Black Stork Nest 2, Jan and Janika, 2021

[Solo]

21:53:43


21:56:11


22:01:12


edit: 22.06 but again they are on the move

[Birdfriend]

Summi all guys got much food today, look at these crops

22:08 Yes, Solo, it changes always between lying and doing.

[Solo]

23:34:28


Summi, Balistar and Birdfriend thanx for your posts, reporting and documentation

today overview https://www.looduskalender.ee/forum/vie ... 96#p817796

[Solo]

July 23
Hello everyone

OVERVIEW 22.07.2021 https://www.looduskalender.ee/forum/vie ... 96#p817796

- 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 39 and 38 day old

Jan arrived at 07:31:16 with peat moss
1/ 07.31 FEEDING by JAN - soft fish, all ate pieces
- chicks alone: from 07:31:52 (Jan out) to 07:43:12 (Jan in with twig)
- chicks alone: from 07:44:40 (Jan out) to 10:03:27 (Jan in with straw)
2/ 10.03 FEEDING by JAN - 1 fish for No2
- chicks alone: from 10:04:10 (Jan out) to 12:54:54 (Jan in)
3/ 12.55 FEEDING by JAN - 1 fish for No3
- chicks alone: from 12:55:28 (Jan out) to 14:34:16
4/ 14.34 FEEDING by JAN - 1 fish for No1 and the second for No2
- chicks alone: from 14:34:57 (Jan out) to 16:17:59 (Jan in)
5/ 16.58 FEEDING by JAN - 3 fishes, 1 giant fish for No2, the second for No1 and the third for No3
- chicks alone: from 16:18:46 (Jan out) to 18:35:35 (Jann in)
6/ 18.35 FEEDING by JAN - all 3 ate (fishes)
- chicks alone: from 18:36:18 (Jan out) to

No 1 - 3 fishes (1 very big), No2 - 4 (1 giant), No3 - 3 fishes + all ate from the today first soft fish

we didn't see Janika on the nest today

[Solo]

07:31:16 Jan in with peat moss
- feeding: 1 very soft fish, No 3 grabbed it, all chicks ate pieces (collected every morsels)
07:31:52 Jan out

07:31:20


No 3 and this soft fish (07:31:42)


07:31:43

[Solo]

07:43:12 Jan in with one long twig
07:44:40 Jan out

07:43:17


our handsome Jan (07:44:30)

[Solo]

10:03:27 Jan in with straw
- feeding: some rest of fishes? (I check it again) - 1 fish for No2
10:04:10 Jan out

10:03:27


10:03:30

[Solo]

No2 with the fish (10:03:55)


10:03:56

[Solo]

10:04:11


10:04:25

[Solo]

12:54:54 Jan is here
- feeding: 1 fish for No 3 (after tough of war)
12:55:28 Jan out

12:54:54 Jan arrived


12:55:13 (No3 and No2)


12:55:15 (No1 and No3)

[Solo]

12:55:19 all 3 nestlings in action


12:55:29a the winner is No3


12:55:29b No 3 swaloved this fish

[Solo]

new posts in looduskalender

20.07.2021 - 10.00 https://www.looduskalender.ee/n/node/5843
VIDEO: Ringing the black stork chicks
(GT with few corrections)

Last week, the storks got rings. The nest was checked (orig. Pesal toimetas - ?) by Urmas Sellis, who had the opportunity to talk more about this year's nesting of black storks and the situation in the nests equipped with a camera, because veterinarian Madis Leivits was engaged in ringing and analysis under the nest.
https://youtu.be/o6XyAEVTTW4


21.07.2021 - 10.00 https://www.looduskalender.ee/n/node/5847
Chicks a week older
(GT with few corrections)

Again a week older, i.e. a month and a week in addition. Events for young birds during this time abound: 15. July ringing, a few days later the sparrowhawk visited the nest.
The care of the male bird Jan of his chicks is significant and the female bird Janika also feeds the chicks.

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the sparrowhawk visit in looduskalender https://www.looduskalender.ee/n/node/5832 - already here is the translation by Heloise, thx again http://www.looduskalender.ee/forum/view ... 0d#p816598
Raudkull (Accipiter nisus) = Eurasian sparrowhawk (it wasn't goshawk fortunately)

[Solo]

14:34:16 Jan is here
- feeding: 2 fish - one for No1 and the second for No2
14:34:57 Jan out

14:34:40 fish for No1


Jan regurgitated the next fish (14:34:42), No2 grabbed it


14:34:43 the two happy siblings

[Solo]

16:17:59 Jan again
- feeding: No 2 swallowed one giant fish, and No 2 ate the second regurgitated fish
correction (after more rewind in slow motion): 1 giant fish to the left for No2, the second regurgitated fish disappeared from view - No1 caught it (I suppose), and it was the third regurgitated fish that No3 ate

16:18:46 Jan out

16:18:28a


16:18:28b


16:18:32

[Summi]

The balance is - No 2 - 3 fish
No 3 - 2 fish
No 1 - 1 fish
and everyone got morsels from the first soft fish.
Solo, I'd be happy if this is incorrect counting.

[Solo]

Solo, I'd be happy if this is incorrect counting.

Summi,
true
I don't know if number 2 isn't the firstborn and number 1 is our "Sleepy"
No1 is often blocked by Jan (bad position), sometimes Jan stands directly on his feet, ...

edit:
Summi, very probably all 3 nestlings ate this time - 1 giant fish to the left for No2, the second regurgitated fish disappeared from view - No1 caught it (I suppose), and it was the third regurgitated fish that No3 ate

till now: No 1 - 2 fishes, No2 - 3 (1 giant), No3 - 2 fishes + all ate from the today first soft fish

[Solo]

it isn't empty crop, true?
16:22:13


16:23:33

[Solo]

approx. 17.59 No1 chirped and turned towards the path of arrival of adults and nodding (the siblings turned only slightly)

18:03:10


at 17.35 preening time (No2 is the blackest and NO3 is the least black)

[Solo]

18:35:35 Jan flies in
- feeding: very probably all ate (3 fish), thx Madli for help
- after more rewind: No 1 is sure, No 3 is sure, No 2: storklet stood with its back and fluttered its wings,
I didn't see another fish, but No2 was making movements typical of swallowing

18:36:18 Jan out

this big fish grabbed No1 (18:36:05)


and swaloved it - Summi (18:36:09)

[Summi]

at 16:17:59 feeding I could note only two regurgitated fish and one that I took for fish was no 1's beak in between.

Solo thank you.
Anyway I'm happy that at the last feeding the giant fish or twelve points went to no 1.

It's still great that it has been cooler this week because the energy that Jan used for bringing water for shower and beak-to-beak drinking can be now successfully spent on more feedings.