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

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July 29
Hello everyone

CHICKS
- 1st chick: 45 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

[marika.solo]

youtube chat info - thx to everyone
YouTube comments do not reflect all nest events throughout the day, including chick feedings; therefore, the log is unfortunately incomplete.

Nest Activity Log 29/07/2026 (in the evening - whole day)
Log compiled from chat observations and structured with the assistance of Gemini AI.

Events Timeline

[marika.solo]

06:41 and next little one begging display

06:44:20 Kerli took off

[marika.solo]

- preening
- searching for food
- walking - observing the area around
- and so on

[marika.solo]

- the begging display begins at 11:20:17

- 11:20:23 Kergu in
eeding - what and how much
- 11:20:54 Kergu to lookout
- to the branch and out at 11:21:10

[marika.solo]

The crop stayed thin; the chick searched for insects among the twigs on the nest rim.

[marika.solo]

Urmas:

... I noticed in chat concerns about additional feeding through fish baskets. It is not so easy, as looks maybe in distance.

... Kerli visits fish basket often, but does not so often go with eaten fish to the nest. ...
... Kergu visited fish baskets very rarely. ...

... Fish may be eaten also by other interested creatures ...
... Via trail camera it is quite difficult to say, if there in basket is fish or already empty. ...

.... The only working measure would be restoration of fresh water streams running in shade of old forest ...
... For fish there are needed very many circumstances to be present ... These will not appear simply or quickly in few years.