Lesser Spotted Eagle, Latvia 2012

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Please begin your 2012 posts here!

[Annie]

Nest is built in, but I have not met yet the builder .. familiar screaming is yes to be heard.


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19.04.2012 On the page of University of Latvia is told: At present there is only one nesting birds, then the casing is
rarely the case. In the coming days are expected to arrive the second pair of birds.

http://www.lu.lv/zinas/t/11380/

[Annie]

On the Finnish page of our Forum you will find some pictures of a Lesser Spotted Eagle in the nest.

[Annie]

A new view to an eagle nest.. and an inhabitant making some arrangements.


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Is this maybe a female?

[Annie]

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[Annie]

Mom eagle looks like that egg might be on its way.


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[Tahidor]

The nest is empty and the weather is very vindy.

[Annie]

That's very truth, terrible windy day. No one has also arrived home for night.
.. so maybe yesterday was image rehearsal of an egg laying?


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[Annie]

Here again were preparing for the future, the first entry an egg.


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The female stayed in the nest for some while - it wasn't yet the right time.

[Annie]

First Egg

Pictures and a video clip

Happy, happy Nesting to Metra and Macho !

[Tahidor]

Afternoon feather care:





So there are two eggs now!

[Annie]

Metra was calling Macho: Hey there, I'm soon out, look after our nest! And the she left for short flight. - At that time (19.31) I saw only one egg.. maybe the second wasn't yet there - or I just happened not to see it.

[Annie]

Morning's gold


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[Annie]

Breakfast arrangements



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[Tahidor]

Annie, two eggs was an optical illusion, a tiny shadow of a sprik