Estonian white-tailed sea eagle nest camera 2018

[laranjeiras]

When I saw her self-feeding so well this morning I thought that she's ready. I mean really ready.

it was exactly the same for me - when I saw her self feeding I decided to keep watching closely

[radkor]

Sulvi already knew it yesterday, that she'll fledge today.
She cleaned the camera lens yesterday on puprpose, so that we could watch her inaugural performance today. "Look, I'm flying".
I hope she'll be good, and maybe we could see her again in a few hours/days.

[rebelde]

Here - a minute before she took off, Sulvi did a few "matter-of-fact"-wing rehearsals, took a careful look first to the front right (not pictured here; she actually stepped to the front and checked the surroundings from there), then to the right, then towards the spruces, and took off. Moments to cherish!

Around 15.58-15.59

[rebelde]

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[rebelde]

it was exactly the same for me - when I saw her self feeding I decided to keep watching closely

Laranjeiras

[RNS]

RNS I'll have to rely on other people's hearing, since my own hearing isn't very good. Hopefully Sulvi will still visit her nest tree many times before leaving for good. She has my complete trust in any case. She's a very special young eaglet, as we all know

Rebelde She is.

[Timea]

Here - a minute before she took off, Sulvi did a few "matter-of-fact"-wing rehearsals, took a careful look first to the front right (not pictured here; she actually stepped to the front and checked the surroundings from there), then to the right, then towards the spruces, and took off. Moments to cherish!

Yes, she had several of these moments in which she seemed to estimate distances (my own interpretation). I have the same series with the long neck, her head half turned to the other side. Thanks for posting Rebelde
I took 1 out of my map, look at the neck, it is so far stretched :-))

[rebelde]

Yes, she had several of these moments in which she seemed to estimate distances (my own interpretation).

Thank you, Timea. Yes

[Timea]

Thank you, Timea. Yes

Lol, I was not quite finished (my own fault, I searched too long for a nice picture)

[RNS]

Yes, she had several of these moments in which she seemed to estimate distances (my own interpretation). I have the same series with the long neck, her head half turned to the other side. Thanks for posting Rebelde
I took 1 out of my map, look at the neck, it is so far stretched :-))

I was amused by the neck stretching, too. She looks like a goose. Very concentrated look and serious thinking going on.

[Biker]

What a surprise!
already flown out?!
a bit early, at least 80 days were promised

[rebelde]

Lol, I was not quite finished (my own fault, I searched too long for a nice picture)

Oh, I saw it now. That's a very good picture, thank you Timea

[Timea]

I was amused by the neck stretching, too. She looks like a goose. Very concentrated look and serious thinking going on.

Yes, it was funny and different from other days as well. :-))

[Timea]

Oh, I saw it now. That's a very good picture, thank you Timea

(I have a map with TOO many pictures)

[Timea]

What a surprise!
already flown out?!
a bit early, at least 80 days were promised

Yes, she went, very ready, beautiful fledge.

[rebelde]

(I have a map with TOO many pictures)

I'm sure! Please, feel free to share them

[Biker]

What a surprise!
already flown out?!
a bit early, at least 80 days were promised

Yes, she went, very ready, beautiful fledge.

i think she surprised even the experts.

[Timea]

i think she surprised even the experts.

Nest conditions might have speed things up, maybe?

[Liz01]

I did a zoom video. You can see where she "trudles" down

[rebelde]

Rebelde She is.