Re: Lesser Spotted Eagles in Zemgalē, Latvia with Laila and Uldis, Latvijas Dabas Fonds, nest in birch, 2023

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May 6

Good morning

05.25 Laila wakes up, she watches the surrounding for a short while.. 05.29 She goes back to sleep

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06.33 Laila needed a break, she flew away


06.36 She returned, and covered the eggs

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08.14 Laila needed a break again


08.18 Laila returned. She rolled and covered her eggs

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10.32-11.01 Laila preens very thoroughly




11.02 She ended the preening and rolled her eggs

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11.33 Laila sees Uldis


She found the little bird that Uldis got her yesterday evening


She swallowed the bird when Uldis arrived

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11.34 When Laila finished the bird, Uldis gave her a rodent


She started eating straight away, she was hungry


11.34.59 Uldis left the nest
11.37 Laila finished the rodent. She rolled and covered her precious eggs

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12.35-12.53 she starts preening again

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She sees something She relaxed after this and went back to preening

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17.17 Uldis arrived with something big


I can't see what it is maybe a rabbit?!
The prey has a lot of fur, it seems..




17.18 Laila flew away with the prey

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It looks like a paw

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17.18 Uldis rolled and covered the eggs


Something or someone really bothers Uldis, for a long period
I think it was a jay, i heard some strange sounds. I really hope it's not the jays from last year, they were awful

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18.07 Uldis is relaxed, sleeping


18.07.45 I hear a common buzzard calling (Buteo buteo)
18.09 Laila is calling. Uldis listens intently

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18.09 Laila called loud when she returned to the nest. Something is really bothering them

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18.10 Laila rolls the eggs and Uldis is on guard


I can still hear the common buzzard



18.14 Laila tells Uldis to go and find some more food
Uldis obeyed and left a few seconds after

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It looks like a paw

I think you are right - a kitten or fox kit? Colour is fox-like.

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I think you are right - a kitten or fox kit? Colour is fox-like.

Hi handbyl, thanks

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May 7

Hello everyone

I can't rewind any further
07.19 Laila is sleeping


07.58.06 Something woke Laila, she's calling with a low voice
I think this one in the (yellow) is guilty


07.59 Laila relaxed. Now she's preening

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10.15 She showed us her eggs

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Laila has been on guard all day.. Something or someone is disturbing her

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I wonder where Uldis is? I haven't seen him today