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CUIBUL ACVILEI DE MUNTE NR. 2 - THE NEST OF THE GOLDEN EAGLE 2 (AQUILA CHRYSAETOS) 2023

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Post by Raven Sun Jun 11, 2023 6:40 am

2023-06-11 - Day 35; Week 5

Stream reset, data missing. 1 feeding? 1 delivery? 1 corvid.

04:56:26 - Lucina skawks thrice. Skawk-wawk-wawk-wawk-wawk! She is barking towards the back slope. Be gone!
05:09:18 - She leaves silently towards the lower left corner. Eaglet not so silent.
05:53:28 - Eaglet chirps at someone as they pass the eyrie.
06:31:11 - We can hear Lucina breaking a branch free nearby.
06:31:39 - Lucina returns silently from the right, with a stick in her beak. 1 hour, 22 minutes away.
06:32:28 - She leaves silently towards the right, and passes behind the lens heading left. We know this thanks to eaglet's watchful gaze.
06:44:45 - Eaglet is chatting at a parent who must be perched within sight. A scratchy, tsyuk, tsyuk, tsyuk or pssa, pssa, pssa. . . Remembering that both of these are the same vocalization, but various researchers have given them these two different labels.
07:10:48 - Eaglet stretches his/her neck for a better look, and vocalizes with renewed vigor. The parent is off to the left beyond our view.
07:15:02 - They pass overhead to the right.
07:16:20 - It was Mom. Here she comes with a large conifer spray in her talons, silently from the right. 44 minutes away.
07:17:11 - And off she goes, again with nary a peep, to the right. She passes behind the lens heading left.
07:37:38 - After a decent period of silence, eaglet again spies someone, and revs up the chirp box. Lucina or Caliman is near.

07:51:24-07:56:14 - A screechy voiced eaglet stands for a record breaking 4 minutes, 50 seconds!

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Settling down with a yawn.

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08:24:14 - The snapping of a branch. Eaglet raises his/her head briefly. Does not vocalize.
08:43:12 - A Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius) calls, waking eaglet.
09:17:03 - Eaglet tracks a parent flying over the eyrie. Lucina's voice soon pierces the air.
09:20:19 - Alarm call from unknown species, probably accompanying Lucina. It reminds me of a peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) alarm call
Lucina vs. peregrine falcon? Difficult to hear. You'll likely need ear phones, and eaglet yells over most of it, unfortunately.
09:44:47 - Eaglet calling to the skies again. Plenty of aerial activity this morning.
09:47:05 - Lucina returns with a conifer spray. 2 hours, 30 minutes away.

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09:47:44 - Lucina is off, silently towards the right.
09:50:20 - Peregrine falcon (?) in a dog fight with the eagles, alarming again. Less eaglet yelling in this recording.
16:48:47 - The stream had to be reset to a lower resolution to continue functioning. I lost time.
17:23:42 - Stocatto raven calls.
17:35:26 - Eaglet rattle-chirping.
17:36:00 - Eaglet right wing-leg-tail stretch.
17:38:21 - Some rain becomes visible.
17:58:31 - Eaglet shakes off.
18:06:07 - A little rain hits the lens.
18:09:43, 18:09:55 - Northern raven (Corvus corax) "haa", begging vocalizations.
18:22:35 - Hooded crow (Corvus cornix) calls.

Lucina returns silently from the right with prey in her talons.

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Eaglet quickly claims it. We can also see that Lucina has a full crop, which is very nice to see. I can't recall seeing her crop full since May 26th. Unknown period of time away.

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She gives her eager eaglet some space.

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18:50:33 - Lucina leaves silently towards the lower left corner.
18:52:33 - Eaglet tries to feed with back to us, so we can't observe success or failure.
18:57:30 - S/he drags the prey closer to the lens. It is the haunch, and black scaled leg of a corvid with its well-developed passerine hallux.
19:01:21 - Eaglet manages to stand upon the prey, and successfully tear meat free.

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19:03:10 - Lucina calls in the distance, and eaglet responds. There is some excitement in her vocalizations.
19:11:28 - Eaglet pulls the foot up, allowing us to judge scale.

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This is the back half of a hooded crow, Lucina held up for us in 2021. They're pretty small. Maybe smaller than what new eaglet is tearing at. It would look smaller if it weren't so close to the lens, and in Zenit's talons.

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Here is Zenit with a raven. Decent size. But. They are chunked up differently. This is mostly the chest cavity with the lower half torn up, legs dangling. Not clearly visible. Let's just call today's crow a "corvid".

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19:35:17 - Lucina is calling.
19:35:40 - She swoops across from the back slope, and alights in the upper branches above the nest. 45 minutes away.
19:36:14 - Lucina drops down into the nest. Still talking.

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1st feeding? 19:36:49-19:48:08 - Approx. 12 minute feeding. Last bite is the leg. Eaglet manages to swallow it whole.

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Raven foot in Zenit's mouth. Similar age. Hmm. Ah well, moving on:

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Crop check.

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19:58:14 - Allopreening.

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20:16:10 - Lucina leaves in a hurry, calling immediately after her exit. It is windy.
20:20:40 - Lucina returns silently, alighting on the back right branch. 4 minutes away.
20:20:45 - She hops to the nest.
20:26:22 - Broods eaglet.

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20:56:42 - More allopreening.

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21:22:44 - Lucina begins to settle in for the night, with a tuck of the beak into her left scapulars. Good night, Bucovina.


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Post by Raven Mon Jun 12, 2023 5:46 am

2023-06-12 - Day 36; Week 5

3 feedings total. 2 self-feedings. 2 deliveries. 1 nestling passerine (Lucina brought), 2 nestling passerines (Caliman brought).

05:42:26

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06:01:26 - Strange, eerie sound, followed by lots of dog barking. The initial sound may have been the dog, but I'm not confident. What do you think?
06:14:32 - It is difficult to hear without damaging my ears, but it sure sounds as if there are many ongoing raven "haa" calls. As if a great feast is near. These calls begin before the previous strange sound. Maybe the dog spooked a scavenger, or maybe s/he is at a different location entirely. Who knows.
06:14:39 - Lucina begins honing in on some activity. From this point on, we see minute triagulations, and long necks for better views.
06:21:38 - Yes, it's lots of raven (Corvus corax) activity. There must be a food bonanza, or some eager raven kids who don't know the danger lurking in their parent's territory.

