okay okay...I do not dispute your "professionalism"
Re: Latvian Bittern Camera
Posted: May 17th, 2015, 11:41 am
by Hagnat
Sometimes a combination of sounds can put you on the wrong foot. In this case perhaps a combination with Eurasian Reed Warbler, which was pretty close around that time.
Re: Latvian Bittern Camera
Posted: May 17th, 2015, 12:54 pm
by airras
12:52
Re: Latvian Bittern Camera
Posted: May 17th, 2015, 4:35 pm
by asteria
Two chicks are making funny sounds.
Re: Latvian Bittern Camera
Posted: May 17th, 2015, 6:31 pm
by Fleur
13:36 standing like a pole
Re: Latvian Bittern Camera
Posted: May 17th, 2015, 6:48 pm
by Fleur
18:45
Re: Latvian Bittern Camera
Posted: May 17th, 2015, 6:49 pm
by Fleur
18:48 feeding time
Re: Latvian Bittern Camera
Posted: May 17th, 2015, 7:32 pm
by Fleur
19:02
19:10
19:26
Re: Latvian Bittern Camera
Posted: May 17th, 2015, 8:27 pm
by Hagnat
Now with two chicks hiding most of the view it will be be much more difficult to discover a new hatchling.
The first was discovered at 21:20 and the second a day later at 20:08.
Re: Latvian Bittern Camera
Posted: May 17th, 2015, 8:29 pm
by Fleur
20:28 this was really a Female sound - alarm sound -feathers of the neck all the way wide - There flies a Raptor. Harrier or hawk / Buzzard... could be
Re: Latvian Bittern Camera
Posted: May 17th, 2015, 8:38 pm
by Hagnat
Fleur wrote:20:28 this was really a Female sound
Yes, this was her. And I have heard several other calls she made.