Bucovina ~ Mom Brings In A Common Buzzard! Zenit Self Feeds & Swallows A Whole Leg & Foot! 7.16.21
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- Опубліковано 20 вер 2024
- 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.
She is getting huge!! And beautiful! I hope she stays close by the nest area as it seems bountiful, and it would be wonderful to continue seeing her.
Mom is an amazing huntress! Zenit is starting to look so grown up now. His head feathers are becoming a gorgeous color. Excellent work de-feathering, Zenit! Thank you, Lady Hawk!
Incredibly beautiful, majestic, wonderful birds. This young bird must learn so much and well to fly, hunt survive. May life be good for this young eagle. I read that it is the father who teacher his wonderful, precious children to fly and puts his back to the children so that stay do not crash while studying. It is so majestic, beautiful and touching. Happiness to this family of eagles. Thanks Lady Hawk❤️
Thank you!! Zenit is still in the area - I heard his vocals a couple of days ago close to the nest!! I wish him a long safe life!! ♥
@@ladyhawk It good for me to know that. I wish him too. Thank you again Lady Hawk
That is one smart baby.
Watching that claw go down was incredible! Mom has done a wonderful job and Zenit is so amazing! Nature takes my breath away!
Well said Nicole!! Breathtaking to me too!!!
Humans with 2 months: just milk. Eagles with 2 months: swallow an entire raw leg with feathers, bones and claw. Thanks the evolution for our brains, because we are so weak...
😄 Ain't it the truth, lol!
Interesting observation! The eaglets must grow up fast each season or else the eagles would never be able to keep up perpetuating and increasing the species! Can you imagine if the parents had to wean their eaglets for years? lol
@@ladyhawk We got a view of that last year in SWFL when 18 couldn't leave home. Poor Harriet and 15 had to be worn out but they continued to care for her even though they had to postpone vacation for a bit. This behavior blew away another misconception which ranges from pushing their babies out of the nest to fly to not feeding them so they will strike out on their own. Cams show us behaviors we would never have known about.❤
Wouldn't the claws hurt the bird?
I saw you mom, I was pretending to be asleep!😊
Wow, food aplenty today. I am very impressed by Mom's hunting ability. I am also truly proud and amazed at how Zenit's self feeding skills have become so impressive. I would sure love for Dad to come back to the nest before Zenit leaves on the life journey that is ahead for this marvelous eaglet. I know once fledged, their life can be rocky for some time, however I just want Zenit to always have a full crop, to thrive, and most importantly, survive.
Hi FBM - Zenit will still be with Mom and Dad after the fledge for several weeks sharpening flying skills, learning to eat prey on a branch or the ground, following them around watching them hunt! Zenit will probably see more of Dad after the fledge then right now!
@@ladyhawk Hi Ladyhawk! Thanks, that's so good to know, I want more than anything for our precious, delightful, cherished Zenit to learn everything possible before venturing out on its own. Is this different in scope or duration than the Bald Eagles? I know there is often but not always a time of thebparents continuing to feed and teach their fledglings (I'm thinking of E16 fledging, and off on his adventure he goes, bye sweet baby, while his sister sets a record for sticking around so long!😄 That was so fun!) It sounds like the Goldens get longer post-fledge support and training?
Thanks for always advancing our learning, LH, you are indisputably the best, my friend🥰 TC!
@@melmasi5098 It will be interesting to see how long Zenit will stay around learning survival skills before departing on his/her journey. I know that the cam owner photographed the chick from the prior season staying in the area for a few weeks. So hopefully he will be able to give up reports after Zenit fledges! I am not sure on the actual duration as compared to bald eagle nests and as you know, that varies from nest to nest. Some of longest stays of a juvenile eagle we have seen at SWFL with E15 staying 7 months and our white tailed eagle nest in Smola with Solo staying 9.5 months long! Those are clearly not the norms as most juveniles depart about 3-4 weeks after fledging. We will see how long Zenit stays in the area this season!
I guess that the Buzzard was mantled over some rat, or cold, or rabbit, and...now, it's prey is in the eagles, it's in the eagles, and, somewhere, probably 3 starving Buzzard chicks "abandoned"...the raptor food chain...
27:40...beautiful eagle...
The golden eagle is the undisputed king of birds. That is why it preys on hawks, falcons, goshawks, and even wolves.
Yes it is!!
@Edward Roberts Only in videos, they're remarkable aren't they!
Preys on Wolves? No! Bird is not going through risk death when there are easier targets
The Golden Eagle may be many things, but African Crowned Eagle and Harp Eagles are stronger.
I love how he screams for so long (OK squabbles) when he could have been eating.. haha
Remind you of your wife huh! I know the feeling
Thank you Lady Hawk for another amazing video ! Do the Golden Eagles typically only have 1 chick to care for ?
Mommy the best and great love zenit very much come and feeding her lovely 🙏🙏💖💖🌹🌹
Amazing Eaglet -that was a big leg/foot to swallow and she still had room for more! thanks LH.
It sure was a big foot/leg and I am still amazed that the eaglets can swallow these bones and feet and even heads!! I remember the first time I saw Elle and Melle swallow a big bone and how it was stuck in Melle's throat/crop for so many hours and he was trying to expel it! It finally made its way down to this gizzard and out but that was scary!!!
LOL mommy spooked Zenit big time on her arrival !!!
