Jõgeva County (Jan and Janika)

[Adria]

16.45 - Further cleansing and massage from Janika .
16.58 - and more cleanses and massages from Janika (isn't that too often? )
17.10 - Janika cleans and massages the chicks.

17.52 - Janika feeds - all chicks eat

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17.59.39 - Jan returned and Janika left at 17.59.53 .:


18.10 - Jan feeds - they ate two chicks, the others slept:

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19.23 - Jan cleans and massages the chicks.

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18.46 - Jan feeds - two ate - the others slept.:

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18.48 - The youngest wanted to eat the biggest piece

[marika.solo]

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

change: M in at 17.59.40, short greetings - F says something to him and out at 17.59.53 (13 sec)


MALE is on the nest from 17.59

- 18.00 M very shortly take care of the cicsk, fluffed the moss and he covered the chicks
- 18.06 up, pooping and back warming the chicks
- 18.09 again stand up, he takes care of the chicsk, ruffles his plumage,
- 18.10 FEEDING: M regurgitated food for the chicks, 2 all interested, these 2, especially one of them ate really much (his neck is full, rough)
- 18.13 M covered the storklets after cleaning
- 18.21 again up, M - pooping, shaking the feathers and back warming after some sec. of cleaning (18.22)
- 18.24 up, cleaning and back (18.25)
- 18.41 up, pooping (all storklets are sleeping), preening (egg is talking),
- 18.46 FEEDING some of storklets wake up, M shakes his feathers and he regurgitated the food - 2 ate, much, one of them is to me the youngest one (nice to see that )
- the rest (I saw one fish too) M ate back, these two are in food coma
- M ruffles the moss, takes care of the chicks and covered them again (18.51)

No 5


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- 19.11 M stand up, he is cleaning the chicks, at 19.16 M covered the chicks
(- several holes and one longer crack are visible on the last egg - little one seems to expend too much energy inefficiently)
- 19.20 M up, he cleans the chick, fluffed the moss; 19.21 egg talk
- FEEDING (?) 19.22: M regurgitated something (on the 3rd attempt), only few and far away (between the branches at the rim nest), at 19.23 he ate back some of these little "things"
- again cleaning and at 19.24 M covered her offspring
- 19.45 M is resting/sleeping, it is quite, only the egg talk time to time
- 19.55 again up, shakes his plumage, pooping, self preening - 19.57 takes care of the chicks, fluffs the moss and some twigs, cleaning, cleaning,
- 20.00 settled down



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[Adria]

19.22 - Jan feeds, ate three chicks:


19.58, 20.05 ( short ) , 20.07( very short ), 20.11 ( very short), - Jan cleans and massages the chicks

20.22. Jan feeds three chicks ate:

[marika.solo]

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

MALE is on the nest from 17.59
continuation

- 20.05 short taking care of storklets, and down on the egg and his storklets
- 20.07 again the same short ritual
- 20.10 the next shot cleaning (egg talk is still loud)
- 20.20 M up, he shakes his feathers and preens the storklets,
- 20.22 FEEDING: M regurgitated the next food, 2 ate well, the third managed to crawling to the food too, the duo from previous feeding slept
- 20.25 he covered the chicks
- 20.27 again up and short cleaning of chicks
- M is resting, sleeping (20.50), chicks too (no moving under male)

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I missed it again, I probably need two computers, it cuts my stream.

Janika arrived at 20.54 .43 and Jan departed at 20.54.47 .:

[marika.solo]

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

change F in at 20.54.42, M out at 20.54.47 (5 sec)

FEMALE is on the nest from 20.54

F takes care of her chicks and the nest bowl (and she roll the egg, some times pooped) ,we hear repeatedly the egg talk
- 20.55 - 21.01 (approx. 6 min.)
- 21.08 - 21.12 (approx. 4 min.)
- 21.16 - 21.17 (approx. 1 min.)
- 21.24 - 21.27 (approx. 3 min.)
- it started raining
- 21.37 - 21.39 (approx. 2 min.)
- rain is over
- 21.45 - 21.50 (approx. 5 min.)
(22.35 cuckoo)
- 22.38 - 22.49 - also self-preening within two taking care of the chicks
(22.40 cuckoo)
- 23.01 - 23.03

23.01 very, very, very loud air-crafts (I immediately had to turn down the sound to the minimum)
- 23.46 very loud egg talk
- 23.47 F takes care of the chicks, self -preening - cleaning the chicks (egg rolling)
23.52 settled down

they both clean incredibly often and vigorously their offspring