Video recorded by  Lucy, LK forum
Translation Liis

On Monday night the storklet was still being fed

Estonian article published Tuesday 03.08.2016

Black stork     Must- toonekurg        Ciconia nigra

After the rain on Monday the male came to feed the last storklet left in the nest. The siblings have already started an independent life. The female left already a few weeks ago quietly heading for the winter quarters – such is the mode of life of all nesting birds of this species, which we have seen over the years in the web camera.

Video recorded by  Elena, LK forum
Translation Liis

The video consists of two clips with an interval of about an hour
Estonian original published 21.07.2016

Black stork      Must-toonekurg          Ciconia nigra

The storklets practise flying already for a couple of days. Good that they find their way back to the nest which shows that the young birds manage orienteering.

Video Eda Kuusk Männiste
Translation Liis 

Observation point near the Jõuga lakes, in East Viru County

The probably first video record of this phenomenon in Estonia is not perfect quality but has a documentary value in showing the variety of behaviour among species in our nature. Such a phenomenon is relatively rare.

What then is it about?

We may have to do with the maggots or larvae of the dark-winged fungus gnat /Sciara militaris/,  with a dark head and a  semi-translucent body, about 7 mm long. Habitat humid decaying matter in forests. As imagos the  gnats lok like ordinary mosquitoes but in this story we have to do with the larvae.

What makes the larvae move like this?