Latvian WtE nest webcamera Juras-erglis Durbe 2024

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Good morning. ...Thanks Ame for last night's interesting videos. Zorro's an acrobat, hanging upside down on that branch - .... And then I was surprised how he flew the branch away, did a lap, and went back to the nest with it to use it for nesting. Really incredible

i was fascinated to see how he was able to solve the problem with the stick: how to get it away from the top branch. he had tried to get that stick away for a few days by pulling it down. yesterday he tried first the ultimate pulling by hanging on the stick with all his weight. after doing that he realized that it would not work. only after a few minutes he did the opposite thing: he lifted the stick up and voilá: that worked! that was clever!

not all animals can do such 'reasoning'. next i'd like to see him using a tool, or even better than that: to make a tool and use it.

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Zoja Aleksandroviča​​ wrote in YT chat: "​​18.29. ligzdā ielido ērglis."
GT'ed:
"18:29 an eagle flies into the nest."
thank you Zoja!

that was Zorro. he didn't bring anything. he worked a little....
18:32 (almost) he flew out.

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19:12 Andra heard a roe deer barking.
thank you Andra!

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mega2 noticed a pair of bullfinches visiting.
https://forums.dabasdati.lv/viewtopic.p ... c2#p393448
thank you mega2!

the bullfinches danced and mated on the top branch. that was soooo cute!


playlist:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjup ... PS53ZU1jnt

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May 10

good morning!

it was a quiet night with some rain. birds began to sing at about half past 4 when it was still practically dark.
it was a foggy morning after the rain. i think it was still raining in the morning, too, at least at times.
6:32 two swans took off from the lake. one of them returned.

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6:37 a swan flew away from the lake.


there can't be a swan's nest there. they couldn't leave eggs alone.

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7:38 a swan took off from the lake and flew loops...
7:39:34 a swan flew by very near.




i don't know how many (if any!) swans returned to the lake in between these departures. take-off's are easier to notice than landings.

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8:37:55 a male eagle called nearby. probably as a reply to ravens who have been talking nearby. probably Zorro.

...... then my stream froze for about 2 min.
(i need breakfast...)

edit:
i didn't see all!
8:37:about 15 ravens began to talk...
8:37:28 an eagle flew from left to right.


- after the calls there eas nothing special (my other recording worked fine).

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11:24 a chaffinch female was collecting downy feathers from the nest.
correction: this was Mrs Greenfinch like the later bird.




greenfinch Carduelis chloris (old scientific name) or Chloris chloris (present name).
https://luontoportti.com/en/t/693/greenfinch

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11:29 a little bird again. took a feather. is this a female green finch?
yes! she spoke "green finch" when she flew away with a big bunch of feathers.

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16:43 Zorro flew in and Milda flew after him. they worked a little and looked around... the wind had become strong.
16:45 Zorro flew out.

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16:47 Zorro flew back, or actually he dropped in from above. he brought a big twig.
16:48 Zorro jumped to the outer left branch.
16:51 Zorro jumped to the top branch.

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16:52 Zorro turned on the top branch.
16:54 Milda lay down on the nest.

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16:57 Zorro flew away.

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17:03 Milda got up.
17:04 she went to the top branch.

[Susanne]

So, that's where they are now- just one glance - and he knows what to do.



I 'm really curious if he will return soon, and if so: will he bring something? A bunch of hay would come in handy ...
17:29: Milda flies away to the left.

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17:28 Milda turned on the top branch.
17:29 Milda flew away.

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19:15 (almost) Zorro flew in with a spruce twig. he worked a little and then sat down to look around...
19:18 he flew out.

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19:20 Zorro flew back with another spruce twig.
19:22 he flew out.

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that was all for the day.
playlist:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjup ... 0EAxQ5gbXA