Parco Gallipoli - Oliveto Lucano

[marika.solo]

male is preening his offsprings

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male preens his offspring one by one again ... they don't like it, they protest

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continuation:

still sleepy

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reserved - I will upload photos later - done









sorry for more than 3 pic

[marika.solo]

reserved - I will upload photos later - done







ready for next feeding


....
- next Adriána

[Adria]

12.52 - an attempt to eliminate, but not the youngest chick


12.56 - there is a male on the nest - does the male also eliminate??


I don't like this nest anymore...

[marika.solo]

first time alone
in the first 3 - 4 weeks of life, an adult stork constantly guards the chicks

[marika.solo]

12.52 - an attempt to eliminate, but not the youngest chick
12.56 - there is a male on the nest - does the male also eliminate??
I don't like this nest anymore...

- I've only seen the least developed chick eliminated (if my memory serves me) and that's usually the youngest
- with white storks it is usually the male, with black storks I have seen both females and males (I do not allow myself to estimate the ratio)
- we see the brood reduction every season even on several streamed nests - it's a way to raise strong young (if food resources are limited, insufficient) and you know that
- it's (very) hard to watch, but I've learned to accept it

Article about bird infanticide, by Tuul Sepp in Estonian https://zooloogiablogi.ee/blogi/miks-li ... i-tapavad/
or here in our forum by prof. PZ: viewtopic.php?p=950#p950

[marika.solo]

still alone (male left the nest at 13.35)