Maybe Lucina is going to go check it out now.

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06:28:42 - She leaves silently towards the right.
07:54:48 - Lucina returns silently from the lower left corner. 1 hour, 26 minutes away.

Long neck. Something briefly grabs eaglet's attention beyond the nest.

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08:26:43

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A wee snooze.

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To be continued PDT tomorrow. . .


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Post by Tigress Mon Jun 12, 2023 12:54 pm

12:36:56 L brings small prey; Eaglet takes and mantles;
Lucina leaves and eaglet self feeds;
12:41:32 C briefly visits, eaglet mantles again....

Our little eaglet is becoming more independent 😊

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Post by Raven Tue Jun 13, 2023 12:20 am

2023-06-12 - Day 36; Week 5 - Continued

3 feedings total. 2 self-feedings. 2 deliveries. 1 nestling passerine (Lucina brought), 2 nestling passerines (Caliman brought).

08:43:05 - Lucina calling tysuk-tsyuk-tsyuk, looking left. Tracks Caliman, beyond our sight, to the right.
08:49:55 - More vocalizing. She moves into launch position.

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08:52:04 - Lucina leaves silently towards the lower left corner.
08:53:05 - She returns silently from the lower left corner. 1 minute away. Well, it is raining.
09:37:10 - Eurasian jays scolding.
09:38:38 - Lucina leaves silently towards the right.
12:36:52 - Lucina returns silently with prey in her right talons. 2 hours, 58 minutes away.

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12:37:05 - She talks softly as her eaglet claims the prey. A nestling passerine of pale beak, and feet. Lucina moves to the left corner branch.

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12:37:42 - She leaves towards the lower right corner, calling into the distance.
1st self-feeding. 12:38:28 - First bite of nestling.

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12:41:32 - Caliman alights from the right, delivering prey in his right talons.

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12:41:58 - He leaves towards the lower right corner. Eaglet stops mantling.
12:43:55 - Last bite. Approx. 5 minute feeding. Source: first nestling. This was not the first self-feeding ever, but was the first that began, and ended completely unassisted.

Down the hatch.

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12:45:25 - Eaglet finds one of the nestlings Papa delivered. Appears to be the same unknown species of the first, brought by Mom.

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2nd self-feeding. 12:46:07 - First bite of second nestling.

12:48:46

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12:49:13 - Last bite. Approx. 3 minutes. Source: second nestling.
12:54:34 - Lucina passes behind the eyrie, in front of the lens.
12:54:48 - She returns silently from the lower left corner with a conifer spray in her feet. 17 minutes away.
12:54:59 - Lucina pulls a third nestling from Caliman's delivered clump of material.
3rd feeding. 12:56:00-12:58:14 - Approx. 2 minute feeding. Source: third nestling.
12:59:07 - Lucina leaves silently towards the lower right corner.
14:17:54 - Eaglet wing exercises, and a left wing-leg-tail stretch.
14:18:24 - More wing exercises.

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16:59:56, 17:00:03, 07, 09, 15, 21. . . - Northern raven (Corvus corax) haa calls. Singular. Maybe there is a nest nearby.
17:37:18 - Eaglet wing exercises.
17:46:00 - Lucina returns silently from the right with a full crop.

Eaglet didn't even notice she'd arrived until this moment.

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17:46:28 - Lucina leaves silently towards the lower left corner.
17:48:54 - We can hear her vocalizing in the distance. Tsyuks/pssas.
17:49:31-18:06:33 - Here it is, folks. The 17 minute record-breaking stand!!! It's out of the park!

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19:24:25 - Rattle-chirping begins.
20:01:13 - Lucina returns silently from the left, behind the lens. 2 hours, 15 minutes away.
20:08:09 - Eaglet ducks under Mom.

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Quickened rattle-chirping. Eaglet may be cold. The temperature is lower than it has been, and once eaglet settles back under Mom the rattles become softer, and eventually stop until Lucina shifts or allopreens.

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21:24:22 - Lucina tucks her beak into her left scapulars, settling in for the night.
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Post by Tigress Tue Jun 13, 2023 12:48 am

Thanks Raven for the record of today's events.... The videos and photos are great! The eaglet looks so majestic when he/she is standing tall. This eaglet is going to be one beautiful adult eagle 🦅
Not to mention how precious it is 🙏 I wish our little one fledges well and lives a long, strong and healthy life!

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Post by Raven Tue Jun 13, 2023 6:03 am

Thank you, Tigress! I wholeheartedly share your adoration, and well-wishes for dear eaglet.

A note: I will be leaving to visit my mother this Wednesday, which is still two days away for California, on the 14th. I won't return until the 17th. Good news is that I am not going to have to move away from my home. Disaster averted for now. That would have caused a much greater interruption in my ability to record life at the eyrie. I will attempt to pick this back up as quickly as I can, and post some sort of backlog. Again, no pressure on sharing observations, but know that they will be appreciated if anyone would like to do so.
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Post by Raven Tue Jun 13, 2023 6:18 am

2023-06-13 - Day 37; Week 5

1 feeding total. 1 self-feeding. + fed tiny bits of old scrap. 2 deliveries. 1 bare spine (Lucina). 1 passerine nestling (Caliman).

04:58:07 - Lucina leaves silently towards the lower left corner.
05:43:34, 05:43:53 - Here is that strange sound from yesterday again. It must be a domesticated dog or a young gray wolf. The dog was barking earlier. This recorded section is more obviously canid, puppy-like. Not a mature sounding howl of a wolf, say. One can hear that the ravens are present again, presumably at a feast. Gray wolf (Canis lupus) pups would only be about two months old at most, by this date. It is probably another dog, but it is nice to think of wolves roaming near the eyrie. It is so that wolves begin to move their pups to rendezvous sites at two months of age.
05:44:33 - Here is the dog barking, and a howl in the background while the dog is still barking. And ravens. Delightful. ;>

06:35:00 - Eaglet casts up a pellet.

Bird watching.

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07:36:42 - Yawn.

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07:38:36 - Eaglet watches as a small songbird darts back and forth, to and from the eyrie.

Streeetch.

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07:40:57 - The bird watching continues.

