Black Stork Nest 2, Jan and Janika, 2021

[Solo]

13.39 defending behaviour: growling, body posture, ...)

13:39:38 the first reaction


13:39:43


13:39:54

[Solo]

13:40:51


13:41:52


13:47 still they are alert
13:51 still, but they are already calm
13.57 still they are frozen

13:57:51

[Solo]

14.04 next active reactions


14.05 it seems the danger is maybe over


edit:
14:07:55 again both of them are growling

[Summi]

What a relief!
Sure Jan must have read that we were worried he didn't bring any peat moss but he did! Clever Jan! And in addition to it also fish! Super dad Jan!

Peat moss or Sphagnum (two important extract sentences from Wikipedia):
"Accumulations of Sphagnum can store water, since both living and dead plants can hold large quantities of water inside their cells; plants may hold 16 to 26 times as much water as their dry weight, depending on the species."

"Sphagnum moss has also been used for centuries as a dressing for wounds, including through World War I. Since it is absorptive and extremely acidic, it inhibits growth of bacteria and fungi, so it is used for shipping seeds and live plants."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphagnum

[Solo]

...Peat moss or Sphagnum (two important extract sentences from Wikipedia): ...

already here (July 18):

... 07:13:45 Jan in - with peat moss (thanx madlaa ) peat moss: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphagnum ...

repetition is the mother of wisdom

[Summi]

repetition is the mother of wisdom

Sorry, I didn't remember it.

[Solo]

Summi, no problem, and the sentence "repetition is the mother of wisdom" is right

btw. I have no idea what kind of danger they observed quarter of an hour (from 13:39:38 - the first reaction to approx. 14:05:29)

[Summi]

The absence of Janika for two days and Jan's sole feeding makes anxious again.

[Solo]

assumptions of Dr. Strazds seems to meet on this nest (Janika very probably doesn't know the surroundings - food sources)

[Solo]

15.49 they chirping a lot and they are in circle ready for feeding

15:49:59 Jan is here
- fedding: both fishes got No'1 (Summi ), but all had pieces of the soft fish
15:52:47 Jan out


15:48:57 №1 noticed someone and chirps


15:49:31 already all nestling are in circle and they are chirping


15:49:59

[Solo]

soft fish - not easy to regurgitating it
15:50:28


15:50:37 № 3 in action


first all ate the fallen pieces and next the soft fish dropped

15:51:04 storklet №1 grabbed it and swaloved this first fish

[Solo]

from 15:51:3 the next attempt

15:52:07


15:52:35a the next fish is out

[Summi]

... both fishes got No'1

I wasn't happy that no 1 got both. During the tug-of-war for the second one I wanted no 2 to have it for equity. Good thing is that they all had pieces of the soft fish.

Jan evidently had been fishing and 'gathered' the fish in his crop for a longer period time.
It's a miracle that the hungry storklets don't break his bill or injure him anyhow.

[Solo]

tug of war (Jan regurgitated the second fish with difficulties)

15:52:35b hard fight


15:52:45 №1 fought hard (he had the back part in his beak)


15:52:51 again №1 is the winner

[Solo]

I wasn't happy that no 1 got both. During the tug-of-war for the second one I wanted no 2 to have it for equity. Good thing is that they all had pieces of the soft fish. ...

once one thrives, sometimes another - e.g. in three days, I think, it will be maybe again equally

[Summi]

... I think, it will be maybe again equally

I hope so, Solo
I wonder whether Janika feels I've been thinking of her a lot today because Jan seemed quite exhausted at the last feeding and no wonder. Wish I were wrong and it's only human thinking.

[Solo]

№ 2 (16:02:34)


16:24:15

[Solo]

17:59:01 tandem preening №1 and №3


17.59 № 2 wing flapping already with jumps (very, very, very low jumps, but jumps)

17:59:18

[Solo]

18:22:55 they chirping
18:23:15 arrival -Janika
- feeding: pile of fishes for her chicks (maybe )
18:23:29 immediately out

welcome (18:23:13)


arrival (18:23:15)


big (?) pille of fishes (?) - 18:23:23

[Summi]

18:23:15 Janika as it was one regurgitating and out

Again she has read our posts that we were waiting for her and turned up to convince us that she's O.K.