Estonian Eagle Owl Nest 2022, 2023, 2024

[Liz01]

April 3

Hi, everyone!

17:12 Male is hooting
17:28 hooting from far
18:08 he starts hooting again

19:29 he is hooting

[Liz01]

19:30 Male and female are hooting
Male to the nest tree




went to the box.

[Liz01]

Female is hooting near too

[Liz01]

19:35 he flew out

both are hooting.. she is on the left. I'm not sure if there was a mating. Rather no?
EDIT: Mating was at 19:30:14
Video captured and edited! A ZOOM video

[Liz01]

20:08 Male is hooting
20:10 he is still hooting
20:12 utter of the male

[Liz01]

April 5

good morning

Thank you Andra and Judit!

2:52 A pine marten visit the nest. He brought a prey! a small bird




2:52 he buries the prey in the nest
2:55 still busy with his prey
2:55 climbs on the tree

5:37 the pine marten returns
5:38 he takes his hidden prey

video includes both arrival!

[IceAge]

His pantry .
Thanks for the video, Liz .

[Biker]

20:00
Greater White-fronted Geese (Anser albifrons) and Cranes to hear

[Askja]

What horrible weather everywhere! A tree broke and crashed down in the background at 20:54:39.

IceAge, Liz :keep warm:!

[Liz01]

April 6


IceAge, Askja, and everyone! good morning

Andra wrote: 05:52 ūpja balss! Thank you very much

5:52:16 male and female eagle owl are hooting not far. They are on the left?

[Julius]

I have a question about this owl's Estonian name:
So 'kakk' is owl, right?
'Kassi' means of or like a cat, right? (Kassipoeg is kitten?)

Kassikakk = cat owl? If so, it's very appropriate and puts other languages' names for this bird to shame.

[Liz01]

I have a question about this owl's Estonian name:
So 'kakk' is owl, right?
'Kassi' means of or like a cat, right? (Kassipoeg is kitten?)

Kassikakk = cat owl? If so, it's very appropriate and puts other languages' names for this bird to shame.

Kassikakk =Eagle Owl
Lumekakk= Snowy Owl
Habekakk = Great Grey Owl
Loorkakk = Barn owl
Verbakakk =pygmy owl
Händkakk = Ural owl

and so on.... kakk meansowl the rest is for the kind of owl!

[Anne7]

Hello everyone!

…
and so on.... kakk means owl the rest is for the kind of owl!

Liz , I think Julius knows that.

As far as I understand it, "kass" means cat, and "kakk" means owl, in Estonian.

So unlike the English speaking people, who call the Bubo bubo "eagle owl", the Estonians seem to use the name "cat owl".

And with their round face, pointed tufted ears (which are not really ears), beautiful big orange eyes, and triangular ‘nose’, these wonderful birds indeed look a bit like cats.
They look more like cats than like eagles, as far as the head is concerned.

Their wings are a different story though.

[Triin]

I have a question about this owl's Estonian name:
So 'kakk' is owl, right?
'Kassi' means of or like a cat, right? (Kassipoeg is kitten?)

Kassikakk = cat owl? If so, it's very appropriate and puts other languages' names for this bird to shame.

The official name of the Eagle owl in Estonian is "kassikakk": kass = cat, kakk = owl, kassikakk = cat's owl

Other names for the Eagle owl in Estonian include "kõrvadega öökull" (owl with ears), "suurispeakull" (owl with big head), "uhuu-kull" (uhuu owl), "jänesekull" (rabbit's owl). We have eight (or nine) different species of owls breeding in Estonia, but it was common in the folklore to distinguish only two types of owls - the one with the ears (Eagle owl) and the other one.

Eagle owl - kassikakk (cat's owl)
Greate grey owl - habekakk (bearded owl)
Ural owl - händkakk (owl with tail)
Tawny owl - kodukakk (domestic owl)
Boreal owl - laanekakk (forest owl)
Short-eared owl - sooräts (bog owl)
Long-eared owl - kõrvukräts (owl with ears)
Pygmy owl - värbkakk (passerine owl)
Northern hawk-owl - vöötkakk (owl with stripes)

[Anne7]

Thank you, Triin!

That’s very interesting!

I love language comparisons.

We call the eagle owl "oehoe"
And the Great grey owl the "Laplanduil" (owl from Lapland = Sápmi?)
The Barn owl is called “kerkuil” (church owl)
We call the Tawny owl “bosuil” (forest owl). And apparently, in Estonian the Boreal owl is called “forest owl” . We call the Boreal owl “ruigpootuil” (rough-legged owl).

[sigge]

20:00 Owl calling

Yeah names can be lead to confusion
I was stopped by a man desperately searching for his runaway cat and asking if it was taken by a Tawny Owl
Swedish name for Tawny Owl is Kattuggla or Cat Owl in english
I had a hard time convincing him that they only eat mice and not cats

[Liz01]

Triin, Anne

Triin thank you! for the comprehensive explanation of all names. I hope I can remember everything!

Germany = Uhu =Eagle Owl
Uhu is also means an adhesive. But the owl is named after his call. Uuuhu

[Julius]

The official name of the Eagle owl in Estonian is "kassikakk": kass = cat, kakk = owl, kassikakk = cat's owl

Other names for the Eagle owl in Estonian include "kõrvadega öökull" (owl with ears), "suurispeakull" (owl with big head), "uhuu-kull" (uhuu owl), "jänesekull" (rabbit's owl). We have eight (or nine) different species of owls breeding in Estonia, but it was common in the folklore to distinguish only two types of owls - the one with the ears (Eagle owl) and the other one.

Eagle owl - kassikakk (cat's owl)
Greate grey owl - habekakk (bearded owl)
Ural owl - händkakk (owl with tail)
Tawny owl - kodukakk (domestic owl)
Boreal owl - laanekakk (forest owl)
Short-eared owl - sooräts (bog owl)
Long-eared owl - kõrvukräts (owl with ears)
Pygmy owl - värbkakk (passerine owl)
Northern hawk-owl - vöötkakk (owl with stripes)

Thank you for the extensive explanation, very interesting.

Funnily enough, in Finnish, the Eagle owl is the only owl that doesn't have word 'pöllö' (owl) in its name. The Finnish name for bubo bubo is huuhkaja.

[rysx]

20:21. A short visit of the Owl (male?).

[andrasiboti]

Hiya people

I am Hungarian, and I can tell you that in the Hungarian language it is the tawny owl, which we call by the name "cat owl"

Hu: Macskabagoly. (pronounce as: Much-caw buh-goy)