Jõgeva County (new nest -2025) / Must-toonekurg 2

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09:26:11


09:27:33 male arrives

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changover and feeding

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very good pooping



not so much, but staying on the nestrim

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our little quintet

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- unfortunately, the male keeps trying to push the youngest chick out of the nest
- the two smallest ones have been hiding under the larger ones almost the whole time since 13:35
- both of the smallest chicks pooped (with their bills open)
- 13:22:05 male to the parent branch
- 13:34:27 back to the nest - 13:35:09 these (enough serious attempts)
- 14:13:08 out

- they are bringing enough food, but it is probably too tiring for the male – he still needs strength for many more weeks until the chicks fledge; will see what next

- 15:08:02 female arrives, feeding, 15:11:40 away again
- one of the chicks is less active (the 4th hatched or it is the little one?),it seems storklet is not O.K. (hurt? stressed?)

- 15:17 it seems everyone is all right

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3 portions (15:08:54)


the climbing head and neck - 15:11

[Madli]

Hello.

June 14- Father eliminated 5th storklet.
June 15- Father eliminated 4th storklet.

Fly high little ones

[Madli]

16 June

Hello. I only watched this nest briefly today. As much as I saw, all 3 chicks were fed by both parents today. So it appears that the situation has calmed down for now.

[marika.solo]

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English translation only from now on – assisted by Gemini

Food and Feeding

12:12 – The female delivered a large amount of small food, likely bugs or beetles.

17:42 – The mother arrived and brought a very large amount of fish.

19:00 – The father arrived and brought one very large fish. However, there are three chicks, and the fish was too big for them to eat.

20:30 – The mother arrived at the nest.

During the last feeding, one big fish was delivered, but none of the chicks ate it.

The chicks had a good feeding in the morning. All three triplets are in great shape, they are eating well, and they are pooping.


Parent Behaviour and Nest Events

12:55 – One of the adults left the nest.

12:56 – The camera stream froze. It was restored before 16:31.

19:04 – The male is handling the chicks quite roughly. He appears restless and agitated.

20:32 – Both adult storks and the trio are present in the nest at the same time.

Discussion on male behaviour: Users note that the male is still very nervous. This could be due to territorial stress (as he was an intruder in the previous season) or because he is likely a first-time breeder.

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June 17
Hello everyone

CHICKS () ()
- 1st chick: 24 days old (hatched late evening 24.05)
- 2nd chick: 23 days old (hatched early morning 25.05)
- 3rd chick: 23 days old (hatched afternoon 25.05)
Brood reduction by male
- 4th chick: days old (hatched late evening 26.05)
- 5th chick: days old (hatched afternoon 28.05)

Stork chicks grow exponentially. 90 days in the nest is like 18-21 years for humans. This means that 1 day in the nest is like almost 3 months for a human child. That is why their transformation is so amazing and fast.