Jõgeva County (Jan and Janika)

[marika.solo]

Must-toonekurg/2::Ciconia nigra https://youtu.be/Do5wJsjJGgU

FEMALE is on the nest from 06.06

- 06.48 F stand up and he is taking care of the chicks; 2 chicks are clattering with their little bills
- FEEDING at 06.50: F regurgitated something few - 3 ate (one of them is maybe No5)
- 06.53 F covered his offspring after cleaning the chicks and the nest-bowl, he fluffed some moss

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- 07.15 F up, taking care of the chicks, poopind, she moved one twig and collected one piece of moss
- 07.20 she again settled down
- 07.40 up, taking care of the storklets, she moves some nest material
FEEDING at 07.49, 3 + 1 (later) ate, the 2 little behind them all the time, few pieces F ate back
- 07.51 F covered her offspring

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- 08.33 it is raining
- 08.40 F stand up, takes care of the storklets, No6 is picking also to the moss (poor little one must be very hungry already)
- 08.47 she again settled down
- 08.52 the next heavy rain shower

1/ No6 is picking the moss - 2/ F in the rain

[marika.solo]

Must-toonekurg/2::Ciconia nigra https://youtu.be/Do5wJsjJGgU

FEEDING at 06.50

- F regurgitated something few
- trio ate (one is maybe No5), one next is interested too
- 2 storklet is far from the table (No6 is pecking time to times to his sibling and/or to the moss)

[marika.solo]

Must-toonekurg/2::Ciconia nigra https://youtu.be/Do5wJsjJGgU

FEEDING at 07.49

- F regurgitated one little pile of something
- 3 ate, later also the fourth storklet managed to caught the food
- the two youngest chick all the time behind the others
- few pieces F ate back

[marika.solo]

Must-toonekurg/2::Ciconia nigra https://youtu.be/Do5wJsjJGgU

the first today FEEDING at 06.07

- 3 ate + No 4 and also No5 managed to get to the table and ate too to the end of this feeding

- moving and competing for food in the nest-bowl among the big siblings is not easy for the 2 youngest, specially for No6
- skipping meals is very bad, because it increases the size and everything related to it quickly

- shots: moving our benjamin in the feeding time

[marika.solo]

Must-toonekurg/2::Ciconia nigra https://youtu.be/Do5wJsjJGgU

continuation - moving our benjamin in the feeding time at 06.07



(06.11.30)

[marika.solo]

Must-toonekurg/2::Ciconia nigra https://youtu.be/Do5wJsjJGgU

FEMALE is on the nest from 06.06
continuation

- 09.00 heavy rain shower
- 09.15 the rain is over, F is resting/sleeping - only birds songs
- 09.37 loud twittering

F: sleeping


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it is windy
10.45 our F is still resting/sleeping - some times we hear twittering

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11.25 unusually log time of peace on the nest (F is sleeping, closed eyes, storklets are twittering some times and the birds are singing nicely)

- chicks must to be dry and in warm (and she very probably no longer has anything for them/empty crop)
- males´ arrival will probably be later - after the rain it isn't simply to catching prey (water is muddy and the water level may be high)
- with (very) wet wings they don't fly, the wings are heavy (and it can be dangerous if there are some kind of dangerous barriers in their directions, e.g. wiring)

[marika.solo]

Must-toonekurg/2::Ciconia nigra https://youtu.be/Do5wJsjJGgU

FEMALE is on the nest from 06.06
continuation

- F is still resting/sleeping, at 12.10 - twittering
- 12.18 F wake up, shakes the head (she is still sleepy)
- 12.48 twittering, F is awake, still warming her offspring
- 12.54 it is raining

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- 13.12 chicks are loud, most probably they are very hungry already
- this bad weather and problems with food delivery can be crucial for No6 and also morning all day it will be rainy day in the county
- 13.25 the sun is shine, it is windy

[Adria]

13.16 - The weather is terrible today.,it's raining all morning. Janika is still sitting without getting up from 8.47.Janika is soaked.

[marika.solo]

Must-toonekurg/2::Ciconia nigra https://youtu.be/Do5wJsjJGgU

change: M in at 14.02.18 - F out at 14.02.25


MALE is on the nest from 14.02

FEEDING at 14.02
- all chicks ate something only No6 again nothing (behind the big siblings)
- it's getting worrying (he may be left alive for a few more days) - I still we hope for a quick change, little one go!

- first only the eldest trio is on the table (very much food), the 4th chicks quickly managed it too
- No5 and No6 behind the others, No5 moved first to the opposite direction https://i.postimg.cc/VsrYcbMt/2022-05-2 ... -03-20.jpg
- No5 managed it later and ate something
- little No6 can't get between the big siblings and benjamin didn't try to get around them (like No5) this time

shots:
14.02.50 the starting situation


14.03.51 No5 after short hesitating (move first to the opposite direction - 14.03.20) crawled with little problem to the right place


No6 did not overcome the obstacle yet again (some fishes male ate back)

[Adria]

14.02.18 Arrival of Jan and at 14.02.24 Janika left: