Lesser Spotted Eagle Webcam Discussion 2009 ~ Eha & Koit

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Lesser Spotted Eagle Webcam Discussion 2009 ~ Eha & Koit

Post by NancyM » April 13th, 2009, 5:42 pm

Lesser Spotted Eagle (Aquila pomarina)

This eagle is the most numerous eagle in both Europe and Estonia. Of all our eagles, the Lesser Spotted Eagle is the only one who has adjusted to the human cultural environment, but he still requires uncut forests for nesting and mowed meadows for food. The older birds' plumage is various shades of brown; young birds are more or less covered with light spots with legs feathered to the toes. (quoted from http://www.looduskalender.ee/en/node/158)

Last season, the pair on this nest did not produce eggs or young ~ we hope the 2009 season will be successful.

Picture is from May 12, 2008
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Direct link to webcamera:
mms://tv.eenet.ee/konnakotkas

Read the article posted 11 April 2009, about this camera and the one in Latvia
http://www.looduskalender.ee/en/node/3466

The microphone on this system picks up many noises that sound much closer than they actually are. There is a road about 200 m away and a railway about 3 km from the nest.
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Post by Kuremari » April 13th, 2009, 7:31 pm

Hei, what fabulous nest and eagles on it!!!
these eagles are so talkative :D

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Post by NancyM » April 13th, 2009, 7:36 pm

Two eagles! But they were less than a minute on the nest. I got a little video - be right back ...

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Post by Jo UK » April 13th, 2009, 7:38 pm

Oh - were the eagles on the nest?
It was empty, so I went back to Black storks! :cry:

Such wonderful bird song now!
Bociany, thanks, and kuremari. I have been waiting to see this party girl again!
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Post by NancyM » April 13th, 2009, 7:50 pm

short video of visit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/25868727@N00/3438862042/

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Post by Jo UK » April 13th, 2009, 7:58 pm

Oh, my goodness - see his bright colours!
What a handsome fellow!
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Post by juta » April 13th, 2009, 8:01 pm

19.57. One eagle is back!
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Post by Kuremari » April 13th, 2009, 8:08 pm

now who is this - he or she?
arranging the nest materials...home must be in order :D

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so much bird song :headroll:
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Post by NancyM » April 14th, 2009, 6:15 am

14 April 2009

06:00 Someone on the nest!

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Post by NancyM » April 14th, 2009, 6:23 am

06:16 The first eagle gave a few calls, and the second eagle arrived (I did not get pictures :puzzled: and the ones I did get are blurry - the cam stream was coming in slowly.)

First eagle left, with something in its beak -perhaps the second had brought a food offering. The second eagle stood around for a moment, then left.

06:20 Both returned.
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06:22 One in nest, one took off from a branch in the back

06:23 Eagle returns, but leaves again after a few seconds. The one in the nest is arranging branches
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Post by NancyM » April 14th, 2009, 7:03 am

07:00

One eagle has been sitting in the nest for at least half an hour. Sometimes preening, or snoozing, or calling

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Post by NancyM » April 14th, 2009, 7:20 am

07:15 Other eagle arrived -this one is the darker of the two. They exchanged places and the dark one is squawking and arranging branches.

The one with the Lighter head is on left,
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07:20 Lighter one is back with a branch. Darker one leaves.

07:23 L-one flies to branch to the right, behind the nest. Leaves after a few seconds

Lighter one has a higher pitched squawk - is this the female?
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Post by Jo UK » April 14th, 2009, 7:46 am

Yes, that is my understanding of it, bociany. The female is larger and lighter in colouring than the male.
He is smaller, sleek, well groomed looking, with deeper, brighter colours on legs and beak, and slightly darker plumage. It helps to see both together!
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Post by caysa » April 14th, 2009, 10:20 am

Do they have names???


I found this from last year:


Both eagles in the nest
Submitted by Looduskalender on 9 June 2008 - 2:48pm
Text: Urmas Sellis

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08 June 2008.
Sunday morning I opened my browser to the eagles' nest and received a wonderful surprise—both birds were in the nest. It didn't last long since the female bird flew far and then called. The male (he has a light brow stripe near his eye) tried to call her back but this wasn't to be… A lost tail feather remained in the nest.
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Post by Lili » April 14th, 2009, 11:44 am

Awww what a camera :D :headroll:

One of them was on the nest. Other was on the branch, but it flew away before snapshot.

a male :puzzled:

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Post by leanne » April 14th, 2009, 11:47 am

ooh, the cam is opened! thanks caysa for telling to me and thank you all for pictures, because they are not present there yet, i'll be watching :peek:

(what a birdsong festival dolby surround from both storks and eagle's cam's :headroll: )
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Post by leanne » April 14th, 2009, 11:58 am

oo one landed!!!

edit: and second too a minute later

anyway, first one had the stripe and second didn't if it means something also this year :)
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Post by Lili » April 14th, 2009, 12:08 pm

They came again, he flew away

but the female (I think) is on the nest

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Post by Lili » April 14th, 2009, 1:17 pm

Both were on the nest again

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And they mated 8-)

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Post by Lili » April 14th, 2009, 2:29 pm

They are often in nest, I guess they will have successful nesting

back at home
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few moments later the male comes with prey
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its dinnertime
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