Estonian WTE Webcam 2017

[hansw]

What is roughly the last date for them to occupy the nest?

[Jujani]

I don`t know. In the last yaer the first eagle visit the nest on February 8th

viewtopic.php?f=18&t=814&start=40

[Michi]

Urmas has mailed us:
"Couple of days ago got information from Estonian Ringing Center that WtE
E094 was observed in Lithuania. Contacted to Boris Belchev who made that
observation and he promised to send also some photos about (during a week).
..."

that was our Illimar!

Thanks a lot, Ame, for sharing the very good news with us! Thank you, Urmas!
I'm very glad to hear that our Illimar is alive and hopefully well.
I've often thought of him, always asking myself if he has survived the first years. Illimar was such a cute eaglet! I admit, my great eagle love, as he was the first eaglet I saw grown up.
I look forward to the photos!
Thank you, Ame and Mutikluti, for Illimars nice photos!

[Trine]

In the last yaer the first eagle visit the nest on February 8th
viewtopic.php?f=18&t=814&start=40

First twigs were added on February 18, and a more serious action began on February 22 when the female also showed up.
But the situation may be different this year...

[Cesi]

What great news about Illimar!!!
Thank you so much Ame and Urmas!
And Boris for finding Illimar in Lithuania!
Bravo and thank you too!!

[ame]

Feb 14

good morning!
camera is running.

Cesi
welcome!
in LK forum the first two messages of a new member must be approved by the mods of admins before they appear in the forum. new members don't (of course) know this. that is why you didn't see your messages here when you had posted them. it must have been puzzling.
i removed the other of your messages because they had practically the same message. i hope you don't mind.

[aita]

8:54 an eagle.
white tail is visible when the trees are in the background.


bye

[Liz01]

Aita, thanks

[Abigyl]

Thanks Aita !

Might be good news

[ame]

thank you aita!
that was a very quick fly-by and so it was difficult to see much more than it had a white tail (at least mostly).


i made a gif of the fly-by.

[ame]

10:52:36 a bird flew by. a raven?
i could not get good pictures but this is a raven's profile i think.


a raven is calling near.

[ame]

12:44 a lot of busy footsteps.... wild boar? deer? elk? i can't see anyone.

[ame]

most of the day there has been that sound of a tractor (or a reaper or a harvester or something like that) in the background. only at noon time there was a break in the engine noise. it's probably the same machine as a few days ago, doing the same thing, but it has stayed out of the sight. at least i haven't seen it today.

i managed to spot one vehicle in the recording!
12:40 a vehicle came and drove by. it looked like a pick-up truck.
before this it was quiet for some time. the worker(s) probably returned from lunch.

[ame]

17:27 a quad bike drove back, from left to right.




after that silence. only some crows call far...

17:44:45 the camera went to sleep.

[ame]

Feb 15

good morning!
the camera is running, who knows for how long. i forgot to check (it was exciting in Latvia).
it's a beautiful sunny morning.

9:23 an eagle called very far. a female voice i think.


9:49 i hear singing black grouse! (Lyrurus tetrix)
also they are very very far. i could only hear the "bubbling" song, not the hisses.

for comparison for example:
http://www.xeno-canto.org/349247
and more: http://www.xeno-canto.org/explore?query=Lyrurus+tetrix

[ame]

the noise from the agricultural machine has been going out there all morning...
the same bbbrrrrrrrrrrrrrr... with the same clo-clo-clo-clo-clo-clo- as earlier.
the clo-clo must come from some sort of reaper, like this but more modern.
http://www.vastavalo.net/albums/userpic ... 062_3_.JPG

[ame]

12:22:30 an eagle called ka-ka-kaa rather near.
a female voice maybe.

[Liz01]

thank you Ame

at least the eagles are in the area

[ame]

15:43 an eagle called far. a female's voice i think.

[ame]

16:05 a nuthatch and a willow tit on the nest.