Pärnu county (Kergu + Kerli) / Must-toonekurg 3

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12:05:27 food begging
12:07:11 Kerli jumps in from above - feeding (frog rain)
little one is chirping the whole time
12:46 (unsuccessful attempt to regurgitating the next portion)

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12:48:47 Kerli to the lookout
chicks is shortly sleeping and than again chirping/talking to Kerli
13:02:07 Kerli away

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13:39:40 Kergu arrival
feeding
13:40.40 Kergu departure

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July 15
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CHICKS
- 1st chick: 31 days old (hatched on 14.06)

EGGS
unhatched (laid on 13.05 at 22:22 and 16.05 at 02:05)

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.

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Info on the late nesting:
- viewtopic.php?p=57312#p57312
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[marika.solo]

Nest Activity Log 15/07/2026

04:15 – The 31-day-old chick has not been fed for almost 15 hours.
05:45:17 – The camera stream freezes (broadcast interruption begins).

15:18 – The camera stream resumes and is fully operational again after a nearly 10-hour outage.
15:17 – The chick's crop appears empty.

16:36 – A butterfly is spotted on or near the chick.
identification later: I think there is a purple emperor butterfly in the nest at 16:36
16:49 – A butterfly is observed in the nest.
16:54:50 – The chick almost catches the butterfly.

Discussion Summary & Observations

Extended Camera Outage:
The camera stream experienced a major technical failure, remaining frozen from 05:45:17 until 15:18 (an interruption lasting nearly 10 hours).

Feeding Uncertainty:
Due to the 10-hour stream interruption, it remains unconfirmed whether any feeding occurred during the blackout. While the chick's crop appeared empty at 15:17, observers noted that the chick made 3 poop shots after the stream resumed (marika.solo: the frequency of defecation / poop shots, also referred to as slices, is a reliable biological indicator of recent food intake, suggesting that the chick was likely fed during the camera outage).

Butterfly Visit: The chick was entertained by a visiting butterfly in the afternoon, which was tentatively identified by chat members as either a type of Admiral, a Painted Lady, or a Lesser Purple Emperor (Apatura). The chick was observed attempting to catch it at 16:54:50.

[marika.solo]

streaming stopped at 05:45:18

streaming starts at 15:18:01

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July 16
Hello everyone

CHICKS
- 1st chick: 32 days old (hatched on 14.06)

EGGS
unhatched (laid on 13.05 at 22:22 and 16.05 at 02:05)

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.

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Info on the late nesting:
- viewtopic.php?p=57312#p57312
- viewtopic.php?p=57325#p57325
- viewtopic.php?p=57342#p57342