Estonian White-tailed Sea Eagle Nest Camera 2022

[IceAge]

22:21
male


22:43
Male flies to a lower branch

[IceAge]

May 16.


Good morning,

04:07
male


04:12
female comes


05:17
female on the nest.

[IceAge]

05:19
male with hay


05:25
Male flies to the left and female follows.

05:55
female is back


07:57
still on the nest.


08:36
female flies away.

[Susanne]

Good morning to all and thank you, as always, IceAge!

Interesting things going on here .
When the female arrived at 05:55, she had a really bloody beak from eating (up to the beak base), and this beak had to be cleaned instantly... I guess this was not fish, but something else. - And E 340 brings hay - very nice.

09:19: Short soft calls by 'Smiley', somewhere on the right. E 340 flies over the meadow in search of a 'treasure' or love-gift. He flies forth and back -now, I'd call this courtship behaviour.

09:23: E 340 brings the first branch ever!
09:24: Soft 'kissy-beaky' (oh, I like ame's term for this interaction!)
- Both poke in the bowl, rearrange sticks and twigs, head to head. -
09:31: 'Smiley' tries out the improvements and lies down.
09:33: E 340 flies away, straight over the meadow and vanishes in the woods.
09:34: 'Smiley' jumps onto the p-branch and leaves, flying high to the left .

[Susanne]

17:54: 'Smiley' hops into the nest.
17:55: E 340 follows.
Both poke a little in the nest bowl, move twigs and sticks.
17:58: She lies down. E 340 works at the rim of the nest (in front of the middle branches).

[Susanne]

18:15 (and before) ff.: What a great sight - they are seriously coordinating their construction attempts. OK, one branch slipped down - but the long one which had been at the left for such a long time, has successfully been moved to the 'front door'. E 340 is busy with cutting and carving the branch, and they are still in a 'kissy-beaky'-mood.

- Many "first times" today regarding the season, the pair. -

18:19: E 340 has discovered some pleasure in cutting things, it seems. Plastic thing in the corner too?

[Susanne]

1834: E 340 flies down to the meadow (birches) and fetches more material. (twig or hay? I couldn't see it, because 'Smiley' was in the way.)
18:36: E 340 back in the nest.
18:38: He tries to lie down, but 'Smiley' is more into "you there?-no-not-now" and then 'kissy-beaky'.
18:41: E 340 flies away, circling over the meadow -probably for more .

[Susanne]

19:42: Cam was turned off for a minute or so. - And again at 19:43. 'Smiley' is still lying in the nest bowl, very relaxed.
19:46: Looks like someone is testing some functions of the cam???
19:49: On-and-off.

[IceAge]

Susanne, many thanks .

20:05
between on and off


22:58

[IceAge]

May 17.

Good morning,

04:57
Smiley


04:35
male with a bundle of hay


04:43
male flies away.
04:44
female follows.

[Susanne]

Good morning to all, thank you IceAge!

09:34: 'Smiley' comes home and settles in the nest bowl. (One of the hay bundles was pushed to the nest rim (down right) by the wind.)

[Susanne]

10:07: 'Smiley' leaves and flies off to the right.

[Susanne]

18:36: The woodpigeon is singing. Flapping wings, calling, two voices. The pair must have arrived at the tree, but I've no idea where?
(Far on the right? Or below the nest?)

18:40: 'Woody" is still there and continues with his song.

[Susanne]

18:47: Another longer duet.
18:57: And another one.- They are still 'invisible'.

[Susanne]

19:37: Cam is turned off.- and back again at 19:39. -
19:40: No, it's not back ....and back again at 19:45. - Ah, we'll see!

[Susanne]

19:56: 'Smiley' and E 340 sing, then 'Smiley' jumps into the nest , coming from the right branch. (Ah, there you were!)
19:58: She lies down in the bowl.

[IceAge]

21:11
Smiley


Susanne

[IceAge]

May 18.

Good morning,

04:01


06:07


07:01
male flies away and female follows.

[IceAge]

12:29
female comes

[Susanne]

Good day and thank you, IceAge!

'Smiley' swiftly cleans her beak in the bowl.
12:30: She decides to take the p-branch, preening time, turn,
12:48: ...and there she perches and waits and looks around.
12:53: (and before): Something on the ground (or the lower branches) seems to be interesting.
12:55: Back in the nest bowl - sun bathing.