ESTONIA Pärnu county (Kergu + Kerli)

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- 17.18 Middle-V trains intensively, wings flapping, jumps
- 17.19 Little-X wow, high jumps
- ​​18.33 Middle-V intensively trains

also later they trained intensively

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- 21.45 streaming stopped

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August 02
Hello everyone

AGE: 1st chick - 70 days old; 2nd chick - 69 days; 3rd chick - 67 days old
4th egg did not hatch

1st chick - 719T (Big-T); 2nd chick - 719V (Middle-V); 3rd chick - 719X (Little-X)

The chicks become capable of flight at the age of 68–72 days (maiden flight). Starting a flight depend on more factors.

FEEDINGs (continuously)
7x : Kergu - 4x + Kerli - 3x


- 10.37 Kerli
- 11.26 Kergu
- 13.40 Kergu
- 14.00 Kerli
- 16.30 Kergu
- 18.20 Kerli
- 19.02 Kergu

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youtube chat info - thx to all!

4:51 AM Joe Correro​​
- Camera back on 05:34:34
4:53 AM Joe Correro​
- ​Almost disaster at 05:52:08…. Thought he/she was over the edge…nice recovery

7:39 AM Inge Hoogmartens
- ​​8.21 first flew of
7:41 AM Inge Hoogmartens
- ​​8.32 one goes up the brench
7:43 AM marika marika (it is me)
- ​​Big-T and Middle V are up onto the branch (their legs are sometimes visible), Little-X is in the nest
7:44 AM Inge Hoogmartens​​
- 8.43 one Came down from higher up
7:44 AM marika marika​
- ​Middle-V is back in the nest
7:58 AM marika marika
- ​​8.53.41 Big-T walked to the nest

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continuation

FEEDINGs
12:43 PM Hazza​​
- 13.39.50 Kergu
1:01 PM Marta Gołębiewska​​
- 14:00:39 Kerli
3:31 PM Marta Gołębiewska​​
- 16:29:50 Kergu
5:21 PM Marta Gołębiewska​​
- 18:20:10 Kerli (5:21 PM Sandro Walach​​ - feeding at 18:20:07, I have no idea how anyone can see what's being fed and who gets what! It's just a blur to me ol' eyes! + 5:39 PM FlackoWeasel​​ - same problem here. They flap so much it is hard to see the food.)
6:03 PM Marta Gołębiewska​​
- 19:02:07 Kergu (6:02 PM Sandro Walach - ​​action-feeding starts at 19:02:00)

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5:23 PM Sandro Walach​​
- also, fly-by at 18:22:28
9:21 PM marika marika
- ​​22.04 Middle-V high jumps

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youtube chat
6:04 PM Sandro Walach
I wonder when the kids get those cool red-colored feet and beak?
8:49 PM marika marika
​​@Sandro Walach The red colouration appears when they are subadults (1 to 3 years old); adult birds (3+ years old) have the full red colouration, as we know from the streamed nests

COLOURATION
https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.php?p=513#p513:



AGE DETERMINATION (description)
https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.p ... 615#p40615

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some shots from rewind

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August 03
Hello everyone

AGE: 1st chick - 71 days old; 2nd chick - 70 days; 3rd chick - 68 days old
4th egg did not hatch

1st chick - 719T (Big-T); 2nd chick - 719V (Middle-V); 3rd chick - 719X (Little-X)

The chicks become capable of flight at the age of 68–72 days (maiden flight). Starting a flight depend on more factors.

FEEDINGs (continuously)
6x : Kergu - 3x + Kerli - 3x

- 10.21 Kerli
- 11.17 Kergu
- 13.17 Kergu
- 13.49 Kerli
- 17.16 Kergu
- 19.33 Kerli

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- Big-T and Middle-V are already often on the branches above the nest
- they are walking down and after while again up