Lesser Spotted Eagles - Magnus and Maia Estonia 2019

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Good day all!

12.00
Magnus has problems landing, carrying a heavy prey, dark grey (or brown, difficult to see in the current light) and long.

Maia takes over, leaves, Magnus stays for the next shift.

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16.36
Again Magnus with a rodent. Maia takes over and leaves with it, Magnus covers their eggs.

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17.14
Maia returns with a spruce twig, they talk a while, then Magnus leaves.

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18.04

Maia snoozing the hours away

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18.49

Sudden gusts of wind through the trees, blowing Maia's feathers in all directions.

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20:48
Maia is preening and rolls the eggs.

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21.29

After so many days I just HAVE to ask: who is this super annoying small bird, whistling hour after hour with this one-tone voice?? Anyone here who knows? First I thought it was LSE female, but her breathing is not in sync with the "whistling"

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22.38

Good night

[asteria]

Hi Tatyana, I had my calculations wrong, will try again, just a minute. Edit: 1st egg laid May 2nd, incubation 43-45 days, so 1st egg able to hatch from June 14th on.

Incubation takes about 38-41 days. So if the egg hatches after June 14 it will be the second chick.

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Incubation takes about 38-41 days. So if the egg hatches after June 14 it will be the second chick.

Thanks Asteria! And do they start incubation immediately after the 1st egg is laid, or delayed incubation, after the 2nd egg?

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11:15
Maia

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11.23

Magnus brings grey rodent

[asteria]

Thanks Asteria! And do they start incubation immediately after the 1st egg is laid, or delayed incubation, after the 2nd egg?

I think they incubate the egg at once after it is laid.

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Maia knows something we do not, she does not want to leave and swallows the prey while at the nest


They chat a lot, Magnus leaves eventually

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I think they incubate the egg at once after it is laid.

Okay, thank you Asteria

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11.48

Maia with a piece of egg shell in her beak and a tiny LSE visible. I see a tiny, tiny beak. (went back to check, def. a hatch)

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12,07
With head set on, soft "cheeps" are heard.

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12.11

Tiny head popping out of Maia's chest feathers.

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12.15
Magnus brings a prey



Parents chat a lot, chick moves, egg shell against it at the back.

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12.19
After a lot of chatting, Magnus leaves, chick is cheeping. Mina covers egg and chick.