Black Stork - Ciconia Nigra

18.18 - Jan "winds" the chicks

17.58 - sometimes in the strong wind that blew, John disappeared from the camera image :

17.25 - Jan got up and the chicks lined up in a circle in anticipation of food , but got nothing :

... Birds have two eyelids, upper and lower. Birds active during daytime hours raise the lower lid when closing their eye, and nocturnal birds close the upper lid. But birds also have a translucent nictitating membrane, sometimes called a “third eyelid” . ... Thanks Marika for the interesting infor...

16.17 - Jan cleans and massages the chicks.

17.10.06 - one chick demands Jan's attention.:

FEEDING 3/

14.26 - Jan feeds , four chickens ate well, number 5 was in the back as he got to eat so the food was almost gone. In the end, it had two small bites: at 14.26.29 and at 14.26.41

14.25.31 - Jan flew and at 14.25.44 the female left:

13.33 - The female cleans and massages the chicks .

The sun began to shine, hopefully Jan will return.

13.32 - "Mom, is it still raining?"

It stopped raining but the wind blew.

13.22 - The female cleans and massages the chicks - short.
13.27 - The female cleans and massages the chicks, nest adjustment - short
13.30 - The female cleans and massages the chicks - short.