Jõgeva County (Jan and Janika)

[marika.solo]

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

19.35 male - aerating, eggs rolling and position change

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20.10 male - aerating, eggs rolling and position change
20.40 quick change (female in, male out)

[Adria]

Janika returned at 20.40, Janika took over the incubation and Jan left in a few seconds.:

[Adria]

21.35: Janika aerates the area around the eggs and turns them:


22.42 :Janika is still alone ... Jan is probably somewhere near the nest, and she will return in the morning.

[marika.solo]

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

May 06
Hello everyone

08.12 still our female Janika2 is on the nest, she is carrying of the eggs and "settled" back incubating

08.16 male Jan (1?) is here
08.17 female Janika2 flew out to the left (rarely used direction)

click for big pic

1/08:16:03 Jan1 (?) in - 2/ she cares for the nest, he for the eggs (08:16:16) - 3/ Janika2 out

[marika.solo]

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

08.30 Janika2 is back with huge bunch of moss and one twig
change, female is incubating, male is preening

1/ 08:30:14 Janika 2 arrived - 2/ 08:31:01 Janika2 is doing some nest-work, Jan1 (?) preens - 3/ 08:32:10 Janika2 is incubating

[Adria]

9.27: Janika went hunting.



9.42 Jan aerates the area around the eggs:

[marika.solo]

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

10.08 - preening, aerating, ruffling the feathers, aerating, at 10.10 back incubating
10.41 our male stand up, preening, ruffling the feathers and aerating, ...at 10.43 back incubating
he moved the branches while sitting

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11.18 next duties (he pooped good) and at 11.21 back incubating (some times he sneeze)
12.01 again aerating, ... and at 12.04 back incubating
it seems to be warm day on the sun, his bill is open (weather forecast for Jõgeva County: https://www.ilmateenistus.ee/locality-f ... 9192091621)

(11:50:30)


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since birds have no sweat glands, heat must be lost through the respiratory tract by panting

[marika.solo]

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

12.31 male Jan (1?) is again busy - preening, aerating, he ruffled his feathers, pooped, next aerating, fluffing the moss and at 12.34 back incubating

(12:42:30 and 10:48:05)


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13.11 - 13.16 again the duties

[marika.solo]

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

still our male Jan (1?) is on the nest
14.12 - preening, aerating, pooping, ... he ruffled his feathers ... 14.15 back incubating

preening while "sitting" (14.31)

[Adria]

14.55 : Jan is still alone. It aerates the area around the eggs.


16.22. Jan is still in the nest. Further aeration.