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This&nbsp;nest&nbsp;is&nbsp;particularly&nbsp;interesting&nbsp;because&nbsp;it&nbsp;is&nbsp;built&nbsp;in&nbsp;a&nbsp;spruce, a&nbsp;tree&nbsp;type&nbsp;rarely&nbsp;chosen&nbsp;by&nbsp;White-tailed&nbsp;Eagles&nbsp;for&nbsp;nesting;&nbsp;at&nbsp;the&nbsp;time&nbsp;of&nbsp;discovery, it&nbsp;was&nbsp;only&nbsp;the&nbsp;fourth&nbsp;known&nbsp;nest&nbsp;in&nbsp;a&nbsp;spruce&nbsp;in&nbsp;Latvia.&nbsp;Approximately&nbsp;half&nbsp;of&nbsp;all&nbsp;White-tailed&nbsp;Eagle&nbsp;nests&nbsp;are&nbsp;built&nbsp;in&nbsp;pines,&nbsp;while&nbsp;the&nbsp;remaining&nbsp;third&nbsp;are&nbsp;in&nbsp;aspens,&nbsp;birches,&nbsp;alders,&nbsp;and&nbsp;oaks.&nbsp; Since&nbsp;2015,&nbsp;the&nbsp;nest&nbsp;has&nbsp;fallen&nbsp;three&nbsp;times&nbsp;after&nbsp;the&nbsp;breeding&nbsp;season,&nbsp;but&nbsp;the&nbsp;eagles&nbsp;have&nbsp;always&nbsp;rebuilt&nbsp;it.&nbsp; The&nbsp;species&nbsp;is&nbsp;included&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;list&nbsp;of&nbsp;specially&nbsp;protected&nbsp;species&nbsp;in&nbsp;Latvia.&nbsp;The&nbsp;White-tailed&nbsp;Eagle&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;water associated&nbsp;diurnal&nbsp;raptor&nbsp;that&nbsp;nests&nbsp;in&nbsp;various&nbsp;types&nbsp;of&nbsp;forests.&nbsp;Its&nbsp;diet&nbsp;primarily&nbsp;consists&nbsp;of&nbsp;fish&nbsp;and&nbsp;birds,&nbsp;and&nbsp;less&nbsp;frequently&nbsp;small&nbsp;mammals;&nbsp;in&nbsp;winter, it&nbsp;becomes&nbsp;a&nbsp;more&nbsp;pronounced&nbsp;scavenger. More&nbsp;information&nbsp;about&nbsp;White-tailed&nbsp;Eagles&nbsp;can&nbsp;be&nbsp;found&nbsp;here.&nbsp; The&nbsp;observation&nbsp;system&nbsp;at&nbsp;this&nbsp;nest&nbsp;was&nbsp;installed&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;help&nbsp;of&nbsp;J&#x101;nis Rudz&#x12B;tis (SIA &#x201C;Rewind&#x201D;,&nbsp;system&nbsp;configuration)&nbsp;and&nbsp;&#x122;irts Strazdi&#x146;&#x161;.&nbsp;Maintenance&nbsp;has&nbsp;been&nbsp;supported&nbsp;by&nbsp;M&#x101;ris&nbsp;and&nbsp;Leo&nbsp;from&nbsp;the&nbsp;Dabasdati.lv forum,&nbsp;as&nbsp;well&nbsp;as&nbsp;Lex&nbsp;van&nbsp;Drongelen&nbsp;and&nbsp;Jelle&nbsp;Lips.&nbsp;Data&nbsp;transmission&nbsp;via&nbsp;4G&nbsp;is&nbsp;provided&nbsp;by&nbsp;LMT.&nbsp;</description></oembed>
