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

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continuation:

Unfortunately, YouTube has cleared the chat history again, leaving only this single record available after the 16:59 feeding:

20:40 – The female arrived for a brief pit stop, regurgitated some food, and flew away almost immediately.

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The chicks appear to be unattended for the night.

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June 25
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CHICKS () ()
- 1st chick: 32 days old (hatched late evening 24.05)
- 2nd chick: 31 days old (hatched early morning 25.05)
- 3rd chick: 31 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 Log – 25/06/2026

00:00 – 05:42 – The storklets spent the night alone on the nest; the parents were not visible during the night.

08:38 – Male in - feeding - Male out

08:40 – Female in - feeding (providing a wonderful combined breakfast for the storklets) - Female out

11:31 – Adult bird in - feeding (fish) - Adult bird out

19:08 – Adult bird in - feeding - 19:10 Adult bird out

20:03 – Adult bird in - feeding - Adult bird out

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June 26
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CHICKS () ()
- 1st chick: 33 days old (hatched late evening 24.05)
- 2nd chick: 32 days old (hatched early morning 25.05)
- 3rd chick: 32 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 Activity Log – 26/06/2026

05:26 – Male out
05:28 – Male in (bringing moss) – 05:29 Male out

05:32:36 – Male in (bringing a large stick)

05:34 – Male makes an attempt at feeding.
05:38 – Male out

05:42 – Male in (bringing branches) – 05:46 Male out
05:51 – Male in (bringing grass)

06:28 – Male in – feeding – 06:52 Male out

08:19 – Male in – 08:20 feeding – 08:22 Male out

08:20 – Feeding.

08:22 – Parent departs the nest.

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15:40 – Feeding.
15:42:21 – Departure of the male.

19:11:27 – Arrival of the female.
19:12:00 – Feeding by the female.
19:12:48 – Departure of the female.

19:23:00 – Arrival of the male.
19:23:44 – Feeding by the male.
19:38 – The male moves to a nearby branch.
19:56:10 – Departure of the male from the branch.