ESTONIA Jõgeva County NEW NEST

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The male could have been seriously injured in the last defense of the territory, he could have died... and he could have given up, defending the nest took a lot of his strength... but we will probably never know the truth.

I am very sorry for this situation. A new hope dawned yesterday and today has such a sad end.

[marika.solo]

[marika.solo]

- 14.21 female took off

- 14.24 "shadow" is circling above the nest
- 14.24 someone landed near (on the branch next to the nest, out of camera view) and is calling

I need a long Pause ... there is again something going on

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YT (by liznm)

1:34 PM liznm
no gap in the wings by the male. So there is a stranger in the nest
our male is calling outside?
14:35 stranger flew to the right
Male comes in
this time it is our male
what a mess. I don't understand anymore
ops, he is gone again
back and defending
takes the dead chick
hunger!
has eaten the chick

1:39 PM liznm
​​the other dead chick
​​female has eaten nothing for long
she will eat the other too. It is normal. no waste in nature
4:39 the second dead chick is eaten
they are still pretty small
14:41 is gone ...

1:43 PM liznm
​​14:42:50 one is flying around
​​and landed in the nest
kind of nestauration

[marika.solo]

- I checked the arrival at 14.46 - no gaps in the wing
- so here is the strange male in the nest and he is doing nest restoration

Is the intruder the previous nest owner? This male returned too late from his wintering?

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YT

2:11 PM liznm
​​It looks to me as if he's reclaimed his property. Now he's quiet, waiting in the nest for his mate. Like Ogris in his nest.

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YT
3:02 PM liznm
- ​​I did not know, that the camera was off! 8:41 A male brought nesting material. Female is defending
- he tries to bring it in the nest. Female is defending - he flew over her to the left with the nesting material
- he returns on the right with his bunch moss and twigs
- than he stands on the branch till camera went on again. And the female too. No wonder, that the chicks couldn't survive

[marika.solo]

- male call shortly time to time and is moving the nest material, the twigs
- at 16.15 he is calling shortly and at 16.20 he flew away

[marika.solo]

- at 16.40 BS without gap in a wing landed, some nest restoration, resting while sitting

the unhatched egg is now in the nest-rim within the twigs to the left near the tree trunk



- 17.43 again out

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URMAS in LKF - via Liznm/youtube:

7:40 PMliznm
I found one picture from last year, where there was a similar situation as currently. An adult is frightening a strange stork away.
​​The local male may be a bit handicapped, because of the missing primary feathers. As a result, he may not be fully able to protect his nest. We check most of the nests in July.
By then, all these events are long gone and there will be no evidence such as egg shells or as "here have been chicks".
​​The resolution of the web camera is too bad to get sharper images to compare individuals.We need to replace the cam system with a better one next year.
​​the pic: https://up.picr.de/49596763vk.png

7:41 PMliznm
​​it looks like from the beak, "our " female is in the nest