It appears Suvi is a first-time mom and the banding upset her an awful lot. There’s a chance she’ll go back to the nest since she’s been hanging around but who knows? Those eagles are timid about people, unlike our bald eagles.
She’s probably also upset about the nest collapsing as badly as it has.
Sulev is older and he apparently isn’t as easily upset. He’s very devoted to his little girl.
I don’t know if both parents have been back to the one Latvian nest. The cam’s far enough from the nest that it’s hard to see them well enough to tell them apart. At least one of them is still taking care of the eaglets.
Big Pig and Divi won’t be banded after all. They don’t want to take a chance with upsetting Raimis and Milda since both are young parents.
I was laughing at Divi putting the stick on Big Pig too. Silly bird. They’re both funny to watch.
Yes, Divi is Vilnis. Divi is the name I gave him before they were officially named. It’s Latvian for “Two” since he was the second to hatch. Big Pig’s official name is Robis but I had named her Vienu, which means “One”. Then I started calling her Big Pig when she wouldn’t allow Divi to eat for so long.
Good night and sleep well. Catch ya tomorrow.
I hope Suvi does come back to take care of her eaglet. Maybe as she watches dad take care of the eaglet, she’ll realize that it’s ok.
I just had to laugh while watching the stick trick. The look on Robis’s face...”what th’ heck is that silly brother of mine doing now!” Divi did a pretty good job at picking at the nestovers. He’s catching up quick!