Karula National Park 2/ Must toonekurg 4

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female - close-up

21:49:45

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June 10
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CHICK ()
- 1st chick: 19 days old (hatched in the night 21./22.05)
- 2nd chick: 19 days old (hatched in the night 21./22.05)
- 3rd chick: 18 days old (hatched on 23. 05)
- 4th: on 24. 05 - 4 days old - brood reduction by female on 28.05

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03:30 – 03:31 Technical screen; the camera switches to day vision. The male is on the nest.

05:47:59 The male leaves. Left alone, the chicks quickly go to sleep.

08:29:48 The male arrives.

09:03:35 The female arrives; the male leaves.
09:09:25 Feeding: many small worms and one large fish.
10:16:55 The female leaves.

12:20:59 The male arrives. Feeding (3 regurgitations), likely frogs and worms. It was over quickly.
12:26:27 The male leaves.

13:44:20 The male arrives.
13:45:32 Feeding: 2 portions of fish.
15:08:08 Feeding: 2 more portions of fish from the same delivery.
15:11:37 The male leaves.

15:44:25 The female arrives (her leg is dirty).
15:45:00 Feeding: 2 small portions; worms, a frog, and a fish were visible.

17:00:15 The male arrives; the female leaves.
18:29:39 Feeding: fish.
19:39:55 The male leaves.
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by me:
21:34 The male is back - feeding.
22:22 The female arrives (chicks are growling). Feeding (the youngest storklet managed to catch the larger fish, siblings ate something to).
22:24 The female leaves.
22:36 She jumped to the nest (most probably from one nearby branch).

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June 11
Hello everyone

CHICK ()
- 1st chick: 20 days old (hatched in the night 21./22.05)
- 2nd chick: 20 days old (hatched in the night 21./22.05)
- 3rd chick: 19 days old (hatched on 23. 05)
- 4th: on 24. 05; brood reduction by female on 28.05 - 4 days old

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youtube chat info - big thx again and again to @СветланаКлюева-н6у

English translation only from now on – assisted by Gemini

Female on the nest all night. 03:27 Camera switched to day vision. 03:30 - 03:31 Technical screen.

The female spent the whole night on the nest. 03:27 The camera switched to day vision.

06:35 The male arrives. The female leaves.
06:37 Feeding: two portions of food including frogs.

Between 07:52 and 09:21 there was a jump in the live stream. The male left the nest during this time.

10:13 A chick produces a pellet for the first time.

10:52 Feeding: fishes.
11:01 The parent leaves the nest.

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12:45:11 male in - feeding (few lampreys) - 12:47:14 male out

the arrival


The blueish tubes on the chicks' wings are new growing feathers protected by sheaths (pin feathers).
It seem they ate Lampetra fluviatilis (longer "stick")



nice crops

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