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

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the visitor (one young female - floater)



chicks J - M - N


both adult stork together for a short while

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July 16
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CHICKS () ()
- 1st chick: 53 days old (hatched late evening 24.05)
- 2nd chick: 52 days old (hatched early morning 25.05)
- 3rd chick: 52 days old (hatched afternoon 25.05)
Brood reduction by male
- 4th chick: 20 days old (hatched late evening 26.05)
- 5th chick: 17 days old (hatched afternoon 28.05)

prof. Zielinski (youtube chat info):
The direct cause was that male brought an insufficient amount of food, resulting in nutritional stress, which is the biological trigger that prompts adult birds to start the process of brood reduction.

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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youtube chat info - thx to everyone
English translation only from now on – assisted by Gemini

YouTube comments do not reflect all nest events throughout the day, including chick feedings; therefore, the log is unfortunately incomplete.

Nest Activity Log 16/07/2026

07:44:47 – The male arrived at the nest.

07:48 – Feeding.
07:49:11 – The male flew away.

07:53 – The male arrived at the nest.
07:54:58 – The male flew away again.

08:12:40 – The male returned with a branch.
09:37:55 – The male flew away.

13:34:06 – The male arrived at the nest.
13:34:22 – Feeding.
13:34:57 – The male flew away.

14:02:08 – A chick almost fell out of the nest while stretching.

16:40 – The female arrived and fed the chicks.

19:40 – The male arrived and fed the chicks, bringing one large fish.

continuation:

22:02:26 – A stork was spotted flying in front of the nest.
22:03 – The male arrived and fed the chicks.

22:39 – 22:42 – An adult (looking like the female) arrived, fed the chicks, and departed.

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July 17
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CHICKS () ()
- 1st chick: 54 days old (hatched late evening 24.05)
- 2nd chick: 53 days old (hatched early morning 25.05)
- 3rd chick: 53 days old (hatched afternoon 25.05)
Brood reduction by male
- 4th chick: 20 days old (hatched late evening 26.05)
- 5th chick: 17 days old (hatched afternoon 28.05)

prof. Zielinski (youtube chat info):
The direct cause was that male brought an insufficient amount of food, resulting in nutritional stress, which is the biological trigger that prompts adult birds to start the process of brood reduction.

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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youtube chat info - thx to everyone
English translation only from now on – assisted by Gemini

YouTube comments do not reflect all nest events throughout the day, including chick feedings; therefore, the log is unfortunately incomplete.

Nest Activity Log 17/07/2026

Timeline of Events | Jõgeva County (MT 2)

07:39:20 | An adult stork arrived near the nest area but remained obscured from clear view.
07:41:18 | The adult changed its position, flying over the nest area.
07:41:50 | The adult returned and landed on a nearby branch.
07:42:12 – 07:42:24 | Feeding by the male. Food was delivered to the three large storklets. The male departed immediately after at 07:42:24.

17:47:00 – 17:48:05 | Feeding by the male. The male arrived at 17:47, delivered the food, and departed at 17:48:05.

18:11:34 – 18:12:05 | Feeding by the female. The female arrived at 18:11:34, delivered food at 18:11:54, and departed quickly at 18:12:05.

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