Jõgeva County (new nest -2025) / Must-toonekurg 2

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Nest Activity Timeline

- 07:04 – A branch was brought to the nest.
- 07:13 – The stork flew away. - 07:15 – Moss was brought to the nest.
- 07:16 – The stork flew away. - 07:20 – Moss was brought to the nest.

- 08:10 – The stork flew away. - 09:24 – The stork arrived. - 09:25 – Feeding time for the chicks.
- 10:21 – The stork flew away.

11:30 AM – It started raining on the nest.

continuation:

Poor babies. If there is a basket, why don't the parents bring food the whole day?
We are waiting for the parents to bring fish.
Hello... there is no protection. The chick on the left is doing very poorly.
I’ve got a horrible feeling for these guys. The last time it rained heavily, the dad didn’t react well.

17:10 Male arrives. Feeding.
17:23:22 Male shields the chicks from the rain.
It's been raining the whole day. It is also windy. Terrible weather.

18:57 Female arrives. Female fed them something, but it was very little.
However, they ate actively and look good.

23:07:02 A chick is trying to eat female's fingers.

FISH BASKET for this nest - info, photo: viewtopic.php?p=58714#p58714

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prof. Zielinski (youtube chat info):
The direct cause was that he brought an insufficient amount of food, resulting in nutritional stress, which is the biological trigger that prompts adult birds to start the process of brood reduction.

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June 18
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CHICKS () ()
- 1st chick: 25 days old (hatched late evening 24.05)
- 2nd chick: 24 days old (hatched early morning 25.05)
- 3rd chick: 24 days old (hatched afternoon 25.05)
Brood reduction by male
- 4th chick: 20 days old (hatched late evening 26.05)
- 5th chick: 17 days old (hatched afternoon 28.05)

prof. Zielinski (youtube chat info):
The direct cause was that male brought an insufficient amount of food, resulting in nutritional stress, which is the biological trigger that prompts adult birds to start the process of brood reduction.

Stork chicks grow exponentially. 90 days in the nest is like 18-21 years for humans. This means that 1 day in the nest is like almost 3 months for a human child. That is why their transformation is so amazing and fast.

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Nest Activity Timeline

- 05:21 — She flew away.
- 06:18 — Male arrived. 06:18:30 — Feeding. 06:22 — Male flew away.

- 09:40 — Male at the nest. Feeding.

Identification tip:
The female has a black stripe and a dark bill; the male has a bright red bill.

- 10:31 — Female at the nest. Fish delivered.

-14:31 - Feeding by male

continuation:
- 16:37 - feeding by female

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​​19:14 dad
​​20:07 parent..
​​20:11 mom
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​​21:31
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​​Dad continues to fight

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The male keeps dropping the fish and picking it back up, teasing the chicks and forcing them to fight for it

FISH BASKET for this nest - info, photo: viewtopic.php?p=58714#p58714

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June 19
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CHICKS () ()
- 1st chick: 26 days old (hatched late evening 24.05)
- 2nd chick: 25 days old (hatched early morning 25.05)
- 3rd chick: 25 days old (hatched afternoon 25.05)
Brood reduction by male
- 4th chick: 20 days old (hatched late evening 26.05)
- 5th chick: 17 days old (hatched afternoon 28.05)

prof. Zielinski (youtube chat info):
The direct cause was that male brought an insufficient amount of food, resulting in nutritional stress, which is the biological trigger that prompts adult birds to start the process of brood reduction.

Stork chicks grow exponentially. 90 days in the nest is like 18-21 years for humans. This means that 1 day in the nest is like almost 3 months for a human child. That is why their transformation is so amazing and fast.

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youtube chat info - thx to everyone
English translation only from now on – assisted by Gemini

Nest Life Updates (Other Nest)

11:32 – Two unfamiliar storks arrived at the nest. The chicks reacted differently, showing they can recognise their parents.
11:32 – Two foreign storks entered the nest. One of them grabbed a chick by the down on its head, as if attempting to remove it from the nest. Fortunately, this only lasted for a short moment.
11:43 – The parents are absent.
11:49 – Both intruders are still present at the nest.
11:54 – Both intruders have left the nest.

12:01 – Arrival of a stork.

14:18 – The male arrives at the nest.
14:20 – A stranger arrives. The male protects the chicks.

14:26:06 – Arrival of a foreign stork, likely a female.
14:39 – The male flies away.

15:04 – Female arrives.
15:06 – Feeding of the chicks.
15:09 – The parent flies away.

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The Intrusion (10:36 AM – 11:20 AM)

11:32 AM: Two adult storks arrived at the nest.

Suspicious Behavior: The chatters noticed immediately that the chicks reacted differently, realizing these were not their parents. One chatter (@if576) noted, "I don't know how, but chicks can recognize their parents."

The Attack: It was later explained in Polish that these were two stranger storks. One of them actually entered the nest and grabbed a chick by the fluff/feathers on its head, appearing as though it wanted to eliminate or throw the chick out of the nest. Fortunately, it stopped after a brief moment.

Departure: By 11:54 AM, both intruders had left. Regular viewer @LizNm noted that while strange adults visit nests often, it is highly unusual for intruders to actually step inside the nest like that. She speculated they might be a rival couple from earlier in the spring.

Dad to the Rescue (1:19 PM – 1:49 PM)

14:18 (2:18 PM): The father stork arrived back at the nest.

Another Threat: Just two minutes later (14:20), a stranger returned. Another viewer (@lenka_zet) speculated that this specific intruder might be a female.

Protection: Dad successfully stood his ground and protected the chicks from the intruder before flying away at 14:39.

Relief and Feeding (2:09 PM – 2:11 PM)

15:04 (3:04 PM): A parent returned safely to the nest.

15:06 (3:06 PM): The parent successfully fed the hungry chicks and flew away shortly after, leaving the nest peaceful once again.

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continuation:

15:04 – The female stork arrives at the nest.
15:06 – The parent feeds the chicks.
15:09 – The parent flies away from the nest.

18:19 – The male stork arrives and feeds the chicks.

20:10 - The female stork arrives at the nest.
20:12 - feeding

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