Estonian Eagle Owl Nest 2022, 2023, 2024

[juta]

Hello all!

I opened new topic for suggesting names for oue birds.

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[Liz01]

Juta, than k you very much

8:35 she is rollin the eggs

9:34 swans are singing and flew past

female is the best she can do in this weather.


9:51 she is preening herself
9:52 egg rolling


and covers her eggs.. invisible

[Liz01]

10:06 Female went to sleep.
So far I haven't heard the male till now. That doesn't mean much. There are so loud noises that I can't find anything in the video.
the camera lens is almost clear. It's not snowing anymore. I really hope the weather will improve

theoretically she could lay a fourth egg tonight. For me 3 are enough. The fourth chick is always very, very small compared to the siblings.
I recently saw four owlets in a great horned owl nest.

10:14 the middle spotted woodpecker is calling.
10:38 a crow is calling near.
11:21 she's still sleeping. No sign from the male till now
11:48 looks like it is raining or the snow is smelting

[Liz01]

12:02 the camera went off


14:21 the stream is working again The snow melts


14:42 she is rolling the eggs
15:00 she is preening herself
15:04 she stands up and is rolling the eggs

15:05:32 she is hooting.. no answer from the male

[Liz01]

15:30 I hope he is able to find food for her


15:53 she pays attention to the right
she gets up and is looking around.. no male in sight

16:28 camera zooms closer to the female
16:45 she is rolling the eggs


done

[Liz01]

16:50 she starts hooting. I hear the male too. she is calling a lot. I'm glad that the male answers
She starts preening


16:51 he is hooting. A shot?


16:52 he is still hooting. she stands up and turns the eggs
16:54 the male is hooting
16:55 she is rolling the eggs- he is hooting

the video - Male and female are talking, she is preening herself, egg rolling


17:11 he is hooting
17:14 male is still hooting every now and then

[Liz01]

17:32 she is rolling the eggs
17:36 she is sleeping.

18:08:57 they are talking again- she starts hooting, he answers

18:19 the stream is buffering


19:21 the stream is back

19:58 Male starts hooting
20:01 she stands up, flew to the left . both are hooting

[Liz01]

20:03 blackbirds are calling
20:05 she returned home




20:06 / 20:07 she is rolling the eggs and covers them

the video


20:27 a crow is calling
20:29:19 he starts hooting .. she is making noises "kakakaka" are this begging calls?

There are still three eggs in the nest.
20:37 camera switches in night mode

[Askja]

All!
And thanks, Liz!

Our female has a quiet night again, richly deserved after last night's tempest! Nothing much has happened;
- she got up and rolled the eggs about once every hour.
- the male has not been heard or seen.

[Askja]

02.04.2023

It's got a bit more windy again but fortunately no snow. Again there has not much happened since midnight.
- the female has barely moved more than her head between egg care
- she has rolled the eggs about once per hour
- she is now taking some time, ca. a minute each time, for loosening up the floor of the nest after rolling;
e.g. 03:17:20 - 03:18:10
- she has not been out of the nest
- I have neither seen nor heard the male at all

03:17 Aerating the nest bowl - storks have it so much easier than owls, with their long bills!

[Liz01]

good morning all

Askja, thank you very much for "night-shift"

3:33 preening and egg rolling
4:10 she stands up, is rolling the eggs and covers them
5:20 she stands up and is looking around - preening ans sat down again
5:41 she is looking around
5:42 she stands up and flew away - I hear no hooting
5:46 she came home and is looking around
5:47 she went in the nest and covers the eggs
5:53 egg rolling
6:20 egg rolling

[Liz01]

it is a beautiful sunny day.




7:48 preening the belly and egg rolling

[Liz01]

8:14


8:14 preening


she is rolling the eggs



8:24:19 white tailed eagles are calling. I think there's a couple nearby. they sounded annoyed. Crows could also be heard.
8:29 crows and a female eagle are calling

[Liz01]

9:43 egg rolling and preening.

9:53:23 a great tit visit the female


9:59 Male starts hooting
10:12 preening

[Liz01]

10:42 a crow is calling nearby


13:28 Male is hooting once
14:03 she is sleeping

14:28:07 she starts hooting, male answers

[Liz01]

15:15 the snow on the nest is gone


16:06:58 the stream is buffering
18:04 still buffering

[Askja]

22:45 still buffering

All!
Thanks Liz for the pics in the beautiful afternoon sun!

23:40 The stream is back!

23:40 As the cam comes back, probably with the night light clicking, Mrs. B. hears it and turns her head towards us

[Askja]

03.04.2023

00:01 the female gets up slowly and flies away. I believe I have also heard the male, but not sure with the great background noise.
00:11 female returns to the nest and covers the eggs.
00:42 Mrs. B. sees something and cranes her neck.
01:53 the female gets up and flies out. I hear one of the couple hooting, but I cannot say who - I believe it was she.
02:00 she returns, rolls the eggs and settles down.

00:42 Craning her neck - what does she see?


I have to go earlier today, and will be away for the week. But I may post via mobile phone if I happen to see something noteworthy at night :)

[Liz01]

Good Morning Askja and thank you very much for your great work

3:20 egg rolling
4:11 egg rolling- preening

4:30 he is hooting she makes her begging noise
4:31 male came to the nest with prey




4:32 She took the prey and flew away with it. small prey with long leg.. a little bird?
4:37 she is back

[Liz01]

7:01 Zoom to the female

7:23 She pays attention the the left for quite a while




7:28 is still looking the the left