Estonian Eagle Owl Nest 2022, 2023, 2024

[Liz01]

14:15 arrival owlet. it is wandering under the nest tree
EDIT: it was already on the right in the greenery since 13:09


still there




18:01 it flies!!! away

poma, thank you!

[muwizar]

Happy to see the little one

[Liz01]

18:01 Flying little one



19:56:10 the owlet can fly pretty well

[laranjeiras]

so good to see the little owlet - and to see it can fly



Liz01

[laranjeiras]

for a while the owlet has been clambering up trees (and falling a bit, sometimes )

[Liz01]

for a while the owlet has been clambering up trees (and falling a bit, sometimes )

laranjeiras, thank you

It is climbing a tree, flies to another tree, is climbing again an went out of sight

[Liz01]

It went out of sight

[muwizar]

12:41:03 Owlet still on the stump, top left. Thank you Judit Gergely

16:57 Owlet is still there, enjoying the day.

[laranjeiras]

19.03 - owlet is on the move

[laranjeiras]

the owlet has been in this area all evening

23.10 it arrived at the tree (circled - top left)

[laranjeiras]

good morning

it's been such a delight to watch this little owlet developing now we get to see it most days as it has learnt how to fly and now has its own favoured spots on tree branches. i take it the parents are also teaching it how to hunt - one can still hear it begging for food sometimes. it's so good to see a successful season

[laranjeiras]

23.48 a feeding on cam

the owlet was on the tree (left side) and then flew to the ground. a parent flew by (23.48) above, and then dropped down with prey



then it flew off to the right



(sorry for poor picture quality!)

[laranjeiras]

July 9th


over the past two days i've not spotted our little friend (there were a few hours of no cam though). really hope it is okay and that it shows up on cam again

[laranjeiras]

round about 10.06am, and lasting for a while, the crows squawked and I heard an owl (adult). there was another bird call - it seemed to be replying to the owl call - but it didn't sound like an owl call. i wonder what bird it was

edit - 'replying' might be a bit strong, the bird probably was just doing its own thing...

[laranjeiras]

at 19.15 our little owlet emerged and made its way over to its stump

(thanks to Judit Gergely for timestamp on YouTube)

[muwizar]

https://www.err.ee/1609392634/madise-ke ... piiranguid

Eagle owl has been in the news. Some developments noted in the story. The English article is oddly different and mentions Ural owls. Not sure why. Better to translate from estonian.

Ending to this article is damming.

"Surviving Eagle owlets in whole of Estonia in 2021 = Two. 2022 All the owlets died. 2023 only one owlet made it."

This is horrendous survival %.

Also in the article they dance around the issue of declaring more protected habitats that could be perhaps logged for profit. Or that is how it seems.

[muwizar]

10th July. 2024

22:29:27 Owlet arrives. Very nice flight.

[laranjeiras]

the owlet stayed until 23.37

muwizar

i've got pretty much the same picture but with an arrow to show the bird (crow?). Also - bad news re: recent years' survival of eagle owls

[Riin]

Has this owlet been ringed also?

[Liz01]

Has this owlet been ringed also?

Riin it is ringed too
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