Must-toonekurg2::Ciconia nigra https://youtu.be/Do5wJsjJGgU
reserved - reporting to 9h - done
FEMALE is on the nest from 19.55/18.05.2022
- taking care of the eggs at 00.44 - 01.32 - 02.36 - 03.22 - 05.33
nothing unusual happened in the night
- some time she sits with stretched neck, but I do not see or hear anything disturbing
- she sleep deeper in the late night/early morning
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male arrived to the nest at 05.50 , he flew into the nest from a rarer direction, from the left
- F stand up, greetings/communication, F: aerating, M: short preening, than both preens, she shakes her feathers, M whistles (short) - at
05.51.20 change of duties, M - aerating, fluffing the moss and at 05.51 he settles down incubating,
- F works with branches, preening, ruffles the feathers, again preening, scratches the neck and head, 05.53 wing and leg stretching, again preening; 06.03 again scratching (and sneezing) and the next wing and leg stretching, shaking the feathers and F works with branches on the nest rim and repeatedly she is sneezing, than she moved to the right nest rim - she sneezes and swallows (has she down feathers in the bill and throat after cleaning herself?), than
F shakes the feathers and leaves out at 06.05
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07.46 - the usually routine: stork stand up, short preening on the upper chest, than aerating the nest bowl, ruffled the feathers and at 07.47 he settled back incubating in another direction
at 08.12 25 something for a while catch his attention (stretched neck - observation + bill moving)
than yawning and back resting, sleeping deep in the nest
08.27 little bird is very nearby
08.31 M:
taking care of the eggs (and resting/sleeping)