For general information. The Sydney Olympic Park White-bellied Sea-Eagles that we have been studying for the last six years have just laid their first egg (11:38pm 26 June 2015) for the 2015 season. They can be viewed at Sea-EagleCAM Live Video & Chat sorry for the adds we can’t afford to pay for streaming. We do get donations which pays for the internet and cameras. This year they have nested in an Iron Bark unlike the previous years which were smooth bark, scribbley or black-but. In the past we have not seen them matting, but this year sometimes four times a day, and possibly more away from the cameras. This has been going on for a few months. He is making sure things are right. Does anyone have any info on the matting habits of raptors? Our study is showing us some great insights into there breading behavior and relationship with each other. (Yes that is a human point of view, but it is very real).Please enjoyGeoff Hutchinson | | | | | | | | | Sea-EagleCAM Live Video & ChatSea-EagleCAM Live Video & Chat on Ustream | | | | View on www.sea-eaglecam.org | Preview by Yahoo | | | | |
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Dear all – here is a comment from Steve Debus: Hi Shirley, All sounds normal for the pre-laying phase to me. Raptors mate a lot (several times a day) in the weeks leading up to laying. There’s lots of literature on it; I’ve described it too for a few species that I’ve watched closely (the 3 eagle species, Square-tailed Kite, Sparrowhawk etc.), including now Black Falcons I’m watching at Tamworth – they’ve been mating daily for maybe a month and I think laying is still a fortnight away. I’ll leave readers to look up the Greek meaning of the Red Goshawk’s generic name; a euphemistic translation is ‘very lecherous’. Cheers, Steve —– Original Message —– Sent: Saturday, June 27, 2015 7:17 PM
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