Latvian WtE nest webcamera Juras-erglis Durbe 2019

[ame]

13:32 Milda turned on the branch and jumped down to the left branch. she looked at Raimis...


then she jumped to the nest.
this time Raimis took the hint and gave way for Milda.


13:33 he went to the top branch.

[ame]

13:34 Raimis flew away.

[Anne7]

13:32 Milda turned on the branch and jumped down to the left branch.
then she jumped to the nest.
this time Raimis took the hint and gave way for Milda.

Ready to jump.

[ame]

she was very determined.
i think she was tired. she has been half asleep since that...
rainy weather and two eggs made her tired.

[Sonchik]

Milda departs from a favourite tree.
08:36
https://youtu.be/5sBkCvkmGOg

Change.
09:31
https://youtu.be/cUBkDuBg1RU

Conversation with a raven.
10:05
https://youtu.be/fOzSu_C8GM4

Lunch for Milda.
10:14


Change.
10:57
https://youtu.be/MiRgEChYTxo

Raimis had a dilemma: is fish or to incubate. Fish won. Then Milda came and she won too.
11:40


Difficult change.
13:12

...
They left the bowl 11:50 and by now it's more than 15 minutes (total 25 min). With this cold

In a chat explained to us what eggs specially hold on cold until all are born. They so slow down their development that chickens had less age difference.
In this regard it is interesting to me if they still continue to cool eggs, then they know about the third egg? Or just in case?

[ame]

i have read somewhere that eggs tolerate cold in the early stage of incubation. later they don't. i don't know how early is "early". i also don't have any idea if Milda could know if one more egg is coming or not. it is very difficult to think that Raimis would know.

16:39 Milda called. Raimis replier from nearby. it sounded as if he is behind our left shoulder rather near.
Milda called more and Raimis talked to her. Milda called more.


... then nothing more.
16:44 Milda got up, shook her wings, rolled the eggs and shook her wings again.


it has been raining all the time. it started raining even harder.

[Abigyl]

Well... I remember that it's only with the first egg; they don't need to incubate it.

But after, they need to incubate.

[Sonchik]

Milda and Raimis's conversation.
16:39


Milda decided to warm up.
17:48


Raymis wished Milde "Good night!"
17:52

[ame]

the evening visit by Raimis was soooo sweet.
he could not do anything real to make her feel better but it must have felt good any way.
17:52 he landed on the top branch.


4 min later he flew out.


playlist today:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P ... X-gXZdbtqw
thank you for the reports and good night!

[Liz01]

March 15

Good Morning!

Thank you for caps,videos and reporting.

Anne, your pictures are great OK all pics are great, but your's are stunning!

5:46 Milda calls, Raimis answers

[Liz01]

Congratulations to the 2nd egg and all the best!

Welcome back, Schleiereule

[Liz01]

6:48 Milda flew away


6:49 Raims comes to the nest


roll his eggs and starts incubating

[Sonchik]

Good morning! Milda departed to the first replacement by a favourite tree. They with Raymis sang there. Raymis arrived from a favourite tree in a nest.
06:48

[Liz01]

7:37 Raimis calls and stands up
7:38 he flew away
7:39 Milda comes from the left into the nest

[Sonchik]

From 13:33 till 06:48 Milda incubated and even in a toilet did not descend!

07:36 The second change.

[ame]

good morning!
thank you for the reports!

Milda spent her relief shift 6:52 - 7:38 in the favourite tree. she never left there. during both shift changes they sang in the tree.
after Milda had returned to the eggs Raimis flew away. he took right after Milda had landed and flew to the forest in the back of the meadow. i think he flew in the forest.
i wish they'd quit this habit. i don't actually wish to see the eggs alone even for this short time.

i think there are new birds' voices in the forest. a mistle thrush?

[ame]

8:53 Raimis arrived while i was writing the above. he brought hay.


8:55 a flock of geese flew high in the sky from left to right.
i made a close-up clip of their fly-by:
https://youtu.be/JqVNPe34dn0

8:59 Milda took off. Raimis followed right after her.


8:59 they sang in the forest, not very near.
then Raimis returned to the nest.


9:00 Raimis called long. Milda replied from nearby. Raimis called more. then he covered the eggs.

[Sonchik]

08:52 The third change and geese.

[ame]

Raimis has called a few times.

9:38 (a few seconds before) a jay flew away from the tree top.
9:38:30 one more jay was on the top. it made a buzzZ! voice. i know that, it was a jay.
then there was a bird calling pee .. pee-wee, pee .. pee-wee..., on and on for a long time. i don't know what bird it is..?
not a peewit = lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) i think... - it had to be a jay.

9:41:40 loud jay's shrieks! was the bird a jay all the time?

[ame]

9:48 Milda came home with a green twig.


9:51 Raimis went to the top branch.