Eastern Imperial Eagle

[Max Sonthonax]

(Original post by Valda, in Latvian)

20 May 2022:

10.27 Altins arrives and incubates.

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(Original post by Lianaliesma, in Latvian)

20 May 2022:

11.11 Altynai arrives & replaces Dad [Altyn].

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(Originally posted by Lianaliesma, in Latvian)

20 May 2022:

"12.37 Altyn arrives & quietly bubbling, urges his wife to go run"

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(Original post by Lianaliesma, in Latvian)

20 May 2022:

13.08 something worried Altyn, barking, he hastily takes off.

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(Original post by Lianaliesma, in Latvian)

20 May 2022:

13.09 Mummy is here after a while.

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(Original post by Lianaliesma, in Latvian)

20 May 2022:

"14.17... Altynai finds out that enough is enough and leaves"






"14.18 Altyn has been here - is here right away."

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(Original post by Lianaliesma, in Latvian)

20 May 2022:

14.35 Altynai quickly returns and arrives at pebbles [the eggs?] . Altyn flies away.

[pascale]

First is due on 24 May!

yay !! soon

thanks Max

[Max Sonthonax]

From Tanajako (notes from VK chat, translated from Russian):

20 May 2022:

8.49 Altyn is flying over the nest. Both are talking.

8:58 Altynai gets up, examines the eggs, loosens the hole, kneads her paws…

9:01 Looks with an outstretched neck towards the ravine and starts swearing at someone

Some kind of voice is heard, either a raven, or Altyn. And a bird flies in front of the nest below.

9:06 Another warm-up and egg rolling and position change

​9.23 guest - goldfinch

10.16 Altynai got up to rest. Examined the eggs. She shook one with her claw. Altyn called. She sat down to incubate.

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From Tanajako (notes from VK chat, translated from Russian):

20 May 2022:

10.26 Altynai flies away.

10.27 Altyn arrived for a shift. He sat down to incubate.

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From Tanajako (notes from VK chat, translated from Russian):

20 May 2022:

11:07 Altynai is back. ​Altyn is in no hurry to give way.

11.13 Altynai jumps into the nest. Shift change.

11.14 Altyn flies away.

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From Tanajako (notes from VK chat, translated from Russian):

20 May 2022:

12:36 Altyn with a branch. ​Shift change. Altynai is flying away. Altyn sits down to incubate.

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From Tanajako (notes from VK chat, translated from Russian):

20 May 2022:

13:09 Altyn, shouting, flew away. ​Immediately Altynai arrived. ​Sat down to incubate.

13:13 Turns over the eggs and gets comfortable

13:44 Altynai gets up to rest. Loosens the hole. Looks at the eggs. It's being cleaned. Rolls the eggs.

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From Tanajako (notes from VK chat, translated from Russian):

20 May 2022:

14.17 Altynai flies away.

14.18 Altyn flies in. Sits to incubate.

14.31 Altynai flies past the nest. Altyn sees her and groans.

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From Tanajako (notes from VK chat, translated from Russian):

20 May 2022:

14.35 Altynai is back. Brought a bunch of hay.

Altyn gives way and goes to the "sugar" branch. Gnawing at it. Then he jumps onto the right branch and flies away.

16:14 Altynai gets up to stretch, clean up, turn over the eggs.

16:27 Rise again to warm up and fight insects. Altynai loosens the hole, rolls the eggs.

17:10 Altynai gets up again for a breather and insect control. And of course turn the eggs over.

17:36:17 The voice of Altyn.

17:49 And another warm-up with a careful inspection of eggs, loosening the hole, rolling eggs.

18:40 And warm-up again, with rolling eggs.

19:11 Again inspection of eggs. And sleep again.

20:07 Gets up again to roll the eggs. And she goes to bed, changing her position.

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21 May 2022 (Saturday):

02:00:00 - A bit too hard to see today, but she''s there.

02:20:00 - Altynai asleep, incubating.

02:40:00 - same as before.

02:43:56 - Altynai pecks at the nest bowl, stands up slowly (back to us), does the usual no doubt, then reorients & resettles.

03:00:00 - as before

03:11:50 - Altynai slowly stands, stretches & grooms again, reorients & resettles.

03:20:00 - Altynai still asleep incubating.

03:25:25 - Altynai stands, pecks at the nest bowl vigorously, spying it intently, grooms her front, then stretches the wings reorients to face the camera & resettles, into sleep.

03:39:21 - Altynai stirs briefly, then settles back into sleep.

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21 May 2022 (Saturday):

04:00:00 - Altyn arrives at the nest for the 1st time today, via the right branch. After about 30 seconds he hops into the nest. Altynai yields the incubating spot soon after.

04:01:08 - Altynai flies off from left branch.

A curious moment immediately before that: ALTYN, forming like a ring with two claws on his right foot, brushes the top of one of the eggs a few times.

Altyn then rolls the eggs under him & settles. Downy feather stuck to the front of his beak.

A short stint in the nest though:...

[Max Sonthonax]

21 May 2022 (Saturday):

04:10:06 - Altynai returns via right branch. Altyn rises from the eggs as she nears the bottom of the branch. Altyn walks around the perimeter of the nest to get to the left branch while Altynai settles.

04:12:03 - Altyn flies off.

04:20:00 - Altynai incubating, looking about.

04:40:00 - more of the same.

05:00:00 - same; dozing off occasionally.

05:20:00 - curently awake, but been nodding off consistently.

05:35:01 - Altynai pecks at the ground again around the eggs. She rolls the eggs & reorients (side on now).

05:50:52 - Altynai agai rises to get at pests under her, then resettles, slightly reoriented.

06:00:00 - same.

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21 May 2022 (Saturday):

Account from the Latvian forum, by Serafima (translated from Latvian):

At 4.00 Altin arrives for a shift. The night was rainy.



Both change places.



Altinaya flies away. And dad settles on eggs.

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21 May 2022 (Saturday):

Account from the Latvian forum, by Serafima (translated from Latvian):

4.10 Altynai returns.



Takes her place on the eggs.



Altyn climbs on a branch. Pass a couple of minutes and fly away.