Sulev brought some hay in the nest and stay with eaglets ...



Moderator: ame
i read an article (M. Collins in the Auk, Vol. 101, No. 4, 1984, pp. 753-760) about golden eagles two days ago about their nesting habits. it said that first of all different species of raptors have different patterns in feeding the chicks (not feeding at all, occasional feeding, and almost equal shares) and secondly that there are differences in the behaviour among individuals in one species, too, i.e. 'good' and 'bad' fathers. in fact, in one nesting the father was such a hoodlum that he didn't even feed the incubating female nor relieve her for to go foraging for herself. the result was that she had to leave the nest unattended and finally she gave up incubating. in the other nestings the male both brought food for the incubating female and relieved the female from the nest duty.alice44 wrote:I wonder if it is common for the male to argue to get a chance to feed the chicks.
don't worry Jürka, besides the ringing (which i also missed! and i was away only that afternoon and evening)jürka wrote:OH MY GOD THIS IS NOT FAIR!!!!!
Just ONE DAY arter i quitted visiting the forum regularry the eagles are ringed? There is sometihng wrong.... how can i come so unlcuky?!
It's glad to see that eagles are all well and the cam is back up. Now i can FINALLY do something when i am bored