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07:49:24 - S/he plays with the pellet cast up earlier.

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Mid-preen.

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08:09:00 - Sneaking leap attack! Wing exercises follow.

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09:26:22 - Lucina returns silently from the right, with a fir spray in her left foot. 4 hours, 28 minutes away.
09:26:49 - Lucina leaves silently towards the right.

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13:13:25 - After long periods of rest, eaglet chirping, sits up on the tarsi.
13:13:58 - Lucina returns silently from the lower left corner, with a full crop, for the third day in a row. She does carry a bare spine for eaglet, but it is about as bare as it gets. 3 hours, 47 minutes away.

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A parallel opportunity to judge scale. How tall is eaglet?

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13:17:27 - Lucina leaves silently towards the lower left corner.
13:21:50 - Rain hits the lens.

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14:32:02 - Eaglet chirping again, sits up on tarsi. S/he can see a parent. They are around the eyrie a fair amount. I am not recording every observation today.

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14:44:34 - Eaglet tracks an insect buzzing around the beak.

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14:50:29 - Wing exercises.
15:23:04 - Caliman delivers prey from the right, in his right talons. He also has a full crop.
Their crops may be full from the meal that the bare spine belonged to, or they are feasting at the location of all the raven activity we've been hearing in the mornings. Large prey that attracts vagrant ravens into the territory of mated pairs, who would otherwise feast silently. All this activity may attract other scavengers, even large apex ones, such as golden eagle, or gray wolf, or brown bear, or not-so-apex domesticated dogs. Not only can it be impossible to carry to the eyrie, but one must contend with these other potential dangers. It would be beneficial nonetheless! Lucina, and Caliman will maintain strength.

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15:23:11 - Caliman hops to the back right branch, away from mantling eaglet. The nestling's feet are visible under eaglet's wing. Pale scales.

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15:23:55 - He leaves to the right.

This may be the same species of passerine nestling from yesterday. Unlike hares or other mammalian prey who may not be as active in the open during wet weather, nestlings are all in one basket, so to speak. Their behavior does not change on rainy, windy, or foggy days. One must simply find the nest.

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1st self-feeding. 15:25:53 - First self-fed bite of nestling passerine.

15:27:51

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15:28:13

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15:29:39 - Last bite. Source: nestling passerine. Approx. 4 minutes.

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17:20:10 - Lucina returns silently with a stick in her beak, alighting on the lower hidden trunk branch. 4 hours, 23 minutes away.
17:40:14 - She hops to the nest.
17:40:56 - Leaves silently to the right.
15:51:33 - Lucina is calling in the distance.
17:55:30 - Again. Trilling tsyuks.
18:22:11 - More vocalizations.

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18:28:15 - Again. Eaglet is watching her flights beyond the nest.
18:31:45 - Very excited trilling tsyuks. Caliman is definitely near.
18:32:26 - Lucina returns from the upper right corner, shaking a branch on her drop in.

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18:36:41 - Allopreens.

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Lucina makes nestorations. Not the last.

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18:54:12 - Lucina picks up the old pine marten (Martes martes) skull with the strip of hide on its nose. Still present in the nest!
18:55:30 - She is more than aware of how hungry her eaglet is, for she begins offering tiny bites from what she can strip off of this old thing.
19:06:14 - Mom pulls the old roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) leg from deep in the woodwork of the pantry. These "survival scraps" helped tide Zenit over on some even slimmer days once upon a time.

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19:06:38 - Eaglet rattle-chirps, and loses balance near the nest edge, but there is more nest behind. Not as precarious as before, at least. That edge of the nest continues to provoke anxious-making moments, though, doesn't it.

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19:07:36 - Lucina tears at the remaing hide on the legs. Eaglet moves to the back of the nest.

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19:08:58 - Mom tries to carry the legs to eaglet, but eaglet keeps moving away, and does so again.

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19:11:28 - Ah well. Allopreens. She is trying her best.

Moving another stick by eaglet.

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Turns back for more allopreening. She loves her darling. Gentle, fierce predators.

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19:25:34 - Rattling, eaglet ducks under Lucina.

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20:30:35 - Lucina, and eaglet are settled in for the night. She tucks her beak into her left scapular feathers. Night, night.

The weather forecast lists rain every day for at least nine days, and possible thunderstorms. This may be challenging. Best of luck to this family!


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Post by Wild Bucovina Tue Jun 13, 2023 11:23 pm

@Raven Hello! Thank you very much for all the details. I listened carefully to the short howl recordings. Hard to say. It could be a puppy chained on the farm and howling to be released. The farm also has loose dogs.
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Post by Raven Tue Jun 13, 2023 11:33 pm

Greetings, and thank you for painting the scene, Stelian. It probably is a dog pup. I'm just dreaming. I adore wolves. CUIBUL ACVILEI DE MUNTE NR. 2 - THE NEST OF THE GOLDEN EAGLE 2 (AQUILA CHRYSAETOS) 2023 - Page 8 1f43a
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Post by Raven Wed Jun 14, 2023 6:17 am

2023-06-14 - Day 38; Week 5

4 feedings total. 2 self-feedings. 3 deliveries. 1 large meat chunk - Caliman, 1 small unknown species - Caliman, 1 red fox (Vulpes vulpes) pup - Lucina.

Damp, foggy morning.

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Lucina quickly sets to work trying to process the old roe deer leg some more, for eaglet.

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05:23:51 - First meager bite of hide or tendon.

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05:37:18 - Last bite. Approx 14 minutes, though I wouldn't call this being fed in any meaningful way.

While Mom takes a break, eaglet checks out the leg for self.

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05:37:18 - Lucina watches, preens her feathers into shape, then leaves silently towards the lower left corner.
06:44:33 - A black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius) begins calling.

Eaglet seems to be sleeping more this morning. Conserving energy and/or warmth, perhaps.

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09:13:39 - Lucina returns silently from the right, landing low on the nest edge. 3 hours, 36 minutes away.
We can't see her, but we can hear the rustle, and see the nest shake whilst eaglet rises, chirping.

She hops up into the nest.

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After briefly picking up the deer leg again, and staring dejectedly into the pantry, Lucina leaves silently to the right.

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09:19:32 - Eaglet tries his/her beak at pulling tendons. No real success.

