ESTONIA Pärnu county (Kergu + Kerli)

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it seems Kerli is now on the nest
(little one ate moss)


Kerli decided to leave (they are chirping a lot)

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- storklets continuously are nodding, begging and getting wet again (10.50 it started raining)
- hard situation, I am getting worried about them
- sounds like "protesting" (chicks don't like this situation - rain, cold, hunger)

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storklets fell silent (in the dry hours they were a little active - I observed preening, little moving)

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Stork chicks have a gradually developing thermoregulatory ability, with body mass being a better predictor than age. Nestlings reach a higher level of thermoregulation when they reach around 1700 g. ... I am not sure if their thermoregulation process is yet really fully developed.
Nestlings have a lower capacity to modulate surface temperatures in cool conditions. (white stork - maybe it is true for BS too)

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12.02 and next one of them is constantly begging again - 12.13 silence and later again (the same chick - is this the oldest/biggest one?)

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Kerli ! (the rain eased and she brought food, not much, but yes - frogs?)

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​​- 12.55.07 Kergu - whole family in the nest
​​- 12.55.37 Kerli out

- 12.56.28 Kergu feeds his chicks
- 13.07.46 Kergu covers the chicks
(I need to go out)

continuation (rewind)
- Kergu regurgitated a few larger fish and many small pieces of something
- 13.54 Kergu up and at 14.03 down (again he do that very carefully)
- 14.53 up, all area doing PS

- 15.04 moved up into the tree and flies away from there
- chicks follow his departure

- they are getting slowly dry
- 16.44 nestlings are dry

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- at 19.00 Kerli arrived/jumped in from above and FEEDING
- at 19.12.19 she flew away again (to the right)

- as often, she jumped in from above
- probably frogs are on the table, Kerli regurgitated food two times
- every chicks ate

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