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

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July 03
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CHICKS () ()
- 1st chick: 40 days old (hatched late evening 24.05)
- 2nd chick: 39 days old (hatched early morning 25.05)
- 3rd chick: 39 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

YouTube comments do not reflect all nest events throughout the day, including chick feedings; therefore, the log is unfortunately incomplete.

Nest Activity Log – 03/07/2026

05:32 – The chicks spot an adult nearby on the right side of the nest.
05:33:22 – One chick produces a healthy mute (poop shot).
05:33:30 – An adult flies past and departs; a part of the red bill was briefly visible on the right.

06:07:00 – An adult arrives bringing grass to the nest. 06:21:39 – Adult departs.
06:28:26 – Adult arrives bringing moss. 06:38:03 – Adult departs.
06:41:39 – Adult arrives bringing two sticks. 06:42:45 – Adult departs.
06:49:00 – Adult arrives bringing a stick. 06:50:39 – Adult departs.
06:58:00 – Adult arrives bringing moss. 06:59:00 – Adult departs.
07:04:00 – Adult arrives bringing a stick. 07:05:23 – Adult departs.

13:58:00 – Feeding.

16:46:00 – Feeding by male. He delivered a small portion of small fish.
16:50:00 – Water for the chicks.

continuation
19:01:14 feeding time - female arrived, I noticed one big fish

and next youtube chat entries:
19:37:00 – It is raining heavily at the nest.
19:39:55 – Thunder can be heard.
Chat contributors note that the chicks have no time to dry out between continuous showers.

19:29:00 – Feeding by male.

20:45:00 – The chicks are standing in a funny or unusual posture in the nest.

20:46:00 – An adult arrives at the nest.
20:47:00 – Feeding by female.
20:50:00 – Female departs.

21:54:00 – An adult flies onto a branch near the nest.
22:01:00 – The male steps into the nest from the branch and then moves back onto the branch.
22:02:00 – Male departs from the branch.

22:36:00 – The camera switches to night vision screen.

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19:01:40 (more) big fish

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20:45:48



20:47 feeding by female (more big fish) + 20:48 next (little ?) portion

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July 04
Hello everyone

CHICKS () ()
- 1st chick: 41 days old (hatched late evening 24.05)
- 2nd chick: 40 days old (hatched early morning 25.05)
- 3rd chick: 40 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.

[marika.solo]

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

YouTube comments do not reflect all nest events throughout the day, including chick feedings; therefore, the log is unfortunately incomplete.

Nest Activity Log – 04/07/2026

Nest Activity Log (Jõgeva, Estonia)

05:58 – The male arrived and fed the chicks.
06:02:57 – The male flew away.

08:11 – The female arrived and fed the chicks.
08:12:12 – The female flew away.

08:58:36 – The male arrived.
08:59 – Feeding by the male.

09:02:16 – The male flew away. 09:06 – The male arrived and brought a stick for nest maintenance.
09:07:04 – The male flew away. 09:09 – The male arrived and brought wet moss (which also provides drinking water for the chicks).
09:11:35 – The male flew away. 09:19 – The male arrived and brought another stick. Major nest repairs are underway.
09:28:42 – The male flew away. 09:31:39 – The male arrived and brought wet moss.
09:33:20 – The male flew away. 09:37 – The male arrived with a stick.
09:39:14 – The male flew away. 09:43:35 – The male arrived and brought grass with roots.
09:44:23 – The male flew away.

13:32:23 – The female arrived.
13:32:44 – Feeding by the female (very small food items, possibly beetles/insects).
13:33:50 – The female flew away.

16:06 – A short visit by the male, feeding the chicks (very small food items).

17:03 – The female arrived and fed the chicks.

19:34 – Feeding by the male.
19:35 – The male flew away.

20:33 – The female arrived and fed the chicks (a few medium-sized fish). After a short rest, the female flew away.

21:41 – The female arrived and fed the chicks (first one large fish, then one smaller fish).
21:58 – The live stream was interrupted / the video paused.

(Note: There was heavy rain at the nest multiple times during the day).