Black Stork Nest 2, Jan and Janika, 2021

[Solo]

... does he know that he can fly in case of need or is he totally cocky and thoughtless?!

Bibibu,
some answers to birds thinking https://www.audubon.org/news/bird-brain ... -you-think
... "birds have evolved a different but quite remarkable system for generating sophisticated, flexible thinking, right alongside ours."

[Solo]

17.34 and next No3 trains

[Solo]

17:38:21 No1 almost slipped out of the nest

17.40 intensive wing-flapping and high jumps by No1

[Solo]

17.49 Jan is here

17:48:54 chirping started (who is first? No1 )

Jan in at 17:49:17
- feeding: not much again , probably like before - very little pile of little fishes
Jan out at 17:49:23

17:49:19

[Bibibu]

Bibibu,
some answers to birds thinking https://www.audubon.org/news/bird-brain ... -you-think
... "birds have evolved a different but quite remarkable system for generating sophisticated, flexible thinking, right alongside ours."

thank you very interesting.

So a lot of what we see, suspect and also interpret also fits

[Solo]

on my screen they are so nice in this light
18:24:37


18:36:13


18:38:06

[Solo]

and our storks in a mysterious light

18:49:04 No3 (wing and leg stretching)


18:51:08 No2 (wing and leg stretching)


18:56:16 No1's head is almost completely without the white fluff

[Solo]

once more in the unusual light
19:12:36


and the usual view is back
19:19:30 (No3 is preening)


19:21:29

[redenhofer]

17:38:21 No1 almost slipped out of the nest

[redenhofer]

17.49 Jan is here

17:48:54 chirping started (who is first? No1 )

Jan in at 17:49:17
- feeding: not much again , probably like before - very little pile of little fishes
Jan out at 17:49:23

[Solo]

19:57:53 (No3)



No2 very, very nice helicoptering (around 20.05 and next)

[Solo]

TRANSMITTERS
I didn't mention Urmas's words from the email yesterday:

... two transmitters were returned from Turkey (former Karula) and Bulgaria (former Auda), plus two we got from BirdLife Estonia, as recovered in Capercaillie project ...

I wish our storklets more happiness, a long life

[Summi]

22:52 all three standing on one leg

Good night

[Solo]

22:00:00


23:30:00


feedings


today overview
https://www.looduskalender.ee/forum/vie ... 55#p825855

Good Night Summi , redenhofer thanx

[Solo]

August 21
Hello everyone

- 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
- on August 06 female Janika was last seen on the nest (feeding at 16.14 )
- on August 14 all three storklets got transmitter in the late evening (and huge amount of frozen fishes)

trio hatched on June 14 + 14 and 15 - they are today 68 and 67 day old
chicks will be able to fly at the age of 68-72 days (more info here: https://www.looduskalender.ee/forum/vie ... 84#p817884 + Urmas: https://www.looduskalender.ee/forum/vie ... 57#p825957)


overview 20.08.2021 https://www.looduskalender.ee/forum/vie ... 55#p825855
OVERVIEW 21.08.2021

Jan in at 13:16:49
1/ 13.16 FEEDING by Jan - little pile of little things (worms?) s for big storklets (video by Simoninna https://youtu.be/6f9ELNYLR1s)
- chicks alone: from 13:16:58 (Jan out) to


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weather in Jõgeva County - not exactly in the nest area https://www.ilmateenistus.ee/locality-f ... 9192091621 (https://www.rainradar.net/)

[Solo]

preening by No3

07:54:44


07:55:22


07:59:56

[Solo]

around 08.02 and next very nice intensive wing flapping, jumps and helicoptering - No2 and No1 trains

later No3 also trained - its jumps are still very low

[Solo]

they are still so cute

08:10:28


08:13:12


08:14:57

[Solo]

around 08.50 next preening session begins after resting

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EDIT:
video by Simoninna
One minute of storklets preening ritual https://youtu.be/c8yj7GMfczg

[Solo]

around 09.20 next training (all)

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EDIT:
video by Simoninna - thanx
Black storks training their flying skills https://youtu.be/oG5IElLaJHA