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09:28:15 - How about with that old marten skull? Nope.

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11:17:28 - Caliman managed to deliver a large meaty chunk from the Great Feast.

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11:17:44 - He leaves.
11:17:45 - Eaglet is already tearing at the meal.
1st self-feeding. 11:18:08 - First bite.
11:28:52 - BIG bite.

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11:30:35 - Last bite? Approx. 12 minutes. Source: large meat chunk.
11:17:41-12:36:31 - Record breaking 1 hour, 18 minute stand. Go eaglet!

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12:57:45 - Starts picking at the meat again.
2nd self-feeding. 13:01:25, 13:02:18, 13:03:38, 13:03:57 - Some decent sized bites.
13:05:42 - Last bite. Approx. 7 minutes. Source - large meat chunk.

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14:21:29 - Lucina returns silently from the lower left corner with a full crop.

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3rd feeding. 14:23:47 - She is finally able to feed the first bite to eaglet, who kept pulling meat away before it was able to be processed into smaller pieces.
14:25:23 - This last bite has not been torn small. It is nearly too much.
14:26:27 - Lucina leaves silently towards the lower left corner before it's swallowed.

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14:28:25 - Eaglet finally tears off, and swallows part of it. Approx. 5 minutes. Source: large meat chunk.
14:44:18 - Eaglet self-feeds another big bite.
15:23:16 - Lucina returns silently from the right. Her crop is even bigger! 57 minutes away.

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4th feeding. 15:25:14 - First fed bite.

Caliman delivers prey hidden amongst greenery in his left talons.

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15:38:33 - He leaves.

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15:53:13 - Last fed bite. Approx. 28 minutes. Source: large meat chunk.

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15:57:38 - Lucina leaves silently towards the lower left corner.
18:42:29 - She returns silently from the right. 2 hours, 45 minutes away.
18:46:01 - Leaves silently towards the lower right corner.
19:26:37 - Returns silently from the right. 40 minutes away.
19:26:57 - Leaves silently after a mere twenty seconds towards the left corner.
19:54:11 - Lucina silently delivers a red fox (Vulpes vulpes) pup from the right. This is the ninth fox pup of the season. 28 minutes away.

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21:14:53 - Eaglet ducks under Mom. No scapular beak tuck. They are settled in for the night.


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Post by Raven Sun Jun 18, 2023 10:05 pm

2023-06-15 - Day 39; Week 5

3 feedings. 1 delivery. 1 roe deer fawn - Caliman.

05:26:08 - Eaglet talon-strikes old red fox pup's head.

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05:43:36-08:20:18 - Lucina departs for 2 hours, 37 minutes.

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06:54:31 - Eaglet attacks the fox pup again. Picks at it.

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07:00:19 - First self-fed bite of old red fox pup. Minimal success, however. Not quite a feeding.
08:04:32 - More talon-strikes, and attempts at feeding on fox pup.
1st feeding. 08:22:11-09:16:45 - Approx. 54 minutes. Source: old red fox pup.
09:19:24-10:37:58 - Lucina departs for 1 hour, 18 minutes. Returns with sticks in beak.
10:08:08 - Eaglet spreads wings out whilst panting. Hot in the direct sunlight.

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10:41:39-11:47:02 - Lucina departs for 1 hour, 6 minutes. Returns with a fir spray in her feet.
11:04:23 - A few calls from a parent in the distance.
11:09:46 - Eaglet tracks flight over eyrie, calling.
12:01:42-13:41:04 - Lucina departs for 1 hour, 40 minutes. Returns with sticks in beak.
2nd feeding. 13:47:41-14:01:21 - Approx. 14 minutes. Source: old red fox pup. Eaglet is stuffed.
14:01:38 - Eaglet wing exercises.
14:07:33 - Lucina leaves silently to the right.
14:10:57 - More eaglet wing exercises.
14:15:47 - Caliman delivers a roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) fawn. Lucina is vocalizing.
14:15:53 - Caliman talks softly, and begins to move out of the way.
14:15:55 - Lucina has followed him in, trilling pssas. 8 minutes away.

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14:16:24 - Caliman hops to the left corner branch.
14:16:59 - He leaves.
14:21:50-14:49:38 - Lucina departs for 28 minutes. Returns with fir spray in feet.
15:13:20 - A crack of thunder wakes eaglet. Raining.
15:54:49 - Eaglet ducks under Mom.

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16:48:10 - Again.
17:05:01-17:35:21 - Lucina departs for 30 minutes.
3rd feeding. 17:43:55-18:08:04 - Approx. 25 minutes. Source: roe deer fawn.
18:10:19-20:08:47 - Lucina departs for 1 hour, 58 minutes.
20:25:13 - A few bites of old red fox pup are fed.
20:39:34-21:20:27 - Lucina departs for 41 minutes.
22:06:22 - Lucina tucks her beak into her right scapulars. Settled in for the night.


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Post by Tigress Mon Jun 19, 2023 2:05 am

@Raven...nice to have you back! Thank you for the info 😊

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Post by Raven Mon Jun 19, 2023 3:12 am

2023-06-16 - Day 40; Week 5

4 feedings total. 1 self-feeding. 2 deliveries. 1 nest with two nestlings - Caliman. 1 larger dark-feathered passerine of pale beak/feet - Lucina.

04:54:57-07:57:31 - Lucina departs for 3 hours, 3 minutes. Calling prior to her return.
06:32:33 - Eurasian jay, and golden eagle calls.
1st feeding. 07:59:46-08:22:44 - Approx. 23 minutes. Source: old roe deer fawn.
08:25:46 - Eaglet talon-strikes the ears of the old roe deer fawn.
08:26:44 - Lucina leaves silently towards the lower left corner.
10:34 - Rain visibly falling.

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12:03:04 - Eaglet wing exercises.

Whoops.

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13:12:55 - A parent calls several times.
13:17:48 - Lucina returns after 4 hours, 51 minutes.

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13:20:07 - Lucina offers a bite of roe deer fawn. Eaglet appears to be in a possessive trance, hovering on tarsi over the old red fox pup, head held low. S/he grabs the bite, and holds it very still before eventually dropping it.

