Estonian LSE Nest Discussion 2012 ~ Eha & Koit

Lussi05 · **Posted:** May 25th, 2012, 7:51 pm

oliv wrote:

The jay is very brave, attacs two LSE at the nest. I think Koit is very disturbed of it.

Yes, they probably have a nest nearby that they protect.

19:24 - Eha is preening, calm before the storm..

- Eha starts to call, some are near. I could hear " buzzard call"...

- it was not a long attack, at 19:36 it was quiet..

asteria · **Joined:** February 6th, 2009, 10:37 am **Posts:** 3486

Doves are heard.

Bea · **Posted:** May 26th, 2012, 3:17 pm

26. May

Koit was here, but I missed what he brought for Eha :unsure:

oliv · **Posted:** May 26th, 2012, 11:55 pm

Koit is afraid for the jay and don´t visit Eha with food nearly at all. I am sad for her. All along protecting the egg.

Bea · **Posted:** May 27th, 2012, 11:16 am

27. May

Eha lost a longer feather

Gorgonica · **Joined:** February 26th, 2012, 10:21 pm **Posts:** 19

Some exercise while there are no jays.

Gorgonica · **Joined:** February 26th, 2012, 10:21 pm **Posts:** 19

This is funny: the wind almost blew the feather away from the nest, but she caught it and put closer.

Lussi05 · **Posted:** May 27th, 2012, 1:04 pm

I have a picture of the feather too. Eha was moving it around, wondering where to place it.. :wave:

09:51

oliv wrote:

Koit is afraid for the jay and don´t visit Eha with food nearly at all. I am sad for her. All along protecting the egg.

Do you think the Jays prevent Koit from delivering food to Eha? It's not often to see Koit in the nest, but the same goes for Macho in the Latvian LSE nest so I thought maybe it's the way they behave..and that Remo is an exception..
( the Buzzards are also bothered by the Jays, but they seems to handle it..someone who knows about these things?)
- Has anyone seen Koit today?

asteria · **Joined:** February 6th, 2009, 10:37 am **Posts:** 3486

Hardly it were jays to prevent Koit from delivering food to Eha, most probable is that it is poor mice year and he has problems with catching them.

oliv · **Posted:** May 27th, 2012, 2:17 pm

Lussi05 wrote:

I have a picture of the feather too. Eha was moving it around, wondering where to place it.. :wave:

09:51

oliv wrote:

Koit is afraid for the jay and don´t visit Eha with food nearly at all. I am sad for her. All along protecting the egg.

Do you think the Jays prevent Koit from delivering food to Eha? It's not often to see Koit in the nest, but the same goes for Macho in the Latvian LSE nest so I thought maybe it's the way they behave..and that Remo is an exception..
( the Buzzards are also bothered by the Jays, but they seems to handle it..someone who knows about these things?)
- Has anyone seen Koit today?

It is my thought. For me it was a proofs of it when Koit delivered food behind the tree twice.

Bea · **Posted:** May 27th, 2012, 2:28 pm

I didn`t see Koit today yet, but can`t watch cams constantly ...

And about the jays .... meanwhile I think that it is not their intent to destroy the egg .... they only want to be the LSEs AWAY :mrgreen:

If it was their intent to destroy the egg they´ve had several chances to do that .... Eha is out of the nest about three or four times a day, sometimes for some minutes. I am sure that they see her leaving, as well as they see her coming back every time (when they make their wave about her).

But - I don´t know what will be when the chick is there .... :puzzled:

Bea · **Posted:** May 27th, 2012, 4:07 pm

Food delivery at 16:03

It was a big prey, but can´t identify it .... it was too big for Eha to swallow it whole, she had to rip it.

I can´t help - Koit looks skinny to me ..... :unsure:

Bea · **Posted:** May 27th, 2012, 7:23 pm

Another prey at 18:25

Eha showed us her backside all the time, so I couldn´t see what kind of prey *sigh*

Bea · **Posted:** May 27th, 2012, 9:07 pm

Two more deliveries around 20:00 to 21:00 - but only saw it from far and couldn`t take pics :(

Lussi05 · **Posted:** May 27th, 2012, 9:37 pm

I am so glad you saw Koits deliveries Bea, thank you :wave:

21:28 - I heard a crack/ knock sound from the forest, an so did Eha. But otherwise it's a quiet evening with only bird song to hear:

Felis silvestris · **Posted:** May 28th, 2012, 12:53 pm

May 28

Looks like Koit tries to take care of the pests now :shock:

Came and delivered something (could not see) to eat for Eha, Eha talked for a long time with him and finally left for a while, Koit settled on the egg, keeping a careful look around, Eha came back with a small twig, both stood for a while and looked up, then Koit left, but was back quite fast with a green twig, looking up (and my, if I was a Jay and an Eagle looked at me like that :faint:

) ... he kept on standing quite some time while Eha kept on talking.
When my PB upload of Pontu pictures is finished, I'll load some of the screenshots I made.

Koit arrives with food

Eha tells him about her woes

Eha leaves

Koit settles down

Felis silvestris · **Posted:** May 28th, 2012, 1:12 pm

Koit on egg

Eha back

Koit looking fierce at the Jays (which were actually not to be heard and seen while he was there)

Koit leaves

Back with some greenery

Felis silvestris · **Posted:** May 28th, 2012, 1:13 pm

And I like this "look" very much

Lussi05 · **Posted:** May 28th, 2012, 9:58 pm

Felis, thank you for your pictures from the activity in the nest earlier today :wave:

Koit really has THE LOOK, it is a great picture of him:)
Except from a Jays attack, the evening seemed calm for Eha when I have visited.
21:30 - 21:36
- cleaning feathers..

- rolling eggs, keeping the nest in order..

- looking out on the territory..

- good night, Eha :offtobed:

Lussi05 · **Posted:** May 29th, 2012, 1:26 pm

13:07 - Poor Eha, both a feather that had become stuck, and an attack from the Jays at once.. :slap:

- I was afraid she would step on the egg while she struggled to get the feather off..

- the feather came of, only the Jay left:

- Fortunately the attack did not last long.

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