“The male is dead, the female is weak!” In Sarkandaugava, they are worried about the couple’s fate

According to residents, the male died after being hit by a car. Since then, the female has remained alone in the nest. The woman passes by the nest several times a day and has noticed that the female does not leave the nest anymore and looks tired.

Irina
worried about the swans

If she leaves the nest, a crow will fly, a water rat will swim up and eat the eggs. She cannot leave the nest, she is exhausted. I wrote to various authorities, they all said that nothing could be done in this situation. I think that “Lidl” could build a fence so that the birds do not come to feed in the parking lot, they should also install some informative signs so that people do not feed the birds.

Ornithologist of the National Museum of Nature Dmitri Boiko emphasizes that people should not feed the birds. They know how to find food themselves. At the moment, there is no threat to the life of the female, leaving the nest may harm the eggs.

Dmitry Boyko
Ornithologist of the Latvian National Museum of Nature

Brooding lasts about a month. A female swan does not need to run around the nest, her job is to brood. If there will be babies, the question of the behavior of the female. If you go to feed in the supermarket parking lot, it is guaranteed that the number of babies will decrease. They will get shot down or something else will happen to them. When wild birds start nesting, they don’t think about the density of people around them, they evaluate the available food resources themselves.

For the female, a new cavalier will not appear earlier than autumn.

The representative of “Lidl” states that the company will consult with ornithologists on how to act better in this situation.