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2nd feeding. 13:20:56-13:26:30 - Approx. 6 minutes. Source: old roe deer fawn.
13:30:07 - Lucina leaves silently towards the right.
13:53:15 - Caliman delivers prey from the right. The prey is hidden in a mass of dry grass that was held in the right talons. Eaglet's voice takes on that interesting warbling overlay we so often hear in his/her mother's voice when she is claiming prey.

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13:53:48 - Caliman leaves towards the lower left corner.
14:29:22 - Lucina returns, panting. 59 minutes away. It appears that she has delivered her own prey. We can't see it in her hidden talons, but it suddenly appears in the nest. A dark-feathered songbird with pale beak, and feet. She briefly picks up one of the smaller nestlings hidden in the dry grass.

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14:30:15 - Lucina leaves silently towards the lower left corner whilst eaglet mantles.

S/he picks up a nestling.

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3rd feeding. Self-feeding. 14:33:50 - First bite of 1st nestling.
14:37:14 - Picks up Mom's prey.
14:41:15 - Eaglet finds a 2nd nestling hidden in the dry grass.
14:41:38 - Swallows it whole. Last bite. Approx. 8 minutes. Source: 2 nestlings, 1 larger passerine.
15:04:37 - Lucina returns silently after 34 minutes, alighting upon the lower hidden trunk branch.
15:06:00 - She hops into the nest.
15:08:34-15:10:38 - Lucina departs for 2 minutes.

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4th feeding. 15:19:58-15:54:45. Approx. 35 minutes. Stuffed. Source: passerine, old red fox pup.

Eaglet swallows a fox bone.

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Crop check.

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16:34:30 - Lucina leaves silently towards the right.

Starting to look a bit damp.

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18:35:54 - Lucina returns after 2 hours, 1 minute. It is windy, and raining heavily.
19:08:23 - Eaglet ducks under Mom.

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19:43:17 - Eaglet wing exercises.
19:45:13 - Ducks back under Mom.

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20:27:08 - Again. Lucina keeps moving around.
21:56:13 - She settles in with a beak tuck under her left scapular feathers.


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Post by Raven Mon Jun 19, 2023 6:17 am

2023-06-17 - Day 41; Week 5

3 feedings. 0 deliveries.

05:04:11-07:19:49 - Lucina departs for 2 hours, 15 minutes.
05:50:43 - Eaglet wing exercises.
05:52:35 - A silly hop, followed by more wing exercises.
1st feeding. 07:21:17-07:58:30 - Approx. 37 minutes. Source: old red fox pup, old roe deer fawn.

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08:05:14-10:56:55 - Lucina departs for 2 hours, 51 minutes.
08:05:35 - Eaglet hopping wing exercises.

Crop check.

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2nd feeding. 11:02:10-11:16:47 - Approx. 14 minutes. Source: old red fox pup, old roe deer fawn.

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11:20:58 - More eaglet wing exercises.
11:22:07-14:01:46 - Lucina departs for 2 hours, 39 minutes. She is vocalizing upon her return, and Caliman coasts by the eyrie as she alights.

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12:24 - Rain begins to strengthen. . .
12:26 - Becomes heavy. . .
12:49 - Calms.
14:27 - The rain picks back up.
14:34:09 - Thunder.
14:37:13 - More.
3rd feeding. 17:19:53 - First bite of old red fox pup paw.
17:24:18 - First bite of roe deer fawn leg.
17:26:32 - Lucina, and eaglet take turns trying to swallow a fawn bone.

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17:27:53 - Eaglet succeeds. Last bite.

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17:32:36-17:45:11 - Lucina departs for 13 minutes.

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20:03:53-20:37:19 - Lucina departs for 34 minutes.
22:03:26 - Another soggy day comes to a close. Eaglet ducks under Mom. Zzzz.


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Post by Raven Mon Jun 19, 2023 10:51 pm

2023-06-18 - Day 42; Week 6

5 feedings total. 2.5 self-feedings. 1 delivery. 1 rodent - Caliman.

05:03:04-06:42:47 - Lucina departs for 1 hour, 39 minutes.
06:29:04 - Parent vocalizing in the distance.
06:39:33 - Northern ravens (Corvus corax) neutrally calling.
1st feeding. 06:45:01-07:01:54 - Approx. 16 minutes. Mom ate a lot too. She's hungry. Source: old roe deer fawn.
07:04:00 - Lucina swallows a large stretch of fawn hide.
07:05:38 - Then briefly works at the old pine marten skull.
07:16:55 - Eaglet wing exercises.
08:05:00-08:10:25 - Lucina departs for 5 minutes.
09:46:44-12:51:23 - Lucina departs for 3 hours, 5 minutes.

Stretch.

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12:15:05 - Eaglet wing exercises.
2nd feeding. Self-feeding blends into feeding. 12:26:46-13:22:34 - Approx. 56 minutes. Source: old roe deer fawn leg.

Talon-strike play.

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12:56:44 - Mom continued the feeding at this time stamp.

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13:23:24 - Lucina leaves silently towards the left, behind lens.

Crop check. Plenty of room for more.

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13:40:34 - Caliman delivers a drenched rodent from the right, in his right talons.

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13:40:40 - He hops to the lower hidden trunk branch.
13:40:51 - He leaves towards the left.
3rd feeding. Self-feeding. 13:42:16-13:47:24 - Approx. 5 minutes. Source: rodent. We get a brief glimpse of its bare tail.
13:50:58 - Eaglet wing exercises.
13:51:36 - More.
15:34:15 - Eaglet lets us know through vocalizations that a parent is active near the eyrie.

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Leaping wing exercises.

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Again.

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15:52:37 - Parent leaves the area.
4th feeding. Self-feeding. 16:25:53 - First bite.
16:30:25 - Lucina passes behind the eyrie, right to left.
16:32:01 - She returns with a conifer spray in her feet, just as eaglet is swallowing the back end of the prey. Away for 3 hours, 9 minutes. Last bite. Approx. 7 minute self-feeding. Source: rodent.

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16:33:04-17:48:16 - Lucina departs for 1 hour, 15 minutes.
5th feeding. 17:51:45-17:59:30 - Approx. 8 minutes. Source: old roe deer fawn leg.

Lucina swallows a bone whilst eaglet observes.

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18:00:47 - Lucina leaves silently towards the lower left corner.
18:02:51 - Eaglet does a leaping talon-strike on the old roe deer leg.

