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KALJUKOTKAS AQUILA CHRYSAETOS
The golden eagle nest camera is situated in a remote bog in Soomaa National Park ([ Ссылка ]... ional-park). This territory has been known since the second half of the 20th century when the legendary Estonian naturalist Viktor Masing found a golden eagle's nest there. During the last quarter of a century, the golden eagles have had at least four nests in this area. The nest seen in the camera has been used by eagles since 2011, and a total of four eaglets have fledged here - the most recent in 2020, when we first observed this nest with a nest camera. All four nestlings have been ringed here and one of them has been seen later. The eaglet from 2014 was found deceased in Poland in 2015.
The golden eagles start decorating the nest with fresh branches already in late winter. Usually, the eggs are laid in the second half of March, but it is not uncommon for the so-called non-nesting seasons, when the nest is decorated with fresh branches, but no eggs are laid. There are up to two eggs in the golden eagle brood and the chick(s) hatch in late April. In general, however, only one eaglet fledges, even if originally two hatched. The weaker chick usually dies because of food deprivation.
MOM HELJU FEEDS CHICK ). GOLD EAGLE. KALJUKOTKAS AQUILA CHRYSAETOS
12.05.2024
