{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Latvijas Dabas fonds","provider_url":"https:\/\/ldf.lv\/en\/","author_name":"Je\u013cena \u017dukova","author_url":"https:\/\/ldf.lv\/en\/author\/jelenazukova\/","title":"The common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) - Latvijas Dabas fonds","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"K6axMVNXpI\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ldf.lv\/en\/livestreams\/the-common-kestrel-falco-tinnunculus\/\">The common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/ldf.lv\/en\/livestreams\/the-common-kestrel-falco-tinnunculus\/embed\/#?secret=K6axMVNXpI\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;The common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)&#8221; &#8212; Latvijas Dabas fonds\" data-secret=\"K6axMVNXpI\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/ldf.lv\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/ldf.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Lauku_piekuni-1.jpg","thumbnail_width":612,"thumbnail_height":344,"description":"Live streaming is expected to resume in the spring season.\u00a0 The&nbsp;nest&nbsp;box&nbsp;is&nbsp;located&nbsp;in&nbsp;Krape&nbsp;Parish, Ogre&nbsp;Municipality,&nbsp;and&nbsp;was&nbsp;installed&nbsp;in&nbsp;January&nbsp;2021&nbsp;on&nbsp;an&nbsp;aspen&nbsp;tree&nbsp;at&nbsp;a&nbsp;height&nbsp;of&nbsp;approximately&nbsp;eight&nbsp;metres.&nbsp;This&nbsp;&nbsp;nest&nbsp;has&nbsp;been&nbsp;available&nbsp;for&nbsp;online&nbsp;observation&nbsp;since&nbsp;2024;&nbsp;further&nbsp;information&nbsp;can&nbsp;be&nbsp;found here. During&nbsp;the&nbsp;first&nbsp;two&nbsp;years&nbsp;it&nbsp;remained&nbsp;unoccupied;&nbsp;however,&nbsp;in&nbsp;2023 a pair&nbsp;of&nbsp;Eurasian&nbsp;kestrels&nbsp;(Falco&nbsp;tinnunculus)&nbsp;bred&nbsp;successfully&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;box,&nbsp;fledging&nbsp;five&nbsp;chicks.&nbsp;The&nbsp;live-stream&nbsp;camera&nbsp;system&nbsp;was&nbsp;established&nbsp;in&nbsp;early&nbsp;2024.&nbsp;In&nbsp;the&nbsp;first&nbsp;year&nbsp;of&nbsp;live&nbsp;broadcasting,&nbsp;the&nbsp;kestrels&nbsp;fledged&nbsp;four&nbsp;young.&nbsp;In&nbsp;2025,&nbsp;kestrels&nbsp;again&nbsp;bred&nbsp;successfully&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;box,&nbsp;fledging&nbsp;six&nbsp;young&nbsp;birds.&nbsp; Breeding&nbsp;of&nbsp;Eurasian&nbsp;kestrels&nbsp;in&nbsp;an&nbsp;old&nbsp;raven&nbsp;nest&nbsp;located&nbsp;on&nbsp;a&nbsp;high-voltage&nbsp;power&nbsp;line&nbsp;pylon&nbsp;was&nbsp;first&nbsp;recorded&nbsp;by&nbsp;Imants Jakov\u013cevs&nbsp;in&nbsp;2002&nbsp;while&nbsp;collecting&nbsp;data&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;second&nbsp;Latvian&nbsp;Breeding&nbsp;Bird&nbsp;Atlas.