Pärnu county (Kergu + Kerli) / Must-toonekurg 3

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13:53:54 the begging display starts
13:53:59 Kergu arriving
regurgitating one portion of food
13:54:37 Kergu departure

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August 02
Hello everyone

CHICKS
- 1st chick: 49 days old (hatched on 14.06)

EGGS
unhatched (laid on 13.05 at 22:22 and 16.05 at 02:05)

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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Info on the late nesting:
- viewtopic.php?p=57312#p57312
- viewtopic.php?p=57325#p57325
- viewtopic.php?p=57342#p57342

[marika.solo]

youtube chat info - thx to everyone
YouTube comments do not reflect all nest events throughout the day, including chick feedings; therefore, the log is unfortunately incomplete.

Nest Activity Log 01/08/2026 (in the evening - whole day)
Log compiled from chat observations and structured with the assistance of Gemini AI.

Events Timeline

Night / Early Morning

• 00:57:00 – Rain begins at the nest.
• 02:00:00 – Rainfall intensifies.
• 02:49:00 – Heavy rain prevents the chick from sitting; it stands up and remains standing.
• 04:43:00 – Rain stops.

Morning / Forenoon

• 06:46:00 – Wing-flapping exercises by the chick.
• 07:24:00 – 07:25:00 – Calls of a Black Woodpecker (Dryocopus martius) heard near the nest.
• 07:35:28 – The chick defecates.
• 08:29:11 – Vocalisations of a bird (possibly a Grey-headed Woodpecker, Picus canus) heard very close to the microphone; the chick observes it.
• 08:42:00 – Sun shines while light rain falls.
• 10:28:00 – FEEDING #1 (Male Kergu arrives and delivers large fish and something small).

Afternoon / Evening

• 14:25:00 – FEEDING #2 (Male Kergu delivers food).
• 20:04:00 – FEEDING #3 (Male Kergu delivers food for the third time today).
• 21:03:55 – 21:05:00 – FEEDING #4 (Female Kerli arrives and regurgitates frogs; the chick appears to pull food directly from her bill).
• 21:46:00 – The chick falls asleep on the nest.

[marika.solo]

10:28 Kergu, feeding

10:27:02, immediately silent - 10:27:52 again the begging display starts
10:28:00 Kergu in
big fish (pike?) + frogs
10:28:27 Kergu to the lookout, resp. the branch there
10:28:45 Kergu away

the big fish


big fish


frogs

[marika.solo]

14:25 Kergu
feeding

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20:04 Kergu
feeding

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21:04 Kerli, feeding

21:02:16 begging display
21:03:56 Kerli in
feeding: Kerli regurgitated more frogs - our little one seems to have pulled something out, even straight from her bill
21:33:14 chirping stopped

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