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18:03:45 - Eaglet wing exercises.
19:27:25 - A parent was near 43 minutes before alighting.
20:10:40 - Lucina returns silently from the left, behind lens. Away for 2 hours, 10 minutes. They soon settle in for the night.
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Post by Raven Tue Jun 20, 2023 2:00 am

2023-06-19 - Day 43; Week 6

4 feedings. 1 delivery. 1 red fox (Vulpes vulpes) pup - Lucina.

04:56:32 - Lucina leaves silently towards the lower left corner.

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05:17:15 - A parent vocalizes.
05:58:21 - Eurasian jay scolding.
06:11:19 - Two birds flash past the back of the eyrie, arguing.
07:02:09 - Eaglet quietly watches someone pass the eyrie, but then begins softly talking for twenty minutes, around which point the intervals lengthen. S/he continue chatting until Lucina returns.
07:08:03 - Eaglet wing exercises.
07:13:17 - Again.

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08:11:31 - Lucina calling in the distance.
08:17:23 - Lucina returns from the right after 3 hours, 21 minutes. She has sticks in her beak.
08:21:37 - Lucina offers a bite of old mature roe deer leg. Eaglet does not accept.
08:22:59 - Three bites of old roe deer leg accepted. This leg was delivered on June 3rd. 16 days ago.
08:28:15 - One bite from smaller bones, belonging to either fox or fawn.
08:29:20 - Lucina leaves silently towards the lower left corner.
08:32:11 - Hopping, and talon-strike play from eaglet.
08:34:53 - Wing exercises, followed by play with a spruce or fir cone.
08:57:25 - A parent is near.

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09:34:51 - One flap.
09:39:19 - Eaglet is playing with the spruce/fir cone again. Active this morning.

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11:49:18 - Lucina delivers the 10th red fox (Vulpes vulpes) pup of the season! Silent, from the right. 3 hours, 20 minutes away. It is possible these belonged to a single litter, however the average litter size is 5. I'm curious if the mother fox/es ever attempted to move young to an alternate site. If not, why not? Much to learn.

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11:49:39 - The mantling makes Mom a little anxious. She considers hopping to the back right branch, but instead hops to the thin branch to the right of the nest.

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11:51:37-12:41:25 - Lucina departs for 50 minutes. Returns with a fir spray in her right foot.

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1st feeding. Self-feeding. 12:02:59-12:05:58 - Approx. 3 minutes. Source: red fox pup.
12:08:30 - Eaglet wing exercises.
12:10:24 - Again.
12:13:02 - A parent flies over the eyrie, their shadow passes over the back slope.
12:17:34 - One bite of fox pup.

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12:43:57-12:44:23 - Lucina departs for 1 minute. She had her eye on someone when she left, but remained silent.

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2nd feeding. 12:45:59-13:15:55 - Approx. 30 minutes. Source: red fox pup.

A fly is on the lens.

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13:18:41 - Allopreening.

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13:19:13 - Eaglet beak stabs at Mom. Lucina continues allopreening, undeterred.

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13:20:22-14:23:51 - Lucina departs for 1 hour, 3 minutes. Returns with a long trailing fir spray. She places this along the lower left troublesome edge of the nest.
14:27:18-15:05:25 - Lucina departs for 38 minutes.
14:30:44 - Eaglet wing exercises.

Preening rectrices.

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15:08:26-15:26:05 - Lucina departs for 18 minutes. Returns with another large trailing fir spray in her left foot.

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15:26:24 - Thunder crashes as she places the spray at the same troublesome edge of the nest.

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3rd feeding. 15:30:16-15:49:58 - Approx. 19 minutes. Source: red fox pup.

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15:52:43-16:58:22 - Lucina departs for 1 hour, 6 minutes. Returns with a fir spray in her feet.

Crop check.

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4th feeding. 17:03:38-17:11:48 - Approx. 8 minutes. Source: red fox pup.
17:06:15 - Thunder.
17:12:02 - More thunder.
17:13:32-17:19:42 - Lucina departs for 6 minutes. She returns arcing behind the eyrie from right, and alighting from the left with a lichen covered branch in her beak. She also places this at the troublesome edge.
17:13:45, 17:14:11 - Eaglet wing exercises.
17:20:12 - The wind is gusting.
17:36 - Rain building.

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18:11:33-20:06:11 - Lucina departs when the rain stops, and the trees are still dripping. 1 hour, 55 minutes away.

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19:50:45, 19:51:15 - Eaglet wing exercises.
19:53:53 - Open-winged talon-grabbing play.

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Peek-a-boo.

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21:49:04 - Lucina tucks her beak into her right scapulars. All is well at the Bucovina eyrie.
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Post by Raven Wed Jun 21, 2023 2:38 am

2023-06-20 - Day 44; Week 6

4 feedings. 2 deliveries. 1 red fox pup body - Lucina. 1 red fox pup head - Caliman.
Note: Lucina was more active with nestorations today.

04:49:30-05:57:52 - Lucina departs for 1 hour, 8 minutes. Upon her return, a down feather floats off of her right shoulder drifting left of view. Eaglet watches it with a long neck.
05:58:57 - Eaglet talon-strikes the old red fox pup remains
1st feeding. 06:00:27-06:15:21 - Approx. 15 minutes. Source: old red fox pup.
06:18:20 - Eaglet wing exercises.
06:19:02-08:12:13 - Lucina departs for 1 hour, 53 minutes. Returns with a long trailing fir spray in her beak.
06:20:28 - More wing exercises.

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06:21:55 - Eaglet plays with a bare branch.

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08:13:25-09:11:19 - Lucina departs for 58 minutes. Returns with a fir spray in her feet.
09:12:15-09:17:35 - Lucina departs for 5 minutes. Returns with a dead fir spray in her beak.
09:18-09:37:39 - Lucina departs for 19 minutes. Returns with a fir spray in her right foot.

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09:38:18-09:41:46 - Lucina departs for 3 minutes. Returns with a beech (Fagus sylvatica) spray. Eaglet flees after being smacked when Mom alights too close.
09:42:24 - Lucina leaves silently towards the right.
09:43:33 - Eaglet picks up the beech spray, checks it out.

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09:46:43 - Eaglet lies down on it.

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Mom coasts swiftly, and silently behind the eyrie, left to right.

