August 2020

Webcam snapshot by Liz, LK forum

Eagle-mother Tiiu has brought a water vole to the nest

Greater spotted eagle       Clanga clanga

On 2. September the juvenile bird Teet will become 3 months old.

Webcam snapshot by Liz, LK forum

Lesser spotted eagle       Clanga pomarina

Greater spotted eagle      Clanga clanga

Webcam snapshot and video by Liz, LK forum

Young greater spotted eagle named Teet

Greater spotted eagle      Clanga clanga

Eagle-chick Teet is one week and two months old. He has passed the 2-month fledging age, but appears not too keen to fledge yet. He makes some wing flapping excercises and sits on the branch, but has not gone out for a flight yet.

Illustrative material by Liz, LK forum

I am two months old

Lesser spotted eagle       Clanga pomarina

Adults Karin and Indrek have taken good care of young eagle Raju, who hatched on 9th June. Raju turned two months old and is now developing his skills with wing exercises. 

Videos saved by Liz, LK forum

So far Raju had only flapped his wings on the nest

Lesser spotted eagle      Clanga pomarina

The young eagle Raju will turn 2-months old on Sunday, 9th August. At that age juvenile birds make their first fledging attempts.

Raju was successful and from the video below we can see him returning to the nest. First acquaintance with the surroundings lasted a little more than half an hour and Raju couldn't get too far with that time.

Video saved by Olle Koert, www.tt.ee

Photo by Arne Ader

Great spotted woodpecker       Dendrocopos major

The numbers of our most well-known woodpecker far surpass all other woodpecker sub-species in Estonia. There were more than fifty thousand breeding pairs of great spotted woodpecker this year. 

Webcam snapshot by Kitarr, LK forum

Fish brought for the younger osprey son by father Ivo.

Osprey        Pandion haliaetus

The little osprey with tag UX hatched on 29th May and reached flying ability on 20th July.

His younger sibling UW hatched on 2nd July and advanced to flying ability on 24th July. It is him who became two months old today (2nd of August).