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20:00 Robert comes home. he remained seven minutes in the nest. Durbe did not change. so he flew away again. The two are such a loving couple

Durbe itself seems hungry, Durbert have to wait.
Fresh fish tastes just much better!

Durbe

so there is a fresh fish on the nest again.
i become almost sorry for the waste of good fish, but i can also see how they brought up three of those last year: no problem in the pantry.

Durbe is sleeping...


i think that the poopshots of these eagles are wet. at least they look like that. for the birds who live in tree hollows the poop come in a small tablet covered with a film which the parents can easily transport out. very soon Durberts will be strong enough to shoot the poop well overboard and then it will not soil the nest. in the mean time the poops are so small in volume that they are no problem yet.
i think that the rotting fish will be more of a problem.

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The family sleep
But who knows? Maybe Robert has been fishing now

Good night

Yes, that is what I meant. So also little baby eaglets do poop wet poops. And they have to do it in to the nest.
A bit older ones can go to the loo. I watched Linda & Sulev summer 2013 and saw how Illimar do it.
When I said Durberts is in diaper age I meant that she can't go to the loo herself yet.
Little birds have solve the problem with "the real diapers", fecal sacs.

(Little song birds like Robins do grow fast, but what a job for the parents catching the food and carrying the fecal sacs.
Here is a Dunnock family https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hsmh5cwDiuA )

21:40 What was that a corncrake? and a goose?
21:44 And now there is a songbird on the microphone

Night sounds are very interesting to listen to.

April 21

good morning

Durbe sleeps

Good Morning Liz and everyone

6:46 Durbe starts feeding


Durberts growing very fast

6:50 Durbe call and looks around. 6:51 She continues feeding

7:40 Durbe flew out and call from far


Durberts alone at home


Robert cames home. he lands on a branch on the left side. He is in no hurry to get into the nest . Jump onto the balcony and then to the nest. then starts Robert feeding. there is Today, air-dried coot. well hung



chick alone - dad comes home

breakfast

8:54 Durbe comes with a bundle hay

Liz01 wrote: chick alone - dad comes home

Chick is adorable, and grows very quickly

what kind of a monster fish is that?


EDIT: the delivery was between 9:08 -9: 11
it is difficult to see because Durbe the obstructed view
There is no image in Pontu Archive

i watched my recording from this morning. there was no fish delivery. Durbe dug up one 'well-hung air-dried' fish from under the hay she had brought a little earlier. i though it looked so stiff on the nest that it could not be fresh.


there will be lovely compost in the nest next spring.

Durberts has been alone a long time now - I wonder where are the parents ...
S/he was alone since 11:42 (Pontu pic 11:41 is missing)
http://193.40.124.24/2015-juras-erglis/ ... -11-42.JPG

12:02
Robert returned with a huge fish and began to feed Durberts

Durbert alone
Mother and father on fishing ? Daddy was the first!

The best fish is a fresh fish!

ojee, alone for so long! Durbe left the nest at 11:40
12:02 Robert came with a fresh perch


It is not to see why Durbe has left the nest maybe Durbe now has a fish phobia

the weather looks warm today. maybe she could not stand the odour? - although vainamoinen wrote some time ago that birds have poor sense of smell... fortunately it is usually windy up there.
is this Robert now with the baby?