Jõgeva County (Jan and Janika)

[marika.solo]

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

male: very long preening, then working in the nest bowl: aerating, spreading the nest material, egg rolling, ... and incubating (15.42)
15.28


15.47 again preening, he scratch his head

15.53 incubating
15.43 - 15.54


16.25 our male stand up - preening and guarding the egg and the nest (and again preening)

16.50

[marika.solo]

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

​17.08 female arrived, greetings
​17.10 mating

[marika.solo]

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

18.30 dancing, no mating yet
18.38.38 wing stretching very nice
18.43 again dancing and mating

[marika.solo]

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

April 16
Hello everyone

not good time for me - I am very busy, but there on the nest all is peaceful
we are waiting today night for the second egg (the first egg: 15.04.2022 - 03:08:26)

big pic, because they are so very, very nice - both sexes are colourful



our female has longer, larger dark spot on her bill and the male has darker legs, but there are also more signs to distinguish them (e.g. eyes)

female

[marika.solo]

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

April 17
Hello everyone

the second egg is here - as we expected

this time the course was typical: female repeatedly sat up and got up (whole evening/night), she adjusted the nesting bowl; when she sat male preened her feathers on her head and neck
female sat down at 01:36:54, 01:38:10 she lifts her tail (and pushed the egg out - this time we saw that no)

1/ is is already near - 2/ 2nd egg arrives - 3/ first view on the second egg (01:41:13)


the 2 eggs in daily light

[marika.solo]

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

our female noticed some kind of danger near the nest - clearly defending behaviour (cca from 15.34 to 15.54)





after that time she worked a lot in nest

17.01 male in, 17.03 female out

[marika.solo]

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

now male is frozen - approx. from 18.51 (he has fluffy feathers)
19.09


19.14 moved (he is digging the nest bowl, ...)

[marika.solo]

Must-toonekurg2::Ciconia nigra h[url]ttps://youtu.be/Do5wJsjJGgU[/url]

1/ 19.28 simply because he is very handsome


2/ female arrived (19.29) - greetings, preening and mating


next mating 19.53

[marika.solo]

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

April 18
Hello everyone

19.04 and next



and mating

19.22 the next mating

female again settled down and the tenderness of the male continues (19.40)

[marika.solo]

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

19.50 female stood up,both preens

20.00 female again settled down



20.19 female stood up (male preens her very intensively), both preens
(the male will be our Jan - I have never seen another male preening so intensely )