Jõgeva County (Jan and Janika)

[marika.solo]

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

10.57 - Jan feeds - five chicks ate, also number 6, one slept. number 6 is ahead ...

No6 before feeding (10.55.56)


No6 while eating (10.56.50)

[Adria]

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

8.53.33 - number 6 at 8.53.33 has a fish in its beak and may have been eaten:

youtube chat (by me):
"7:53 AM marika marika
​No6 crowled to the fish and nibbled it, but male ate this fish back
7:55 AM marika marika
​or it is No5 (No6 is sleeping? behind them)

- so it was No6, good to know that, Adriána thank you
- this youngest storklet doesn't need to eat much (as much as big siblings), but it needs to eat and regularly
- skipping meals is not good for benjamin, because it only increases the size gap
- as we saw yesterday, the parents adjust the food (also) according to the size of the offspring (and thus the three older ones were able to swallow a really big fish yesterday in the evening)

today is crucial for No6, even No5 "came to life" until the third day significantly, but anything can happen at any time, although the first 10-14 days are usually decisive - finger crossed for miracle = nest with 6 fledged siblings (edit: but 5 is also very, very, good even 4)

Thank you Marika for confirmation. He needs strength to be able to break through siblings. We keep our fingers crossed.

[marika.solo]

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

27.05.2022 https://www.postimees.ee/7532670/rekord ... kuus-poega
REKORD ⟩ Jõgevamaa must-toonekurgedel on kuus poega (RECORD⟩ The black storks of Jõgeva County have six offspring)

(GT with little corrections)
The members of the Eagle Club announce that the sixth offspring of Jānis and Jaanika, the black stork of Jõgeva County, was in the nest on Tuesday morning just before seven o'clock. Such a litter is very rare among black storks.

photo: https://f12.pmo.ee/tkCQM24GV2hQSrbegySC ... 1hb9ac.jpg (by Kotkaklubi)

[marika.solo]

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

12.25 thunder in distance
12.37 it is raining

it is hard only documenting ... handsome in every time



13.07 the thunder is near and it is raining heavily
13.20 the rain is maybe over, chicks are talking under male
13.25 someone is very hungry and is begging for food
13.42 next rain shower

in little Pauses male takes care of the chicks

[Adria]

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

27.05.2022 https://www.postimees.ee/7532670/rekord ... kuus-poega
REKORD ⟩ Jõgevamaa must-toonekurgedel on kuus poega (RECORD⟩ The black storks of Jõgeva County have six offspring)

(GT with little corrections)
The members of the Eagle Club announce that the sixth offspring of Jānis and Jaanika, the black stork of Jõgeva County, was in the nest on Tuesday morning just before seven o'clock. Such a litter is very rare among black storks.

photo: https://f12.pmo.ee/tkCQM24GV2hQSrbegySC ... 1hb9ac.jpg (by Kotkaklubi)

Thank you Marika for the link to the article. So they are already known (at least in Estonia ). May they succeed and raise all six chicks!

[marika.solo]

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

(13.45.39) dear storklet, you're hiding quickly


(13.50.16) storklet is on the rain and is begging, ooo I hope it isn't benjamin (rain/wet is still dangerous for everyone of them)


13.56.08


13.56.27 male stand up, it was one of the quartet

[marika.solo]

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

from time to time male gets up and winds (humidity is dangerous)
13.34.02

13.57.21


13.58.17 this chick looks wet, it's dangerous for this storklet and for the siblings he touches with wet down

[marika.solo]

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

FEEDING (?) at 14.00.26

- one very little pile something on the 6th attempt
- 2 ate (something with moss or vice versa), one bigger and maybe No5, No6 nibbles something too (most probably only moss)
- he hadn't nothing more (the last change was at 08.50!)

ready to eat (14.00.09)


it is hard with empty crop to offer something (14.00.12)


something with moss or maybe moss with something (14.00.31)

[marika.solo]

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

14.03.17 male covered his offspring


14.42 it's raining again, we see the water running down the feathers

14.56 it seems the rain is over, sun is shining, birds sings

male is sleepy (14.58.21)


youtube chat:
2:00 PM Otto Dibelius​
Jan is in the nest for about 6 hours now. Hopefully Jannika will arrive soon with plenty of small fishes.

I hope too, the two little ones need still little fishes (storklets twittering a lot yet - 15.03)

[Adria]

13.58.23 - Just before Jan goes to feed them: number 6 wants to eat the wing of number 5 ( it's funny but also sad):