Screenshot from webcam Hagnat, LK forum
Translation Liis
Estonian text posted 22.06.2018
Birthday child
Greater spotted eagle Suur-konnakotkas Aquila clanga v. Clanga clanga
The time has passed quietly and seemingly unnoticed, and the eaglet became three weeks old in the care of its parents.
Photos Arne Ader
Translation Liis
Estonian text posted 29.06.2018
Gathering of moulting mute swans
Mute swan Kühmnokk-luik Cygnus olor
We meet such gatherings of swans in sea bays already for weeks. The moulting lasts for a long time, swan feathers can be seen on the shore and on a calm water surface still in August..
Swan flocks feeding in such shallow waters are mostly non-breeding young birds but also adults whose breeding has been unsuccessful for various reasons.
Sexually oriented behaviour between individuals of the same sex – climbing on back, copulating, seducing partner – has been observed in several bird species and mostly among females. The partners may for instance groom each others plumage, build or share a nest and even incubate eggs. Sexual acts between male birds are known from at least 93 bird species of which however only 18 cases (19%) have been identified in pairs in permanent relationship; most frequently male pairs are found among geese (Anseriformes) and suliform (Suliformes) birds. There are however only rare reports of common nesting attempts among male birds.
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