&nbsp;Breeding&nbsp;on&nbsp;high-voltage&nbsp;power&nbsp;lines&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;Skr\u012bveri, Aizkraukle,&nbsp;and&nbsp;Lielv\u0101rde&nbsp;areas&nbsp;was&nbsp;also&nbsp;observed&nbsp;in&nbsp;subsequent&nbsp;years.&nbsp;Following&nbsp;an&nbsp;article&nbsp;by&nbsp;Aigars Kalv\u0101ns&nbsp;published&nbsp;in&nbsp;2014&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;Latvian&nbsp;Ornithological&nbsp;Society&nbsp;journal&nbsp;Putni dab\u0101,&nbsp;which&nbsp;described&nbsp;kestrel&nbsp;breeding&nbsp;in&nbsp;nest&nbsp;boxes&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;Liep\u0101ja&nbsp;region, Imants Jakov\u013cevs&nbsp;installed&nbsp;the&nbsp;first Eurasian&nbsp;kestrel&nbsp;nest&nbsp;box&nbsp;in&nbsp;Skr\u012bveri&nbsp;Parish.&nbsp;By&nbsp;2018,&nbsp;ten&nbsp;nest&nbsp;boxes&nbsp;had&nbsp;been&nbsp;installed,&nbsp;and&nbsp;in&nbsp;2020&nbsp;the&nbsp;first&nbsp;box&nbsp;was&nbsp;occupied;&nbsp;later&nbsp;that&nbsp;season,&nbsp;six&nbsp;kestrel&nbsp;chicks&nbsp;fledged&nbsp;from&nbsp;it.&nbsp; At&nbsp;present, a&nbsp;total&nbsp;of&nbsp;20 nest&nbsp;boxes&nbsp;intended&nbsp;for&nbsp;Eurasian&nbsp;kestrels&nbsp;have&nbsp;been&nbsp;installed&nbsp;in&nbsp;Krape, Lielv\u0101rde, L\u0113dmane,&nbsp;and&nbsp;Jumprava&nbsp;parishes&nbsp;of&nbsp;Ogre&nbsp;Municipality,&nbsp;and&nbsp;in&nbsp;Aizkraukle&nbsp;and&nbsp;Skr\u012bveri&nbsp;parishes&nbsp;of&nbsp;Aizkraukle&nbsp;Municipality.&nbsp;In&nbsp;2023,&nbsp;kestrels&nbsp;bred&nbsp;successfully&nbsp;in&nbsp;eight&nbsp;of&nbsp;these&nbsp;boxes.&nbsp;Occasionally,&nbsp;tawny&nbsp;owls&nbsp;(Strix&nbsp;aluco)&nbsp;and&nbsp;long-eared&nbsp;owls&nbsp;(Asio&nbsp;otus)&nbsp;also&nbsp;nest&nbsp;in&nbsp;boxes&nbsp;intended&nbsp;for&nbsp;this&nbsp;species.&nbsp; The&nbsp;camera&nbsp;system&nbsp;was&nbsp;designed&nbsp;and&nbsp;installed&nbsp;by&nbsp;J\u0101nis Rudz\u012btis, Imants Jakov\u013cevs,&nbsp;and&nbsp;J\u0101nis \u0136uze.&nbsp; The&nbsp;Eurasian&nbsp;kestrel&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;short-distance&nbsp;Winter migrants in&nbsp;Western&nbsp;Europe&nbsp;and&nbsp;returns&nbsp;to Latvia&nbsp;in&nbsp;late&nbsp;March.&nbsp;Clutch&nbsp;size&nbsp;typically&nbsp;ranges&nbsp;from&nbsp;three&nbsp;to&nbsp;eight&nbsp;eggs,&nbsp;which&nbsp;are&nbsp;incubated&nbsp;for&nbsp;approximately&nbsp;28&nbsp;days.&nbsp;Egg-laying&nbsp;usually&nbsp;occurs&nbsp;from&nbsp;late&nbsp;April&nbsp;to&nbsp;late&nbsp;May.&nbsp;The&nbsp;species&nbsp;feeds&nbsp;mainly&nbsp;on&nbsp;small&nbsp;rodents&nbsp;(mice&nbsp;and&nbsp;voles),&nbsp;lizards,&nbsp;large&nbsp;insects&nbsp;such&nbsp;as&nbsp;beetles&nbsp;and&nbsp;dragonflies,&nbsp;and&nbsp;other&nbsp;small&nbsp;animals.&nbsp;More&nbsp;information&nbsp;about&nbsp;birds&nbsp;of&nbsp;falconiform&nbsp;birds&nbsp;can&nbsp;be&nbsp;found&nbsp;here.&nbsp;"}