Jõgeva County (Jan and Janika)

[marika.solo]

Must-toonekurg2::Ciconia nigra https://youtu.be/Do5wJsjJGgU

[marika.solo]

Must-toonekurg2::Ciconia nigra https://youtu.be/Do5wJsjJGgU

17.47 M in with hug bunch of dry straw
17.52 moss
17.54 little twigs
17.57 two (?) long complicated twigs
18.02 moss (F stand up and she helps with the previous branch - M is flying out over F)
18.03 short twigs

F: fluffing the moss and collecting it to her body, she puts the branches in the right place
17.55 F aerating, preening, she stand up again and helps with the branches - back incubating

18.04 M :aerating and he settled down again incubating - F: preens, scratches the neck, preening, preening and she sneezes
18.16 M quickly again out
F: successfully "fight" with one branch, very short aerating and she is incubating now, F collects the moss and the straw to her body while sitting
18.19 she is resting (and incubating), 18.21 she closes the eyes

18.03: 1/working together - 2+3/ the unusual departure over F

[Adria]

Jan did not fly to the hunt, but began to carry the material to the nest, they probably know that the time of hatching is approaching .:

17.47- Jan with dry grass:


17.52 - mit moss


17.54 Jan with twig

[Adria]

Jan with material:

17.57 Jan wiht twig:


17.59 wiht moss.


18.02 Jan brought another moss.

18.04 with twig :


18.05 - Jan replaced Janika in an incubation.

[Adria]

18.16 Jan departed:

[marika.solo]

Must-toonekurg2::Ciconia nigra https://youtu.be/Do5wJsjJGgU


19.12 F is deeply sleeping

internal clock works - she woke up (preening while sitting and:)
19.20 taking care of the eggs and again preening while siting

19.33 something caught her attention - https://i.postimg.cc/rwpd4Pbc/2022-05-1 ... -33-18.jpg (and back sleeping - deeply)

19.42 again something bothered she - F calmed down only about 19.50


frozen in this posture only slowly calmed down

[marika.solo]

Must-toonekurg2::Ciconia nigra https://youtu.be/Do5wJsjJGgU


20.46 F stand up, pooping and aerating
while sitting she collects the moss to the body
20.50 self preening, than she is working with branches and again is collecting the moss and again preening
21.05 after short nope she is active while sitting
21.10 resting - sleeping
21.54 she sneezes

21.19 and 22.16 something maybe caught her attention (stretched neck)

[marika.solo]

Must-toonekurg2::Ciconia nigra https://youtu.be/Do5wJsjJGgU


Jõgeva, EE 2022_05_17 Jan verteidigt Nest - Nestkampf Jgõeva, Jan defends the nest - nest fight
VIDEO https://youtu.be/pNI8QZfJbJU by Beatrice - thank you very much

[Adria]

22.12 Janika aerates and changes the incubation position .:


Jan's unexpected return and at 22.29 Janika was replaced in an incubation:


After a long time, they will spend the night together at the nest.

[marika.solo]

Must-toonekurg2::Ciconia nigra https://youtu.be/Do5wJsjJGgU


MALE is on the nest from 22.28
taking care of the eggs
22.28 + 23.15 + 23.51 (+ 23.53 again)


22.28 M arrives to the nest and change in incubating (most probably he spent the time on one nearby so called perching branch)