Lesser Spotted Eagle (Clanga pomarina) nest in Zemgalē, Latvia 2023

[ivarr]

awesome, i was thinking later this week at least.
i hope the second egg does not hatch at all. was it 2 or 3 years ago when there were 2 chicks for a couple days ?

[pascale]

It was in 2020 and little Namejs and sibling...
I hope 2nd doesn't hatch either

[Liz01]

19:35 Andris brings a nice size rodent
19:36 he flies away . Anna is still calling


Then the first feeding starts

[Liz01]

that's so cute




the video

[Liz01]

19:59 Andris is here again. He has brought a nice size mouse. Now he is standing on the nest and is beating with his wings ...




Anna: put the mouse in the pantry, then please go

[Liz01]

He's winging


20:02 Anna stands up ..strange behavior...I didn't see it before. they both pulled the mouse. I don't think he understood why she isn't eating?

EDIT: I watched yesterday's scene again today. Andris wanted Anna to eat. She hasn't eaten enough for 2 days. It could be that he is particularly caring. It almost seems right to me, seeing how much he cares about nest and clutch.

[handbyl]

As Liz01, very strange behaviour.

It culminated with Andris eating one of the partially disassembled rodents, with Anna all along trilling loudly. Eventually, Anna stood up and the two briefly had the tug-of-war mentioned by Liz01, ending in Anna swallowing the prey.

20:02 Andris left and Anna resumed brooding. Anna left for R'nR at 21:18, returning at 21:26 with a considerable portion of a tree (well, it was large, and a pine I think).

21:28 faffing around on the nest, Anna finds a small mouse tucked into the branches and stores it.

22:13 Anna stands and starts feeding the chick with the mouse.


It seems that if the chick fails to grab the morsel within a few tries, it becomes Anna's treat and she swallows it.

Feeding over by 22:23, whereupon Anna settles over her chick and the second egg. 22:44 it is lights out for Anna.

What will Andris do tomorrow? He is highly unusual to say the least.

[Liz01]

June 6th

Good Morning everyone, handbyl

thanks for the evening report

4:22 Hanna stands up and is scratching her head. then she rolled chick and egg




chick rolled on its back


4:23 digging in the nest bowl and back to sleep

[Liz01]

5:09 she's awake and preening herself
5:20-5:33 little is peeking out under Anna every now and then . Anna is sleeping
6:11 she's up , is digging in the nest bowl and turns
7:24 Anna pays attention to the right on the ground .

[Liz01]

Anna flew away .
strong little one




8:26 she is back with a rather dry poplar twig. our deciduous trees are also dying of thirst. i saw it today. The birch leaves are totally dry. Trees that stand alone are particularly badly affected by drought

[Liz01]

The video



10:57 Andris brings in a bird. that looks like a blackbird female but the beak doesn't fit?

[Liz01]

prey delivery




11:02 Anna starts feeding the eaglet

[handbyl]

Thin day at the office for Andris - he delivered just a bird, as Liz01 noted. Not yet a calamity but the nest tonight has an empty larder.

There was enough food for a feeding at 16:00 or so, but Anna ate too, and she swallowed the hindquarters of a mouse she fished out of the branches of the pantry area.

Anna stood up at around 19:50, preening etc. Chick took a PS


At 19:54 Anna out for R'nR and returned with a pine sprig.

Resumed brooding. Anna stayed pretty much awake for long tonight, drowsing a bit. A quick stand, preen and fuss wity the nest bottom, before settling and as night closed in at 23:00 she tucked her head into her back feathers.

As Liz01 noted, there has been low rainfall in much of northern Europe and one consequence of that, is that frogs are not widespread in the forests. In previous years, when hunting was difficult, Andris would often be able to search out a frog or three, to tide things over. These "filler" snacks may be harder to come by this year.

[pascale]

7th June 23
6;53, Andris brings a nice mouse.
Great feeding for the chick, he already eats big bites
I hope Andris is luckier than yesterday. We will get rainy weather from Friday... Maybe arriving next week in Latvia ? We need water too

8:02 another prey by Andris and another feeding



8:11:38 there is a hole in egg 2 ?

[Liz01]

Good Morning handbyl , Pascale and all

thank you for great reporting and pictures

6:53 the prey delivery - a vole- and feeding



Pascale, that looks like a hole . I'm not that happy about (bad feelings already) I hope it will went fast whatever will happen

[Liz01]

8:02 Andris brings another prey




that is a pretty strong and big eaglet

[Liz01]

8:02 second delivery and feeding. Hole in the egg

[IceAge]

Hello all and many thanks .

peek-a-boo

[Liz01]

IceAge

13:04:57 Andris brings a prey

[ivarr]

these first couple days after the hatch are nice, anna always spends a lot of time just looking at the chick.

since it looks like the other egg is opening today, hope whatever happens between the two chicks happens fast.