ESTONIA Pärnu county (Kergu + Kerli)

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it is very windy
little one is some times growling and chirping (most probably the youngest chick is the "most talkative")

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- they are collecting some insects (maybe) ... it is very windy

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- 11.00.35 preparation for feeding starts
- 11.00.48 Kerli lands
- 11.00.55 FEEDING starts
- 11.01.33 Kerli away (the wind-gust is hard some times)

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- little benjamin and his big elder sibling


- the youngest stork still doesn’t stand quite firmly; its legs are spread wide/wide apart, and sometimes it looks as if they give way under it

- little one often makes his way among siblings

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14.22 FEEDING by Kergu

- 14.21.51 preparation for feeding starts
- 14.21.55 Kergu lands
- 14.21.57 FEEDING starts
- 14.22.25 Kergu away
(it is still very windy and the wind-gust is hard some times)

they follow for a short while the departure of the adult stork every time


and every time they are searching for leftovers long minutes after food delivery

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again on the nest rim


wing flapping (little one)
it's hard to keep balance for Benjamin - the wings are heavy and the legs are weak (?)

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wing stretching (one of the elder chicks)

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Benjamin (the "Benjamin of the family" is a phrase used in several languages to refer to the youngest son)

wing stretching


wing flapping

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resting trio

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they noticed someone


the biggest chick up (I hear chirping)


but the streaming stopped