Black Stork Nest 3 (Kergu and Kerli) 2025

[Swenja]

11:04 - 11:14




11:28 Kergu is back. He looks at the chick.





He takes care for all. Kerli flies away.

[Swenja]

12:12 Kergu removes the upper part of the egg from the nest.



12:43 Just as the little one is about to lift its head. Kergu sits on it.

[Francesca_V]

[Swenja]

There's the little head.



Kergu wants to give food. The food is too big.



Kergu takes the fish back.



It has begun to rain.

[Askja]

Swenja
Thank you for all your reporting here, great job! This is your reward now, chap-chap , congratulations!
All the best for the other three!

[Swenja]

15:30 Kergu offers food again. I don't think the chick has eaten.





He takes back the food.



Hello @Askja
You're welcome!

[Swenja]

A rain front passes over Estonia.
But there is no danger of severe weather in Pärnu County.


https://www.ilmateenistus.ee/ilm/ilmava ... on,thunder

Kergu protects the chick and keeps everything warm.

[Swenja]

16:26 Kergu airs.
He looks to see if he can offer food. But the little one is tired.







He does ps.
Kergu covers everything up again.

So far, Kergu has only taken the upper part of the egg out of the nest. I wonder when he will take the rest of the egg out.

[Swenja]

17:13 Kergu looks after the little one. It is wide awake.
He offers food and the little one tries to eat.





I can't see if it has eaten anything. But at least it's interested in food.
Kergu takes back food.

[Swenja]

17:36 Kergu offers food again. The food is large and far away.



Maybe it has caught something.



He takes the food back.



17:38 He covers all.

[Swenja]

19:03 Kerli is there. Greeting.
Kergu flies away.



Kerli offers food. Lots of small pieces of food and frogs.





It seems the little one was able to get some food.

Kerli take back the food piece by piece and covers everything again.

[Swenja]

19:49 Feeding by Kerli
It looks like the little one has had a bite.



The little one is lively. The parents offer food regularly and the rhythm will find itself.

[Francesca_V]

Good parents!
I'm very happy that our young lady hast good instincts to be a mother.

[Swenja]

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Sometimes it seems to sound like egg talk. But you have to listen very carefully.
The chick sounds different now. The egg talk is quieter and I don't always hear it. Confusing

Yes @Francesca_V Kerli is also not as nervous as Kaia.

[Swenja]

20:35 feeding attempt by Kerli



20:39:14 Is perhaps a pip hole. Could also be dirt.



The eggs were laid:

1. egg on 21.4.2025, 00:06, hatch 24.05.

2. egg on 22.4.2025, 23:35
3. egg on 24.4.2025, 22:41
4. egg on 27.4.2025, 02:02

The eggs are 32, 30 and 27 days old.

[Swenja]

The second egg is making great progress.
21:25 Egg talk is audible.




21:25 Feeding by Kerli
Little one eats.





The empty eggshell is also still in the nest trough.

[Anne7]

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Welcome, you cute little chick!


And congratulations to Kergu and Kerli!



Swenja, many thanks for all your wonderful work!

[Swenja]

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You're welcome @Anne7

[Swenja]

22:12 feeding by Kerli
The little one eats something.

[Swenja]

22:46 night vision