end of may days are the calm before the storm.
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12:46 Andris came in with a mole for Anna. She flew of with it
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Anna flew away with it

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13:39 Anna returns with a huge green branch
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16:38 or so, Just after Anna returned to the nest with a sprig, but Andris flew in doing the same.

Calm late afternoon to dusk - brooding, preening and contemplating as might eagles do.

16:17 some quick eagle yoga both wings

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Towards 19:00 Anna is beginning to doze on and off. She flies out at 19:17 and returns with nothing 10 mins later.

22:12 a surprise visit by Andris carrying a rather awkward dry stick. Not the best of choices but he avoids clobbering Anna with it.

Soon afterwards Anna sleeps as it goes to dark.
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May 28

Good morning all :hi:

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4:58 Andris is in a tree opposite the net. Anna wakes up and calls
he has cut a twig and brought it to Anna
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he flies away for
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6:15 Anna stands up, short preening and eagle yoga
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6:15 she flies away
6:20 she brings a huge spruce twig
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7:43 anna is :sleeping:
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8:19 she is preening herself
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8:29 she is singing the food song. Andris brings a mouse
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Thanks to folks in YT chat for timeline alerts!!!

09:20 largish rodent, which Anna swallows with a lot of heaving and gulping:
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13:17 Anna leaves for a break and returns 6 mins later empty handed.

14:53 and thereabouts, Anna very alert, looking around and up - gives a series of calls looking up.

Andris arrives with a very large rodent - water vole? Anna leaves and Andris takes over brooding duties:
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18:48 Anna returns with an early Xmas tree of a sprig:
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Not to be outdone, Andris leaves and returns with an awkwardly shaped dried branch. He seems to favour these for reasons perhaps not apparent to Anna.

18:50s onwards Anna in nest ....

Calm evening, nothing of note. Anna did drowse into dusk but was not particularly sleepy with her head out. Just before dark she stood and preened before settling down, finally head over and into back feathers....
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May 29

Good Morning everyone :hi:

4:24 Anna flies away
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4:29 she is back empty handed
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5:17 She is sleeoing
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5:22 Andris brings breakfast
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6:06 looks like she is listen to the egg

6:18 she is preening herself
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8:36 Forest worker can be heard. Bad time for that! Anna is looking pretty unhappy
8:46 I hope she will stay

12:01 Andris brings lunch
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