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09:47:44 - Lucina returns after 5 minutes with sticks in her left foot.
09:48:29 - Lucina leaves silently towards the left corner.
10:10:00 - Eaglet again gets comfortable.

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10:17:49 - Leaps as if considering a talon-strike, but doesn't quite follow through.

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10:18:36, 10:23:03, 10:27:37 - Wing exercises.
10:28:00 - Leaping talon-strike.

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12:42:21 - Lucina silently delivers prey from the right. The 11th red fox (Vulpes vulpes) pup of the season! 2 hours, 54 minutes away.

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12:42:39 - She hops to the lower left corner branch.
12:42:51 - She leaves.

Caliman delivers prey from the right. It's the head, and upper leg of the fox pup.

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13:03:49 - He hops to the lower back left branch.

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13:04:36 - Caliman leaves behind the lens.

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13:27:38 - Lucina returns silently from the right with a fir spray in her feet. 45 minutes away.
13:30:27-14:02:46 - Lucina departs for 32 minutes. Returns with a lichen covered stick in her beak.

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14:05:11 - Eaglet fixes his/her bed of beech leaves.

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2nd feeding. 14:10:17 - First bite of the body of the red fox pup.

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14:13:30 - Last bite of the body. A pause in feeding whilst Mom grabs the head. The feeding continues.

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14:43:01 - Last bite. Approx. 33 minutes. Source: red fox pup.

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14:48:24-16:33:29 - Lucina departs for 1 hour, 45 minutes. Returns with a conifer spray in her beak.

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3rd feeding. 16:42:10-16:56:11 - Approx. 14 minutes. Source: red fox pup.

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Nice crop.

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16:58:12-19:02:35 - Lucina departs for 2 hours, 4 minutes.
17:54:18 - Screechy jay calls.
17:56:44 - A couple golden eagle calls amidst continuing jay scolding.
18:06:16 - A Eurasian jay flies into view behind the nest, alighting in the conifer to the right of the eyrie trunk.

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18:06:34 - S/he leaves, to left, after observing eaglet.
4th feeding. 19:21:33-19:29:24 - Approx. 8 minutes. Source: red fox pup.
19:30:33 - Eaglet performs gentle wing exercises.
19:34:40-21:25:29 - Lucina departs for 1 hour, 51 minutes.
19:49:26-21:41:42 - A moth has a rest upon the camera lens.
20:24:59 - Eaglet wing exercises.

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21:58:25 - Lucina tucks her beak into her left scapular feathers. The moths claim the night shift.
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Post by Raven Wed Jun 21, 2023 8:21 am

2023-06-21 - Day 45; Week 6

3 feedings. 0 deliveries.

04:38:28-06:16:33 - Lucina departs for 1 hour, 38 minutes. Returns with a fir spray in her right foot.
06:19:49 - Eaglet grabs one detached side of the lower red fox pup's jaw from Mom. Drops it.
1st feeding. 06:20:46-06:27:50. Approx. 7 minutes. Source: old red fox pup. Lucina continues eating.
06:30:11 - Eaglet wing exercises.
06:33:44 - Eaglet accepts one bite. S/he is pretty stuffed.
06:37:18 - A third bite. Yes, one prior.
06:44:50-06:49:55 - Eaglet resumes being fed. Approx. 5 more minutes.

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06:53:57 - Lucina leaves silently towards the lower left corner.
06:58:16 - Eaglet wing exercises.

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A Eurasian nuthatch (Sitta europaea) passes through the eyrie.

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08:07:37 - A spotted nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes) is calling in the distance.

A mistle thrush (Turdus viscivorus)? Also passes through.

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Post by Wild Bucovina Wed Jun 21, 2023 11:15 pm

Hello @Raven Thank you very much for all the publications.
​I was away for 3 days and I didn't have access to the computer, only sporadically on the phone I could follow the activity from the nest.
I was away at work in the delegation, but I made sure everything was working well on the live stream from the nest.
I want to ask you one thing: I noticed that sometimes when the eaglet vocalizes as if it is hoarse and has no tone in its voice, it vocalizes without a voice as if it were hoarse. I don't remember that Zenit was vocalized in the same way, so hoarse. For what reason, will she be of a different gender than Zenit? I have no concrete clue to figure out what gender it is, just a tendency towards the female sex.
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Post by Tigress Wed Jun 21, 2023 11:28 pm

Would that be the "rattle chirp" that you are asking about @Stelian, or have I missed something different?

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Post by Wild Bucovina Wed Jun 21, 2023 11:47 pm

@Tigress Hello! I ask about the "hoarse, voiceless, voiceless chirping" that the chicken has, for example when it is fed by Lucina.
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Post by Raven Thu Jun 22, 2023 12:43 am

Hello, Stelian. You're very welcome, and thank you, in turn, for all of your efforts to keep the stream functioning despite being away and busy. We appreciate it.

I've noticed this hoarseness too. It occurs during the generally louder solicitation calls. I'm not certain what to think of it. I've not noticed it at the other nests observed with working microphones, including nests with ringed eaglets who were presumed female (Kelly, Margit). I did notice some hoarseness from Klints in Latvia, but that situation was tragic, and did not mirror what is being observed at this nest here in lovely Bucovina. Lucina's eaglet is well-fed, and not at all weak.

"Dixon and Jollie reported that pitches of individual males and females differ enough in tone to be distinguishable, with males having a more high-pitched voice and females a more “barking” voice. There have been no detailed studies of difference in sounds of male and females." - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Around Day 40, it is said that many nestling calls become indistinguishable from adult vocalizations. I am not in complete agreement, but it may be a shift is occurring in the vocal chords at this age that could account for the hoarseness. It is definitely something I will listen for in the future. It could also be unique, individualistic. All I can say is that it is not a consistent quality I have heard among other female nestlings. Wish I could be of more help.
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Post by Raven Thu Jun 22, 2023 2:06 am

2023-06-21 - Day 45; Week 6 - Continued

3 feedings. 0 deliveries.

08:56:09 - Lucina returns with a long stick held in her beak. She places this at the lower left troublesome edge of the nest. 2 hours, 3 minutes away.
08:58:24 - Then she brings the beech spray closer to the flattened bowl of the nest.
09:02:01 - She leaves silently towards the right.
09:36:30 - Eaglet is panting in the direct sunlight.

