Buzzard Nest Webcam Discussion - 2012 ESTLAT

[Lussi05]

I see there has been activity today, it's great. I like the Buzzards.
- I think I see the Phantom, but I'm not sure

[ame]

at 20.01 one buzzard came in and left right away. the weather's not nice.

i've been in another room and the sound has been low so i don't know whether there has been anyone here for about an hour and half...

[Felis silvestris]

Weather seems to be quit horrible all over Estonia, in Alutaguse (bear cam) it even snowed now! No weather to sit on eggs!

[ame]

not to worry! these big birds can endure little snowing, too. i remember how i was impressed when i saw some 3 years ago a video clip on the LK news one day how an eagle (Linda) was incubating under a high heap of snow without any problems at all.
wait a sec and i'll find the reference in the archive.....

[Felis silvestris]

Sure they can, we had years when it snowed suddenly in late April and even in the beginning of May, and still birds are around! But I am glad for my nice, warm and dry bed ...

[ame]

it took longer to find it than i thought but it's here: http://www.looduskalender.ee/node/2880
go down and take the video that was recorded on March 26th 2009.
respect, Linda!

[Felis silvestris]

Very cute video, the way how Sulev works with the branch and after a while Linda gets enough and helps ...
I hope, that, after Renno found their new place now, we will get to see them next year!

Edit: by the way, Andreas Kieling in German TV ZDF yesterday evening had again WTE as one of the topics, this time it was filming them fishing!

[ame]

at the same time as the previous messages were posted the buzzards visited the nest again, not for long though. -the weather is not good indeed! for tomorrow night it's promised temperatures near zero and for tomorrow rain and/or sleet.


this is different from the previous evenings/days i think: they haven't been here this late before.

- playlist of the videos today: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAD7DC934682305DD

[Pitti]

I am so happy that it´s now possible for me to watch this cam, thank you!

Actually there is nobody at home and the weather looks really wet

[macdoum]

I see the phantom, too. I think it will vanish when the leaves grow.

I knew you would see the phantom Jo. Remember when we had a 'phantom' near the BS nest ?...
WHat a great big beak you have and all those trailing vines instead of feathers

[Kitty KCMO]

Raining a little, & nice bird songs. Macdoum's ghostly stork is standing there on the left with its ghastly white bill, watching the nest! It even seems to have two long dark legs reaching all the way to the ground below on this day.



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[ame]

good morning!
it's raining steadily and a lot but it's not windy (yet). birds are singing cheerfully though. nobody in or by the nest.
now i think the wind is starting.....

[Fleur]

good morning
I listened to the sounds for a while, and suddenly a Buzzard on the nest

[alice44]

Sometimes you notice their stripes and bars let them almost disappear into the nest.

[ame]

Fleur
it was a quick visit. this is practically all i managed to capture.


common snipes are little crazy this morning. they have been shouting tik-kot-tik-kot-tik-kot-tik-kot-tik-kot-tik-kot-tik-kot-tik-kot-tik-kot-..... in a chorus all morning.

Alice: you're right: they have as good camouflage-colouring as Miss Maisy had. it's very difficult to spot either in the nest if they remain motionless. i guess that buzzards too need to stay un-noticed when they are incubating. (which is not unnecessary for WTEs either!)

[Fleur]

hi Alice and Ame

Yeah, thats the sound.....common snipes, I was thinking of it
thanks Ame

Buzzard again

[Fleur]

and now " sijsjes ", I have to translate that

....siskins



I notice again that the recording stutters when youtube is uploading

[ame]

this time it stayed a little longer. it made some home improvement.


...before it lept on the rim of the nest...


...and took off after some consideration.

[ame]

little birds came to have a look at the nest!
yellowhammers? or siskins?

oh, sijsjes.

[Fleur]

I heard a Bittern, calls twice far in the background