Estonian WTE Webcam 2017

[wonderer]

Thanks a lot for providing this splendid opportunity to follow wild-life live again. Last season was far too exciting and dramatic, so I said, I´m not going to come back, but here I am eagerly waiting for something to happen Hope we´ll see our couple back..

[Urmas]

Today visited nest not Uku, but a WtE about fifth year. So younger as Uku. Still in feathers more dark ones and dark eyes as well. Can't say if male or female, but it was not familiar with camera on nest I suppose. Camera lens are much better hided this season, but still that bird decided better to escape. There is no way to cover lens fully. Local adults should be used to that thing in vicinity, but strangers may act differently.
Thanks for special information, Mutikluti!

We hope into return of eagles, as you may see of our actions there!

[ame]

thanks Urmas for you comments! i thought that it was too late and dark to see who the eagle was but you was able see a lot anyway.

... Can't say if male or female, but it was not familiar with camera on nest I suppose. Camera lens are much better hided this season, but still that bird decided better to escape. There is no way to cover lens fully. Local adults should be used to that thing in vicinity, but strangers may act differently. ...

could you post a picture showing what the eagles or other birds see when they look at the camera? we know that you took pictures with the camera with the Christmas tree twig decorations.

[Lubaska]

Wow! The first curious eagle has visited the site! Wonderful!
This is a great promise for the next weeks.

I was very sad that nothing was done in the nest during the end of the last year and it seemed that Urmas & Co. decided not to intervene here. It can be considered as a right approach in the nature conservation. But I know that the rangers put the artificial nest bases for the eagles in my country (very small population, 6 pairs in the summer, 60 individuals during winter season) and then we all together just cross our fingers...

I am so happy that Urmas and his colleagues have decided to support this place and help the birds to start a new season. I am pretty sure that they will come. And doesnt matter if it will be Anna and Uku, or any other pair.

This camera view and the nest is so catching!

[ame]

Jan 26

the camera is running. it looks misty, almost like before the repair.

btw: is anyone else making continuous video recording of the stream?
i try to record all the time but sometimes my camera freezes and stops. it then may take a long while before i notice that it has stopped and restart it.

[Liz01]

It would be fine, if there were an archive

[Liz01]

it came at 16:51:14 and 16:51:34 it flew away. it was only a 20 s long stay.
http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss54 ... 5134-1.jpg

the camera went to sleep at 16:52:07, only 33 s later. what luck we had!

what great observation thank you!

Mutikluti nice to see you here again

[ame]

i wrote to Urmas about the Pontu archive. it would certainly be nice to have it.

[Tian]

btw: is anyone else making continuous video recording of the stream?

I try.

i try to record all the time but sometimes my camera freezes and stops. it then may take a long while before i notice that it has stopped and restart it.

Same here!

could you post a picture showing what the eagles or other birds see when they look at the camera? we know that you took pictures with the camera with the Christmas tree twig decorations.

Yes, that would be really interesting!

[ame]

Tian, that's great!
hopefully we don't get long breaks at the same critical time.

[ame]

12:00 a willow tit is on the nest.


this time it made the willow tit's signature voice.
bright black eye.

[Liz01]

it works hard on the left side

[ame]

it was a real busy little bee. it worked there for over 8 min!
there are some crested tits, too. they make a lot of voices.


the camera has worked for more than 3 and half hours without breaks today.

[Mutikluti]

Good afternoon!

12.08
A willow tit was here...It arrived at 12.00 and left a moment after my picture...:

[ame]

Techno-Urmas has started the Pontu archive for the Merikotkas camera:
http://193.40.124.24/2017-merikotkas/

thank you, Urmas and Urmas!

so far there is only a video of yesterday's eagle visit. now that i watched it again i saw rather clearly that it was not Uku. this eagle's feathers were much darker than Uku's feathers. he was very blond.

[ame]

the long-tailed tits are there again. lots of voices but no-one in sight.
do they have a daily regular scheduled route?

15:32 a willow tit visited again.

15:36: about 00 coal tit??

my recorder was not running!

[Liz01]

15:32 again a willow tit


Last year we saw Uku on 13 February the first time

[Liz01]

the long-tailed tits are there again. lots of voices but no-one in sight.
do they have a daily regular scheduled route?

15:36:32 one was on the left side on the branch Was it a long tailed tit?

[berns]

Only the titmouse's nest loved. Orlov did not hear, could after yesterday when I was occasionally heard gunfire. I hope for the ducks were hunted. We wait

[ame]

the long-tailed tits are there again. lots of voices but no-one in sight.
do they have a daily regular scheduled route?

15:36:32 one was on the left side on the branch Was it a long tailed tit?

is the tail long enough?
this is a willow tit a few seconds later.


i have nothing on video and only a few decent pictures.
does anyone have a recording from about 15:30 to 15:37?