Below is a short overview what happened during the last summer in the Estonian web camera birds' lives.
The famous Tawny-Owl (Strix aluco) couple residing in Estonia laid five eggs in their nest in the beginning of March, but one of them was stolen by the pine marten (Martes martes) in the end of March. From the four eggs left little tawny-owls were hatched. They grew quickly and all of them had left their home already by mid-May. During 3 months this web camera was visited 2.9 million times from 128 countries.
White-Tailed Eagle couple Linda and Sulev had two descendants named Sulli and Kluti. In the beginning of June young eagles started their first flying practices and Sulli and Kluti left their home in early July.
In Lesser Spotted Eagle family two eggs were laid, but only one left the nest and he was called Spot. Spot's mother and father have already left the country and are heading to the south, but Spot was left behind due to an accident. One of the members of Estonian Eagle Club had one day went to the forest to pick mushrooms, and the moment he stepped out of the car he had noticed Spot lying under a tree. The bird had injured its wing so badly that he couldn't move. He probably had been there already for couple of days, but luckily no other animal had found him. Spot was alive, but weak. He was taken to a rehabilitation centre for wild animals and gladly he recovers there very well. It is still not sure yet if Spot will get strong enough to migrate to the south this year, but there is a lot of hope he might. Fortunately, the rehabilitation centre has reserved a special place for him until next spring, if needed.
The nest of a Black Stork was emty for the whole spring and summer. The cock Padis arrived to the nest in the mid-April and started to wait for his partner Donna. He waited and waited, but who did not arrive was Donna. Padis had to spend the entire summer wondering around in Estonian forests all by himself.
Hope to see them all again next spring!