Mom flies in to the nest and brings in a special treat for Zent - a common buzzard! The common buzzard is a medium-to-large bird of prey which has a large range. A member of the genus Buteo, it is an opportunistic predator that can take a wide variety of prey, but it feeds mostly on small mammals, especially rodents such as voles.
Zenit mantles and claims the prey and Mom takes off and lets Zenit self feed. She will return about an hour and a half later and start to feed Zenit. She pulls off a leg & foot from the buzzard and Zenit grabs it from her at 18:11 and tries to swallow it but could not get the position of it right and spits it out. Mom takes off instead of finishing the feeding for Zenit - at this stage she may feel that Zenit is capable of self feeding. As soon as Mom leaves, Zenit picks up the leg/foot and this time is successful in swallowing the whole thing at beginning at 19:11. Great job Zenit!!
Zenit continues to self feed and will work on this prey for the rest of the afternoon! At 27:38 Zenit does a little more flapping before heading back over to the prey to work on it some more. Thank you for watching!
Video captured & edited by Lady Hawk
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This nest is located in a remote area of Bucovina Romania where a pair of Golden Eagles have been nesting and raising their young. The Wild Bucovina Association is a non government and non profit organization that has set up a new webcam recently to observe a rare pair of golden eagles raise their chick. This pair has been observed locally for the past 6 years. Setting up the cam has spooked the male and he had not been back to the nest. On 6/13/21 the male returned to the nest with prey for the first time since the cam installation.The female is hunting and taking care of their chick.The male has been seen and photographed flying with the female close to the nest and is also hunting for the family. Due to the sensitive nature of nest disturbance & the consequences involved, caution is advised while viewing this wild golden eagle nest.
Courtesy of Wild Bucovina Association & Stelian Bodnari. Many thanks for the livestream on the golden eagle family.
Негізгі бет Үй жануарлары мен аңдар Bucovina ~ Mom Brings In A Common Buzzard! Zenit Self Feeds & Swallows A Whole Leg & Foot! 7.16.21
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