Jõgeva County (Jan and Janika)

[marika.solo]

Must-toonekurg2::Ciconia nigra https://youtu.be/Do5wJsjJGgU

19.42 female stand up, pooping (very good), scratching, working with moss, ... ​19.47.back incubating (and collecting the moss to her body)

[marika.solo]

Must-toonekurg2::Ciconia nigra https://youtu.be/Do5wJsjJGgU

20.10 female up, preening, she is digging the nest bowl, again good pooping
​20.13 again incubating and collecting the moss

20.14 male arrived, greetings


both preening

20.17 male takes care of the eggs and the nest bowl
20.18 male is incubating, female preens his neck and head feathers


he don't like this intensive preening (maybe) and stand up at 20.19
20.20 he continues with care and at 20.21 again settled down

[marika.solo]

Must-toonekurg2::Ciconia nigra https://youtu.be/Do5wJsjJGgU

​20.45 male stand up, female is still preening
male pooping and takes care of the nest bowl and the eggs, preening
​20.46 female out (late feeding?)

little hesitating (were can I fly?) and she took off


male self preening
20.52 male settled down and is incubating
20.58 camera switched to B-W mode

[marika.solo]

Must-toonekurg2::Ciconia nigra https://youtu.be/Do5wJsjJGgU

female isn't back - in such situation they stay near the feeding place for night resting

21.40 male stand up, preening and back incubating

[Tamás Borbély]

First Egg - 2022.04.15 - 03:08:26


Second Egg - 2022.04.17 - 01:38:10


Third Egg - 2022.04.19 - 01.21

[marika.solo]

Must-toonekurg2::Ciconia nigra https://youtu.be/Do5wJsjJGgU

Tamás, thank you
tonight we will see the arrival of the fourth egg (probably)

[marika.solo]

Must-toonekurg2::Ciconia nigra https://youtu.be/Do5wJsjJGgU

April 20
Hello everyone

07.09 female is back


preening, 07.10 mating and preening continued

female takes care of the nest bowl and the eggs


07.17 male out and female is incubating, up and position change (07.18)

[marika.solo]

Must-toonekurg2::Ciconia nigra https://youtu.be/Do5wJsjJGgU

before noon the female worked hard - she arranged the twigs and the nesting hole
at 12.40 she settled back incubating (collected the moss to her body)
the weather seems to be windy (gust of wind)

(13.04)


13.19 she stand up, preening, nest work, digging the nest bowl - 13.25 back incubating
13.22 + 13.25 + 13.34

[marika.solo]

Must-toonekurg2::Ciconia nigra https://youtu.be/Do5wJsjJGgU

13.36 male arrived, greetings and both long preening



something in the air = someone flies above the nest (13.48)


13.49 Jan is yawning ("someone" is still nearby)


13.57 male is incubating, female - some tenderness/she is preening his feathers on his neck and head

[marika.solo]

Must-toonekurg2::Ciconia nigra https://youtu.be/Do5wJsjJGgU

14.03 male up, both preening
14.14 male continued incubating (female preening)
(14.18)


female is preening the male (14.23)


14.31 male up, preening
(14.35)


14.37 female out