Jõgeva County (Jan and Janika)

[marika.solo]

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

food, food, food is needed - storklets are very hungry

edit:
12.44 the stream stutters like yesterday evening
(I hope male is already on his way back with food for his very, very hungry offspring)

[marika.solo]

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

change 13.00

MALE is on the nest from 13.00

FEEDING 13.03 and great

No 5 first stuffed within siblings again in opposite direction but manage it - ate and good!

shots:

[Adria]

14.06 - afternoon siesta

[marika.solo]

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

the new - wider view (like on the end of the previous season)
we don't see who gets food and what is brought

[Adria]

14.42 - the camera has been changed - we have a remote image :

[Adria]

15.09 Jan feeds - small snack, three chicks ate:

[Adria]

15.11 - 15.11 - Jan feeds - little smal snack, two chicks each had one bite:

[marika.solo]

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

chicks begging again and again - they are (very) hungry

what says the Book to feeding:

- feeding depend on the age and number of chicks on the nest
- number of feedings: usually from 2 to 12 per day
- duration of feedings: 55 sec.
- in the first 14 days, the male primarily procures the food for the chicks
- the chicks are allotted smaller portions of food until they are about 8 days old

other sources
- the border of the hunting area of a couple is formed by a circle with an approximate diameter of 20 km, in the middle of which the nest is situated (PL: 10-500 km2, FR/telemtery: to 870 km2)
- during its time in the nest, each young bird consumes approximately 14-20 kg of food
- the daily consumption is approximately 250 g
- adult birds usually feed their offspring 4-5 times a day at an interval of 2-6 hours depending on weather and availability of the food, particularly in the morning and late afternoon
general:
- birds will feed their babies multiple times a day, every 3-4 hours for new hatchlings, every 5 hours for nestlings, and every 6 hours for fledglings
- nestlings get all of their liquid from food, so they can go as long as 24 hours without hydration

btw. the PL nest: feeding Flo/M 9x + Fer/F 6x = 15x, chicks hatched on 19., 19, 20. and 22.5 ("our" chicks hatched on 22.,22., 22., 23. and 24.05)

[marika.solo]

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

videos by Kotkaklubi -thanx

Must toonekurg2 - Six storklets! 26 05 2022 https://youtu.be/cDxaq4mbLVI

Must-toonekurg2 - Feeding and cleaning 27-05-2022 https://youtu.be/R6Oani_MTu8

Must-toonekurg2 Ciconia nigra Black Stork - six chicks eating a bit from male https://youtu.be/ukCTs2wLxHU (28.05.2022)

[marika.solo]

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

17.35 and next
- chicks begging and begging, the hunger is now big
​- I hope the male does not leave the storklets and fly for food for his offspring
- the last change: at 13h, the last feeding at 15.10
- male didn't have enough time to search for food, he arrived 2 hour after defending the territory (and the nest with chicks) with food for his offspring