Jõgeva County (Jan and Janika)

[marika.solo]

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

time to time she stand up, takes care of the chicks, the nest-bowl and the nest rim and herself too

our really pretty female (11.26.12)

[marika.solo]

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

btw.
- Karl II incubates the eggs 5 days without change (Kaia left the eggs in her first season with Karl II in 2015)
- prof. PZ: but these 5 days were of extreme value, at the limit of the stork's physiological capabilities

we will see when and what female decides to do

[Adria]

1/
- we don't know nothing (as you know, he is without transmitter)
.....
2/
- in this kind of situations parents leave the nest in search of food, although the storklets are too young to be left alone
.....
3/
- it is especially bad situation for No5 (little one is the smallest and weak - a/ it doesn't last long without food or b/ the female may try to swallow it)
.....

Thank you Marika, it is a terrible and difficult situation for a female. Every option a woman chooses is difficult. Ideally, Jan would return, but with each passing hour, his chances diminished (couldn't anyone go looking for him?).

[Adria]

14.28 - The female is still on the nest, all the chicks are still fine.:


I'm not going to take any hilarious pictures today.

[marika.solo]

.. (couldn't anyone go looking for him?)

without transmitter data, we have no idea where to look for him - their territory is very big (M can be anywhere within a radius of 10 - 20 km around the nest or more)
France:
- 55% of cases within 10 km from the nest, 89% within a distance of 20 km, and a maximum of 23 km
- during the chick feeding period, the pair forage in the area of up to 870 km2 (!), and after the chicks' departure up to 1120 km2


edit:
(14.31.56)

(14.39.18)

[Adria]

.. (couldn't anyone go looking for him?)

without transmitter data, we have no idea where to look for him - their territory is very big (M can be anywhere within a radius of 10 - 20 km around the nest or more)

I know it's an impossible mission. At least we want to do something, but we are powerless.

[Adria]

15.44 - the female is still on the nest, the chicks already need some food:

[Adria]

16.12 - the female is still on the nest, she cleans and massages the young, she adjusts the nest .:

[Adria]

16.45 - the female is still on the nest, she cleans and massages the chicks, she adjusts the nest . The chicks ask for food. Number 5 is very weak.:

[Adria]

17.15 - The female has been on the nest for more than 24 hours! She still takes care of the chicks - she cleans and massages them, she adjusts the nest .: