That was already very helpful and reassuring. Thanks!marika.solo wrote: ↑15 May 2022, 19:48 - the colour of their legs (and bill): it is related to food sources - what they eat, not how much they eat
- defecation: they eat mostly in the morning or early forenoon and than in the late afternoon or early evening, therefore the amount of excretion changes during the day, which you very probably have noticed in the observed nests
btw. sometimes they pooping before mating and then usually only small
if I still read something interesting in the "book" to this question, I will add information
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(that says experts to - high hormone level = "very" red legs; about bill I don't remember)
