Eagles Winter Feeding Ground 2012 - 2013

[Bubo]

Now there are 3 eagles on the ground: D414, V331 and Spotty (not ringed)

Spotty and V331


D414 and Spotty


Spotty can't found place for himself - he's running from one place to another

[Jo UK]

As always, there is an excellent description of the circumstances and camera set-up at Linda and Sulev's nest.

http://www.looduskalender.ee/en/node/15887

[Bubo]

12:05 Another eagle arrived on the feeding ground
12:06 In the left new eagle, in the middle Spotty, in the right one of the ringed eagles (V331 or D414)




4 eagles on the ground


Spotty isn't very happy about that new eagle on the ground

[Jo UK]

Very poor connection, due to all the snow.

Even if there are eagles in trees, the visibility is too poor to be able to get useful information about them.

[ame]

a shy Spotty.


this looks like a "B-bird" but without rings, meaning that it might be a 4th winter eagle.


there's also a third eagle with rings. that looks like 40.
it might be K408 from yesterday.
- but the snow is so deep!

[ame]

finally the mystery bird decided to walk away from the deepest snow.
not perfect but enough to see what the missing chacters were: it is K408.

[Jo UK]

It is K408. At last, he moved again.

[Pitti]

The light is mystic


The young spotty is there again.

[Pitti]

It's not easy to get some food

[Pitti]

[Pitti]

What a beauty

[Jo UK]

Mutikluti is here now.

[Pitti]

Another unringed spotty in the tree


He is a poser

[Pitti]

Another adult without rings

Two adults and two youngsters

[Pitti]

Bye, Jo and hello Mutikluti


Bad tail from raven attacks


I have to do some work now

[Pitti]

But now

[Mutikluti]

Andres is here till 16.00 After this I will be here till end.

[Urmas]

D414 is an interesting female eagle hatched 1994 in Pärnu county. She was found breeding ca 140km NE of feeder, in Lahemaa National Park 2011. Suppose Renno has a photo of that meeting with D414.

Means not all the WtEs are firmly at the nest territories, yet, but still searching for good feeding grounds before the breeding starts and good body conditions are mandatory for egg laying and incubation.
Therefore Linda is so rarely seen at nest as well.

I have to search, but somewhere should have the photo of the nest of origin of D414 in Pärnu county. Not of course digital one...

[Bea]

[Bea]

... Therefore Linda is so rarely seen at nest as well.

I already wondered if it is "usual" at the WETs that the male is doing much more nestwork ....