Next step in buzzards’ nesting

Submitted by Looduskalender EN on Sat, 09.04.2016 - 09:50
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Hiireviu paar uudistab pesapõhjal väikest „imet“

Buzzard pair admiring the little miracle on the bottom of the nest

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Common buzzard     Hiireviu      Buteo buteo

 

If the egg hadn’t been visible we wouldn’t have dared to say anything; even for female buzzard Mari it was quite time-consuming to ”fish” for it on the nest bottom.

Selline nägi välja ületalve seisnud pesa

Selline nägi välja ületalve seisnud pesa

So the nest that had been left over winter looked when male buzzard Mihkel landed on it with the first spruce decorations on March 13. Four weeks of diligent "high-rise building" by both adults, and what a result.

 

 

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