Awesome mother it looks as she was smiling when she came and saw how far Zenith has eating her prey and proud of Zenith as took that leg an began to pull the meat off it she said Zenith got this
Great observation Terry! I saw that too and thought Mom must be very pleased with Zenit!!
Zenit, well done !
Well it's all about getting the long leg and foot in the right position! On the second attempt Zenit swallowed the leg and foot. Through trial and error, Zenit learned how to easily swallow a leg and foot - if it had anything more than that, he would have swallowed it too. 😁😆💕❤💕 👌
Exactly Silvana! Mom had years of experience eating bones and she seems to get it right the first try (most of the time!) Zenit is a quick study!!
Wow, so instinct must be a factor in deciding whether to swallow tat leg, I was worried, but I know these amazing birds cope ???
Zenit boy or girl ? Thanks LH growing so fast✌️❤️👏👏👏👏👏
Hi Stephanie we don't know Zenit's gender!! It is harder to guess when there is just one eaglet on the nest!
Ok thank you for your response it’s fascinating at this age✌️LH
omg does the eaglet can break down even a big foot like that? Can humans shallow say a chicken bone and our stomach can break it down too?
Yes, but not recommended at all
Sharp edges can puncture human intestines.
Zenit is more quiet than before when h/she is alone
Visiting Romania! Love it! Thank you Lady Hawk!
Mommy and daughter look gorgeous 🌹🌹
1:06 😨 aaahhh, i jumped from my chair! What predatory reflexes!! 👍👏🐦💚
LOL Zenit has great reflexes too!!
How in the world did it pass that leg out? I thought it was going to choke on it. Amazing nature!
Thanks to YT, I've now seen an eagle eat a buzzard. I saw a leopard catch an eagle once. (The eagle was on the ground tangled up with a snake.) I've also seen a tiger with a dead leopard. The tiger is at the top of that food chain.
Heard the same stuff said about bears, but a crossbow, nevermind other stuff, will dismantle your hipothesys.
Hi ExEssex wow that was one unfortunate circumstance for the eagle! I remember I was watching live on the Wild Earth cam in Africa and saw a young lion cub come to the edge of the water to get a drink and a crocodile grabbed him and took him under. The other siblings and Mom were in shock.
went from deep sleep to I GOT IT GET OUT OF MY WAY in a microsecond
The wingspan on Zenit is growing more impressive by the moment! Good job, Mom on everything you do! Would love to see more of Dad--speaking of him, it’s weird how Dad is the one whose “spooked” Meanwhile, Mom had to “grow a pair” ignore the camera installment, tend to Zenit and hope for the best! She is truly amazing🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅
LOL Mom did a great job growing a pair quickly too!! lol :)
@@ladyhawk Lol! Nothing like a Mother’s love!🥰
after fledgling for how many days the parents feed the chik outside the nest.plse.
1:27 standing proudly
Once momy flies away, baby stops crying.
Chicken bone can be get soft with the acid in our stomach but will not be completely digested if not broken or chewed. But I don’t know about those claws.
Carnivorous birds (and cats) have a rather nasty acid in the stomach....
Can it eat that entire large leg bone without any problems? I’m shocked
She’s happy getting a big meal parents the best she’s getting bigger healthy and gorgeous 🙏♥️🦅💫💫💫💫💫
Just wondering they don't get choke with those big bones. Good job Zenith keep growing strong❤
I think it's amazing Lady Hawk that you can almost always figure out what's delivered for meals in all of these cam nests!
Also Zenit is one noisy eaglet! I was surprised for the relative silence in the start of the video but then the chorus began!😁
Se eu estiver errado alguém me corrija, mas esses pássaros são canibais?...
How long does it take to digest that leg and thigh bone, mom looks very healthy and big strong legs
It usually takes about 24 hours to digest a bone - the eaglet will also cast a pellet the next day with all those feathers and bones!
Thankyou
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Nice self feed😄😄😄😄🙏
It can swallow big chunks of bone. Looks like that leg he swallowed has sharp nails too👍
Yes amazing the size of these bones they swallow!!!
I'm surprised the claw didn't cause irritation down the throat. It will take a while to digest all of that.
All I can say is, WOW! Lol
Good girl your growing up
Howzat Foot taste?
Ele foi embora viver a vida?
The food looks like a young bird of prey.
I love Zenit.
Wow, I didn't know they can swallow big piece like that, besides that look like the remains of a hawk or a small eagle.
Hay
Good job
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What do they eat? A hawk?
They ate a Buteo Buteo common buzzard adult. Looks like the female. Here is a link on them: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_buzzard
@@ladyhawk OK. Thanks lot
the chik claims the whole lot of prey for herself, don't want to share.
Какой он хорошенький
Ha ha, she was sleeping and mom's coming home gave her a good scare and it took 3 full minutes for her to calm down.
Momma has found a buffett in those woods
👍👍👍
Noisy little bird.
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I close my eyes and I could hear my ex wife Yap yap yap the baby chick must be a female
idk why its prolly bc the bird crys more then anything but i hate this bird lol its such a little spoiled wont do shit for itsself bird i can not wait until the mom leaves
How in the world does that leg bone attached to a talloned foot even fit in Zenit's crop? It was about a foot long maybe longer! 🙄🤍
It was quite big! I am always amazed at how these bones go down their throat!!