Black Stork Nest 2, Jan and Janika, 2021

[Birdfriend]

21:33 Wing flapping by Nr.2.


21:35 Let me preen your chest dear sibling.


22:16 All three look satisfied and sated today. Good night "little" storklets.


Solo

[Solo]

21:59:14 №1

[Summi]

22:03:07 no 3 nibbling at no 3's toes

Bidfriend

[Birdfriend]

22:03:07 no 3 nibbling at no 3's toes

Summi

[Solo]

14:04:47


23:30:00


Summi, Birdfriend thanx for your today contributions

today overview https://www.looduskalender.ee/forum/vie ... 79#p818979

[Solo]

July 27
Hello everyone

OVERVIEW 26.07.2021 https://www.looduskalender.ee/forum/vie ... 79#p818979

- on July 12 - the youngest/fourth chick (Benjamin) perished 25 day old (unknown reason)
- on July 16 the chicks got ring (7181,7182,7183) and the body was removed for examination

trio hatched on June 14 + 14 and 15 - they are today 43 and 42 day/6 weeks old

OVERVIEW 27.07.2021

Jan arrived at 08:04:56
1/ 08.05 FEEDING by Jan - 2 frogs and something little: №1 ate some small things, №2 and №3 each had one frog
- chicks alone: from 08:05:19 (Jan out) to 12:22:33 (Jan in)
2/ 12.22 FEEDING by Jan - probably all ate and maybe 1 bigger and more middle sized fishes (I am not sure who and what, how muche ate)
- chicks alone: from 12:23:01 (Jan out) to 14:05:42 (Jan in)
3/ 14.05 FEEDING by Jan - it seems to me each ate a different sized piece/s of one soft (big/bigger) fish
- chicks alone: from 14:06:24 (Jan out) to 17:45:39 (Jan in) - info by Summi, thx
4/ 17.45 FEEDING by Jan - "frogs and something" (info by Summi)
- chicks alone: from 17:46:01 (Jan out) to 21:55:43 (Jan in)

at 18:02:04 №3 noticed someone unwanted, they were scared and calmed down approx. at 18:09:05

after rain:
5/ 21.55 FEEDING by Jan - 2 nice sized fishes for №2 and №3
- chicks alone: from 21:55:59 (Jan out)

№1: 4x something; №2: 1 forg, 1 nice sized fish + 3x something; №3: 1 nice sized fish + 3x something

We didn't see Janika on the nest again today

[Solo]

the first tree weeks (shots): https://www.looduskalender.ee/forum/vie ... 21#p819021
the next tree weeks (reserved)

12.07. Benjamin's last day (in the foreground to the right)


19.07.


26.07.

[Solo]

youtube chat info:
5:41 AM liznm
4:48:25/29? a buzzard called and the storklets are getting up.
thanx Liz

shots - done

04:48:19


04:48:30


04:51:01


after the 04:51:20 they calmed down, followed by preening (all three)

[Solo]

youtube chat info:
7:09 AM Anu Kõlar​
8.05: small breakfast, long chirping before that
thanx Anu

shots - done

08:02:13 they start chirping
08:04:56 Jan in
- feeding: at least 2 frogs and something small, №2 and №3 each had one frog and №1 ate some small things
08:05:19 Jan out

08:04:57


08:05:14 something (frog? -2 long legs) for №3

[Solo]

08:05:15 tug of war for the next frog (?) №3 and №2 (№1 too maybe)


08:05:19 №2 is the winner


08:05:52

[Solo]

08:21:45


08:27:22


09:09:50


when they preening, it "snows"

[Solo]

10.57


№2 wing flapping already with (very, very little) jumps


№3 wing flapping (11:05:14)

[Solo]

12:20:40 chirping
12:22:33 Jan in (his neck is wet)
- feeding: I'm not sure what they ate - smaller fishes (more probably) ... everyone swallowed, №1 something bigger and № 2 probably ate more or did №3 get the bigger fish №1 first caught
12:23:01 Jan out

12:22:35


12:23:54 №3 - very big crop Did №3 get the bigger fish №1 first caught?


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before this feeding (№ 2)

[Solo]

it is very warm (13:09:25)

[Solo]

they have also wind (13:38:19)

[Summi]

Good day everyone

Solo, thank you for the report and shots of today and memories from the earlier period on the nest.

[Solo]

14:04:20 chirping
14:05:42 Jan is here
- feeding: one soft fish, all ate some pieces (maybe)
14:06:24 Jan out

shots in the evening - we have video, thanx very much Sniedzins/Amanda

https://youtu.be/8YbLN9grIrM

Have all nice day


Summi, you're welcome

[Summi]

14:22:31 no 3 made a medium size PS

15:26:55 no 2 made a healthy PS

[Amanda777]

14:05
Jan feeding babies

[Summi]

Sniedzins

17:45:39 Jan in with frogs and something
17:46:06 Jan out
No big whole fish today.

18:02:08 they are growling and looking at something/somebody on the ground