Estonian LSE Nest Discussion 2012 ~ Tuuli & Remo

[ame]

13.29 Remo brought lunch. then i had to turn off the PC to save the battery because we had lost electricity...


the food looked like a big vole this time: it had light grey stomach.


after Remo left Stephi began to cut the prey almost like a professional: she ripped off a few pieces just like that.
that seemed to take too long, however, and therefore she decided to swallow the rest in one go, again just like that!!

we are getting thunder here at home so i'll think it's best to turn off again...

[Manu]

14:39h After rain

[oliv]

15.02. Poor Stephi. I hear when he/she respirates again .

[Sylvie Lefevre]

very painful to hear her or his breathing asthmatic or bronchitis ?

[kln]

Just a thought,maybe noise is from stephi swallowing prey whole? might have somthing to do with undigested food in crop?

[Susie]

[lasgo]

hmm what's wrong with the camera?

[ame]

camera is off... has been so at least about an hour.

kln: i should think that swallowing as big prey as possibly fits down the throat is normal and it should not produce any trouble as soon it is down. i think that the crop is so elastic that it could house even two whole voles if the chick is greedy enough.

it's peculiar though how the wheezing-breathing began as soon as the rain started... i heard two or three wheezes in the whole day before that.

today's playlist: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8715837E4020CF40

[Manu]

I was recorded from 14.30 till cam was down.
At 16.22 h it was a "food delivery". (On video at minute 5:35)
Here is the "full size video"

On the short video saw it was a "twig delivery", the mole/vole laying in nest before .

[Lussi05]

Just a thought,maybe noise is from stephi swallowing prey whole? might have somthing to do with undigested food in crop?

It has been a thought for me too. I think it happens when she has a full crop....

[Manu]

Shame on me .
In my "full-size"-video above, it was not a food delivery on 5:35min, it was a twig
It's not good to do to many things together at the same time.
But a mole was laying in nest before.

[Maxie4Paws]

HELP>.
i have went to her cam and it say's there is no cam working? is everthing there ok???

[macdoum]

HELP>.
i have went to her cam and it say's there is no cam working? is everthing there ok???

Maxi,I have no cam either..must be a connexion problem or the batteries don't charge enough without some sunshine..

[Susie]

Surely everything is okay. The last picture before the cam freeze was Stephi standing in the background and calling.
No worries, there is only a technical problem.

[lasgo]

working!

[Bea]

Stephi has a very punky hairstyle nowadays

[Lussi05]

19:31 - Stephi is sleeping while she is waiting for mum...


..and cleaning her feathers..

[Lussi05]

19:46 Remo came with food. I did not see what he brought, Stephi was too quick hiding it..maybe someone else saw it..

19:50 - It was a frog, Stephi is eating it..

- the breathing sound is back, but it is not so strong..
19:53 - Full..

[Starling]

19.51 Stephi eats greedily. (Leg of a frog shows in her mouth?).

[Starling]

Something to do while waiting for mom to come home.
*playing with a twig*

*stretching*

Stephi is too cute!