Oh @Biker, we don't have to be there everywhere.
Here we have a down-to-earth and transparent portal to exchange observations. And if at some point and somewhere we miss something - so be it.
Our animals rock their stuff.
Today I didn't hear anything serious.
Noticeably woodpecker calling again. Spread throughout the day.
"Throw your heart across the river and swim after it."
Indian proverb
19:16 - 24 If it's H21 then it sounds strange. Maybe the female is just very angry but I hope everything is okay. It sounds like there are two voices. Another brighter voice, youthful?
The voices move away. In 19:21, '24 only individual calls can be heard (no longer in the video).
8:04 p.m. It's almost dark. However, I think I can still hear individual sounds.
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Also nice to see again - a blackbird.
*cheeky
"Throw your heart across the river and swim after it."
Indian proverb
Each piece of information, sound or sighting is a use of the territory and although we have lost a lot with the new camera approach, it is still valid. We have to keep in mind that this is "urban" and that in Riga the goshawk is very common. They fulfill their role and if there are enough pairs, in addition to because they have adapted, it is because there has to be a lot of food available.
It will be one of the times when there are more goshawks in the city and also a large majority of them, such as young people, will be moving around. In Riga, established couples go through a kind of autumn heat and it is logical that they may begin to become upset when faced with visitors to their territories.
This morning I thought I heard something far away but it was confusing around 11am and then at 3pm it could also be a blackbird.
Of course there is tranquility around the nest with regular visits from various species to recreate the view.
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This morning I thought I heard something far away but it was confusing around 11am and then at 3pm it could also be a blackbird. ...
There are some good imitators here and some who can cause confusion with their natural sounds.
For example, yesterday at 2:48 p.m. it was the woodpecker calling again in the back of the grove and sounded like a goshawk.
Today, September 26th:
This morning the jay provides entertainment.
07:42 a blackbird at the nest
'43 the jay starts chattering like a goshawk
'44 continues
'46 two trush flutters around the nest
'48 the jay still talking to himself
Have a nice day for everyone!
"Throw your heart across the river and swim after it."
Indian proverb
Emiliano, thanks for the timestamp!
That's it - so far.
Great tits are always scurrying through the nest. Jay and woodpecker heard. Otherwise an unspectacular day.
We've had falcons here since this year. Here too there is this call every morning. She pulls through once, calls out. Reliable in the morning, occasionally in the evening. And 3 days ago there was a hustle and bustle in the sky - lots of excited calls and 3 hawks to be seen. They look like kestrels.
It seems to be the time.
"Throw your heart across the river and swim after it."
Indian proverb
Sounds of a chicken with rapid response from the adult (H21 surely). His elongated warning call mixed with his ki-ki-ki. At 10:44 there is a sound in flight and shortly after it becomes calm. There have been times when it seemed like there were three different voices.
Keep guarding your territory.
Thanks Emiliano!
I'm home now and listening to all this.
Despite the stubbornness of the presumably female juvenile, H21 appears to be very patient and her voice does not contain any strong anger. A great female with great patience and socially sensitive antennae.
I will listen again late in the evening with headphones for the third voice. I'll go through the day first.
I suspect that we will be able to hear the couple together again in the quiet evening.
Ps: And the woodpecker mixes in with the goshawk. I wish I understood his intention behind it.
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Juvenile begins and yes - H21 reacts immediately.
Once again ...
Then the juvenile calls solo.
Woodpeckers - yes, there are two in different positions. 19:38 H21 calls out a long but reassuring warning.
From '39 Dialogue of the Ladies.
'40 also
'44:07 H21 joins the Juvenile's calls again but her voice becomes distant. While the Juvenile's voice still sounds close afterwards.
Nevertheless, calm returns.
"Throw your heart across the river and swim after it."
Indian proverb
I suspect that we will be able to hear the couple together again in the quiet evening.
Okay, my guess was a bit off. But at least H21 came back and spoke her word.
19:07 first crows came up
...note H21's energetic, short burst of speech
Robins and later blackbirds raised the alarm.
There are always cracks in the wood. Even until 7:40 p.m., when it was already pretty dark (Robin is chattering).
It is possible that H21 has been here for a longer time or is actually already lingering near the tree.
Sleep well!
"Throw your heart across the river and swim after it."
Indian proverb
H21 appears to be very patient and her voice does not contain any strong anger.
So far this season (from summer to here) we have observed this behavior at least three times. It seems like a reaction to other individuals on their land, warnings without the use of force.
A transitory heat is approaching that is not like turning on a switch, it will gradually occur with an increase in hormones in the corresponding organs. Thus, the main spring heat occurs in February - March, but signs can be seen as early as January or earlier.
How good it would be for us to see them and check if they already have their tail target deployed!
We assign this elongated sound to the female because we have seen it many times on camera to ask for food, as anger or simply as a way of communicating during certain periods of reproduction when the chickens are already at least a week or a little older. I also have to say that in some video I have seen the male do it when he goes to eat, out of pure excitement.
The advantage of the camera is that in the same couple (for several years now) the sound behavior is repeated and we can relate it to what is seen or heard without this meaning that they do not use it in other circumstances.
Hey Emiliano, thank you for your effort and explanations!
In fact, I didn't hear a sound from a goshawk either yesterday or today (my husband does goshawk sitting when I'm at work. It complements your observations well, thank you so much for that!).
Nothing.
However, they are safe here.
Well, I had to smile at the idea of actually making this video, but I still live for a large part of the observation from background noises or just noises that give away the Goshawk.
So today from 6 p.m....
"Throw your heart across the river and swim after it."
Indian proverb
Will the Goshawk couple notice his presence?
Good thing it's not breeding season. So far the marten has always come to visit once in winter. In the middle of the day there is a new event.
"Throw your heart across the river and swim after it."
Indian proverb
But at least H21 came back and spoke her word.
