Golden Eagle Webcam Nest 1 2025

A webcam on a Golden Eagle Nest in Soomaa region
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Golden Eagle Webcam Nest 1 2025

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Golden Eagle Webcam Nest 1 2025

Kalju(male) and Helju(female)


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Introduction (Written by Triin viewtopic.php?p=838616#p838616)

The golden eagle nest camera is situated in a remote bog in Soomaa National Park (https://kaitsealad.ee/en/protected-area ... ional-park). This territory has been known since the second half of the 20th century when the legendary Estonian naturalist Viktor Masing (1925-2001) found a golden eagle's nest there. During the last quarter of a century, the golden eagles have had at least four nests in this area. The nest seen in the camera has been used by eagles since 2011, and a total of four eaglets have fledged here - the most recent in 2020, when we first observed this nest with a nest camera. All four nestlings have been ringed here and one of them has been seen later. The eaglet from 2014 was found deceased in Poland in 2015.

The golden eagles start decorating the nest with fresh branches already in late winter. Usually, the eggs are laid in the second half of March, but it is not uncommon for the so-called non-nesting seasons, when the nest is decorated with fresh branches, but no eggs are laid. There are up to two eggs in the golden eagle brood and the chick(s) hatch in late April. In general, however, only one eaglet fledges, even if originally two hatched. The weaker chick usually dies because of food deprivation.

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:hi:
Surprising that they choose this nest again this year and even laying en egg, any thoughts?

At home on the other side of the lake it is a good mouse year with lots of owls and good hopes of a successful breeding season, how is it there?

Dawn: Helju incubating, 0°C
6:03 Mistle thrush singing, hazel grouse singing, willow tit
6:04 eagle calling, Helju wakes up
6:05 cracking in the woods, Kalju comes in with a big pine stick
6:55 black grouse playing 8-)
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​​15:58 Helju is calling

​​Oh I think there is food in sight?
​​16:01 Kalju comes home
​​food is a bunch hay 😁
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March 19

Good Morning :hi:

Helju flies in :innocent:
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8:29 Mating on the nest :D they are working for a second egg
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Kalju flew a
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Helju jumps in the nest
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Mating and change of incubation
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12.15 Kalju took off
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15.01 Kalju and Helju mating again.
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14:16 Helju is calling and is looking around
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14:17 She jumps on the curved branch
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and flew to the right
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BTW: egg is invisible :slap:
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14:20 Kalju flies in from the right with a bunch straw
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and takes over the incubation duties
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14:59 Helju comes home. She landed on the left branch
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He jumps next to her
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15:00 they mate on that branch :D
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15:00 nearly 15:01 Kalju flew away
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Helju jumps on the curved branch and went in the nest
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She jumps down and covers her egg
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March 20th.

Good Morning!

5:52 Helju's head is up

She will probably lay her second egg today.
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:innocent:
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6:37 Helju stands up is rolling the egg
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turns, and covers the egg again
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7:19 Helju spotted someone
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7:19:54 she starts calling, stands up
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7:20 she is still calling and jumps on the curved branch
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7:21:01 Kalju landed on the nest
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he jumps on the rear branch. Nice crop in him. So he has left breakfast for Helju on a handover place! She flew away
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he jumps in the nest and takes over the incubation duties
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8:00 he stands up and turns the eff
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8:01 Helju returns with a branch
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he takes off
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