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11:13:41 - A common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) begins to silently circle the eyrie several times.

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Trace eaglet's gaze to the upper right corner. We can just make out the kestrel's black subterminal band on his rectrices.

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11:14:38 - Eaglet throws her/his wings open, stimulated by the breeze.

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11:15:29 - Wing exercises.
11:15:43 - Lucina returns in silence, alighting low on the right edge of the nest with a fir spray in her beak. 2 hours, 13 minutes away.

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11:16:47-12:26:45 - Lucina departs for 1 hour, 10 minutes. Returns with a large fir spray in her right foot.

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2nd feeding. 12:32:07-12:47:39. Approx. 15 minutes. Source: old red fox pup.

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12:48:02-14:40:45 - Lucina departs for 1 hour, 52 minutes.
12:48:17 - Eaglet practices hunting with talon-strikes on the remains of the fox pup.

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12:51:20, 13:40:04 - Wing exercises.

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14:42:39-15:30:13 - Lucina departs for 48 minutes. Returns with a stick in her beak that she places at the lower left edge of the nest.

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15:33:07 - Eaglet wing exercises.
15:35:48 - Leaping with wings aloft.
15:47:04-16:45:48 - Lucina departs for 58 minutes. returns with a fir spray in her right foot.
15:51:54 - Eaglet attacks the fox pup remains some more.

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15:56:36 - S/he tears a small strip of hide loose, but intentionally drops it. Eaglet is not hungry enough.
16:22:26 - Again panting in the sunlight.

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16:46:34-16:48:28 - Lucina departs for 2 minutes. Returns with a bare lichen covered branch in her left foot.
16:53:34-17:16:03 - Lucina departs for 23 minutes.
16:56:28 - Eaglet panting.
3rd feeding. 17:22:15-17:42:27. Approx. 20 minutes. Source: old red fox pup.

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Crop check.

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17:49:08-20:02:17 - Lucina departs for 2 hours, 13 minutes.
19:47:35 - Eaglet play-hunting with the fox's paw.

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19:52:36 - Leaping wing exercises.

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20:02:43-21:29:22 - Lucina departs for 1 hour, 27 minutes.
21:07:01 - While she was away. . . more talon-striking, on sticks.
21:08:11 - A leaping attack.
21:08:52 - And more wing exercises. Not half bad.

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22:10:04 - 41 minutes after her return, Lucina tucks her beak in. Content to spend another night on the nest with her eaglet.
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Post by Raven Fri Jun 23, 2023 1:04 am

2023-06-22 - Day 46; Week 6

1 feeding. 0 deliveries.

Eaglet wing exercises - 09:53:10, 09:53:41, 09:55:08, 12:14:32, 14:40:49, 17:34:10, 17:35:58, 17:38:02, 19:54:29.

Talon-strike play - 12:16:36, 13:54:50, 13:55:55, 19:47:52.

04:48:54-09:50:19 - Lucina departs for 5 hours, 2 minutes. Returns with a fir spray in her left foot.

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Crop drop.

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07:34:03 - Eaglet panting in the direct sunlight. Plenty warm in the morning hours.

09:52:45-14:41:33 - Lucina departs for 4 hours, 49 minutes. A light rain begins falling upon her return.

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Nice girth.

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10:10:21 - Crawls on tarsi across the nest.

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11:53:48 - Wing stretch.

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Talon-strike.

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14:00:33 - Observing nest critters.

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Lucina's return. Eaglet checks her talons. Definitely empty.

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Eaglet insists on passing between Lucina, and the eyrie trunk. It takes some force. When eaglet pushes through, s/he rushes to the back edge of the nest a little too quickly, and has to apply some brakes.

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1st feeding. 15:13:08 - Meager bites from old red fox pup's paw.
15:15:29 - Eaglet grabs the paw, and swallows it whole. Well, that's that, then.
15:15:38 - Lucina finds another fox paw hidden in the woodwork. This one is easier to tear apart into bite sized pieces.

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15:19:04 - Even so, eaglet eventually grabs, and swallows this one whole too. All gone! Mom searches the pantry for something else to feed.

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15:21:10-17:45:42 - Lucina departs for 2 hours, 24 minutes.

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17:36:35 - Pulls feather out of the fir sprays. The wind takes it. Eaglet pursues.

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17:38:02.

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Some light rain has blown onto the lens.

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17:59:44-21:39:01 - Lucina departs for 3 hours, 40 minutes.

19:55:57.

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Preening.

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Bird watching.

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20:34:38 - Talking to a parent? Soft talk.
20:38:02 - Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) barking.
21:02:05 - Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius) scolding.

Feet closer to the lens will appear larger. They are a decent size, though. Nice, thick tarsi too. Maybe Stelian is right.

"In a sample of 33 autumn migrants captured in Montana and Wyoming, adult females were heavier than juvenile females, but there was no similar age-related difference in weights of males." - Lish, J. W., R. Domenech, B. E. Bedrosian, D. H. Ellis, and M. Payton (2016). Wing loading in North American Golden Eagles (Aquila chrysaetos). Journal of Raptor Research 50: 70–75

S/he's still pretty young yet. Maybe Caliman will be courageous enough to help us compare sizes, as s/he grows closer to fledging.

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22:12:48 - Eaglet tucks beak into left scapular feathers, whilst Mom allopreens. Aw.
22:13:53 - Lucina tucks her beak into her right scapular feathers.

00:15:57 - A dormouse visits the eyrie. Thank you to Johan for this time stamp! Remember, although similar in appearance, the tree squirrels are diurnal species.
There are four species of dormice in Romania. Two of these have black markings over the eyes, so we can key those out. That leaves the hazel dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius), and the larger European edible dormouse (Glis glis). The former has a body length of about 10 cm, the latter being 14 to 19 cm. I am thinking this is the latter? A fascinating species! "They can reach maximum lifespan of 13 years, which is a Methuselah-like age for a small rodent." - Edible dormice: The older they get the more they rejuvenate their cells

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Compare to the width of the eyrie trunk:

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Post by Roma Fri Jun 23, 2023 12:06 pm

It's amazing that Lucina didn't even hear or suspect anything as the rodent walks almost in the nest, very close.
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