Latvian WtE nest webcamera Juras-erglis Durbe 2023

[ame]

Nov 21

good morning!
Inguna and Ina Jaunošāne​ (in YT chat) noticed two birds flying by from right to left at 10:09 and 10:10. thank you for the observations!

the first bird flew with heavy, slow wingbeat above the treetops so details of the bird were not well visible. this bird could well have been an eagle.


the second bird flew lower and was visible against the dark trees so some details were visible. the bird seemed to have a white tail or rump. the flew by rather fast compared to the first bird. this would suggest that the bird was probably smaller and flew closer to the camera than the first bird. the 2nd bird could have been a jay or a magpie...


i took pictures frame by frame of the second bird. it seems that exactly the tail was white and there were no white spots on the grey wings. the second bird was quite possibly an eagle, too.


both flew to the direction on the Fish Market.
playlist:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjup ... Q8QBpv_3Uk

[ame]

Nov 22

good morning!
again a crispy-looking morning.
8:08 a male and a female eagle sang a long song nearby.

[ame]

​12:09 a female eagle started calling and a male joined her. they were rather near but they were not in the same place: the male was closer to us than the female.
i listened to these calls many times. there was something odd about them... was there a third eagle? another male farther than the first?


i'll try to add a link to a list of my playlists:
https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCRp ... /playlists

[ame]

hello!
yesterday the wind was blowing from about north-west (from behind the camera) and at times it was raining snow or sleet which melted away almost as soon as it had fallen.
any way, the cold wind kept blowing from the north side and this was what we woke up with: a winter wonderland.


i have updated the Important events on the front page. is there something important that i have forgotten? and more importantly: have i made mistakes there?
viewtopic.php?p=884777#p884777

[ame]

Nov 27

squirrels have been visiting the tree and eaten a lot of the cones during the past days. on Nov 26 they took at least 21 cones during the morning. it's not clear if there was only one squirrel or more.
playlist Nov 26:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjup ... 056IOKEJCS

on Nov 27 there were at least two squirrels who didn't quarrel with each other (exceptionally; usually squirrels are not friendly with each other). they ate on the tree at the same time, although not very near to each other. this time i counted 34 cones being picked by the squirrels. besides those the squirrels made 8 more trips to the top or to the tips of the branches when they probably picked cones but i could not see the cones.
one of these trips was also the most lively that i've seen: the squirrel jumped from the left branch to the left side of the camera, almost in "our face"!
the funny (and a bit strange) thing about this is that i woke up in the morning a few hours before this jump with a dream where exactly this happened: a squirrel jumped at the camera!


15:47 a male eagle called in the forest rather far.


playlist Nov 27:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjup ... 7fbcA7F0MQ

[ame]

Nov 28

a grey day with more snow falling. the footprints of squirrels have been covered with a new layer of snow.

[Liz01]

December 1th.


Happy Birthday dear ame

[ame]

oh dear, this is too much.... thank you Liz!
too few candles, much too few...
i need a bigger cake.
i'm not sure if i want this to be known...

12:05 a male eagle called in the forest.


12:09 again. same place.

[ame]

12:15 a great tit. at last a bird in sight, but for long.

[ame]

Dec 5

good morning!
it seems that winter really came to stay. it has snowed more and more in the past few days.

9:43 two eagles sang nearby, a female and a male.


9:49 again a duet by two eagles. they were in the same place as earlier. it sounded like they were rather close to each other.

[ame]

Dec 6

good morning!

11:08 a male eagle called in the forest. he was not very near but not very far either.


11:11 a female and a male eagle called together. they were both in the same place as the male earlier.

[ame]

11:42 - 11:46 two ravens visited the top.
11:42:24 one raven landed on the top and 14 s later another.
they talked and shovelled snow down from the top.
11:45:55 one raven flew away (visibly).
11:46:07 more snow dropped and there was a soft sound of wings. the other raven flew away.


11:54 more eagle's calls. i think this was the male only. he had something to talk.

[ame]

14:24:07 a female eagle called very-very-very far. it was barely audible.
you'll need to turn the volume to 11.


​14:46:40 again a female eagle's voice from very-very far. turn the volume knob again to south-east as far as it goes.


playlist:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjup ... lXPjcSuv9K

[ame]

Dec 9

hello!

14:28 a black woodpecker was calling far... then 14:28:13 onward i think i heard an eagle calling even farther.


turn the knobs to SE again, as far as they go-
- we Finns say 'knobs to SE' when we want loud. the other way is 'all the way to 11'. that's where SE is, at 11.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOO5S4vxi0o

[ame]

15:23:27 very-very distant calls maybe?
this time i'm really not sure if i'm hearing voices or not.


Digna125 in the YT chat confirmed hearing calls, too. thank you Digna125!

playlist:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjup ... b-CoIBiCBw

[sova]

Good morning to all

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The story of Durbert is special and personal. We started following the progress of the family of eagles already in the winter, when they had just started building their nest, and ended in the fall, when the young bird went on its journey. Durberta's progress was followed not only by viewers from Latvia - the events were viewed more than seven million times from more than 100 different countries. Until now, it has been the most popular of all live nature cameras installed in Latvia. The Durbes eagle's nest was of interest not only to researchers - it revealed the magic of the world of birds to people who were not particularly interested in birds until then. In Internet forums, it was able to bring together groups of like-minded people who not only sympathized, but also asked questions, sought answers and certainly learned a lot. Thanks to Imanta, one of the "forumians", for this book!

Ornithologist Jānis Ķuze

... well, and memories of Durbe and Robert came back and of course, I can't forget the little devil (Durberta).
We know Durbe is no longer alive (that was very painful for me). Robert, probably, neither but I hope with all my heart that the little devil is still alive.
I've watched this video countless times...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sq9yAaM7d8c

lovely 2. Advent

[ame]

hello!
and sova, nice to see you & thank you!
Durberts/Durberta was a special eaglet, but aren't they all.

12:55-56 a great spotted woodpecker visited. they have called here daily but they have stayed out of sight. this woodpecker showed herself, too.


​15:09:50 a female eagle called. she was not far.

[ame]

15:17-18 a crow visited the top.


playlist:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjup ... Ahv7If29Rl

[Liz01]

December 11th.

sova, ame

sova thank you very much for for the beautiful memory o four Durberta.
ame, thank you for reporting and videos

8:41:38 both eagles sang (it sounds far away)

8:55:40 again both Male & Female - still far away

9:14:04 eagle is flying ..


9:14:32 male eagle is calling near

times stamps by Ina Jaunošāne! thank you

EDIT: video later or ame is doing one.

[ame]

good morning!

...
8:41:38 both eagles sang (it sounds far away)

8:55:40 again both Male & Female - still far away
...

8:41 the eagles either were far or perhaps the wind blew partly their voices away. they sounded a bit louder towards the end of the call.


8:55 it sounded like they were in the same place as earlier.