Pärnu county (Kergu + Kerli) / Must-toonekurg 3

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it is raining, raining

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July 28
Hello everyone

CHICKS
- 1st chick: 44 days old (hatched on 14.06)

EGGS
unhatched (laid on 13.05 at 22:22 and 16.05 at 02:05)

Stork chicks grow exponentially. 90 days in the nest is like 18-21 years for humans. This means that 1 day in the nest is like almost 3 months for a human child. That is why their transformation is so amazing and fast.

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Info on the late nesting:
- viewtopic.php?p=57312#p57312
- viewtopic.php?p=57325#p57325
- viewtopic.php?p=57342#p57342

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youtube chat info - thx to everyone
YouTube comments do not reflect all nest events throughout the day, including chick feedings; therefore, the log is unfortunately incomplete.

Nest Activity Log 28/07/2026 (in the evening - whole day)
Log compiled from chat observations and structured with the assistance of Gemini AI.

Events Timeline

Morning

• 05:56 – Sunrise over the nest; weather begins to clear following a rainy night.
• 08:07 – Chick is active and walking around the nest bowl in anticipation of food.
• 11:01 – Chick produces chirping vocalisations in the nest.

Afternoon

• 14:26 – 1st Feeding: Adult male Kergu arrives at the nest and delivers portion of small fish after a 24-hour interval without food.
• 15:32 – 15:36 – Thunderstorm and heavy rain hit the nest area; the chick endures the weather standing upright before sitting down to face the heavy rain.
• 16:16 – Rain stops and the sun emerges over the nest.
• 17:21 – Chick practises wing exercises on the nest.

Evening

• 21:39 – 2nd Feeding: Female Kerli arrives at the nest late in the evening and delivers food (observers noted items resembling frogs/pre-digested food); she then moves to her perching branch above the nest to stay overnight.
• 21:46 – Chick chirps while communicating with female Kerli resting nearby on the branch.
• 21:55 – Chick pooped inside the nest.

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Summary Highlights

• Feeding Provision:
  A total of 2 confirmed feedings recorded during the day (Kergu at 14:26; Kerli at 21:39). Kergu's arrival ended a 24-hour food gap for the single 44-day-old chick.
• Parental Presence:
  Female Kerli returned late in the evening (21:39) after being absent for over a day, delivering a late food and remaining on her usual perching branch above the nest to spend the night. (On July 13th there was a late food delivery at 20:38.)
• Developmental Status:
  Despite extended intervals between feedings, the 44-day-old chick demonstrated good physical activity, engaging in wing exercises and standing firm through afternoon rain and thunderstorms.

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some shots

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14:26:16 little one is noticing someone around the nest

14:26:24 KERGU arrival



some softened pieces o fish (maybe) and something more

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Kergu to the lookout



Kergu took of



searching for some leftovers

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21:38:59 Little one is noticing someone and starts chirping

21:39:01 Kerli lands on the new perching branch
21:39:34 she moves to the nest - to the chick
- feeding

21:40:14 Kerli to lookout
21:40:38 to the perching branch

Kerli lands on the perching branch

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bill in bill



something bigger



more little "things"

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little one is talking the whole time / twittering and wing lapping



pooping - long but not strong (later I noticed only little drops)



Kerli stayed with her chick for night