Jõgeva County (Jan and Janika)

[Adria]

21.40 - Jan feeds:all the chicks ate .Number four was at the back first, then pushed over to the others and wanted to eat the sibling, but finally got to the table and ate:

[Adria]

22.32 - Jan cleans and massages the chicks .
23.25 - Jan cleans and massages the chicks .

[Adria]

23.18 - Night idyll with Jan, one cub has a head outside - I hope it 's not a cold night. :

[marika.solo]

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

OVERVIEW 30.05.2022 viewtopic.php?p=3480#p3480



Adria, thank you for all post, specially for some really very nice shots

[marika.solo]

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

May 31

weather forecast for Jõgeva County https://www.ilmateenistus.ee/locality-f ... 9192091621
- today weather forecast: https://i.postimg.cc/Xv84zY1Y/2022-05-31-weather.jpg in Jõgeva County - rainy day

OVERVIEW May 30 viewtopic.php?p=3480#p3480
change: 8, feeding: 7x (F:3 and M: 4)

0/ MALE: 21.40 - 07.51 = 10h 11 min.

I. FEMALE: 07.51 - 14.25 = 6h 34 min.
FEEDING
1/ 07.53 (nice pile of fishes, all ate very good, one of them ate a little less)
2/ 13.10 (very little pile, 4 ate, one behind the others - No5 ? - nothing)

II. MALE: 14.25 - 18.45 = 4h 20 min.
FEEDING
3/ 14.26 (lot of fishies, No5 behind the siblings, maybe only 2 pieces)

III. FEMALE: 18.45 - 21.00 = 2h 15min.
FEEDING
4/ 18.46 (No5 front of bill - all ate very well)

IV. MALE: 21.00 -
FEEDING
5/ 21.03 (3 pile of fishes, all are stuffed - great feeding!)


FEEDINGs
5x (F: 3 + M: 2)

.....
AGE of the chicks:
- 1st + 2nd + 3rd: 9 day old
- 4th: 8 day old
- 5th: 7 day old
- 6th - brood reduction/parental infanticide by female on 28.05.2022 at 17.32 (2 day old)

[marika.solo]

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

MALE is on the nest from 21.40

in the night rain, no change, no feeding till now

M is wet, he shakes his head some times, storklets are dry
(07.25.28)

[marika.solo]

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

change, F in at 07.51.49 with moss - M out at 07.52.00 (11 sec)




FEMALE is on the nest from 07.51.

FEEDING 1/
- all ate

(07.52.35) their positions are changing every sec


(07.52.57) they have been catching the adult's bill some days (the next developmental step)

[marika.solo]

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

FEEDING - contiinuation

the food is regurgitated (07.53.21) - huge pile of lampreys (?) or maybe little fishes (or both)


all are eating (07.53.58)


they are nice full (07.53.48)

[marika.solo]

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

(07.55.12)


(07.58.11) female covered her offspring

[marika.solo]

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

storklets are chirping and moving a lot, so she got up for a while (08.08 up - 08.09 down)
08.08.45


you can see the change - the fluffy down is leaving


08.12 the same situation

08.30 again (storks and the nest must be ventilated from any accumulated moisture)
(08.30.44)