Black Stork Nest in Karula, 2021

[Heloise]

She loosens moss, arranges the twigs and digs the nest bowl

[Heloise]

13:18 Kaia gets up



Long preening

[Heloise]

The branches are always in the wrong place!

[Heloise]

14:00 Beautiful Kaia is in the nest





14:33 Kaia gets up, spreads the moss and digs the nest bowl and she steps lightly on one of the eggs again.

[Bibibu]

Hello all together,
Could it be that she can feel with her feet how far the eggs are....would something like that be possible.....is of course just a thought from me

[Anne7]

Hello all together,
Could it be that she can feel with her feet how far the eggs are....would something like that be possible.....is of course just a thought from me

Hello Bibibu
We have also thought about this possibility and written about it here. I think this assumption is possible, but it would be very difficult to prove. How on earth could one determine why Black Storks occasionally ‘step’ on an egg, whether deliberately or by accident?

[Bibibu]

Hello Bibibu
We have also thought about this possibility and written about it here. I think this assumption is possible, but it would be very difficult to prove. How on earth could one determine why Black Storks occasionally ‘step’ on an egg, whether deliberately or by accident?

Hallo Anne7
You could perhaps only assume it if you observed it over and over again in black storks. Or maybe they sense the temperature.

[Swenja]

Hello Bibibu
It's interesting how Kaia touches the eggs. Karl II does that too sometimes. Why? A scientific reason for black storks is probably not yet known. Sometimes they sure do it by accident.
My grandson once said: Why do people put their hands on their round belly? Yes, sure - human thinking.


Looks like Karl II is coming later today.

[Bibibu]

...

Hello Swenja,

because it is said that the babies already perceive this and you are already lovingly stroking them there in the belly. I also believe in it. :) I was always on the move and my child was quiet in the belly and if I wanted to rest, the bustle in the belly went off....I also believed that my child needs that. And something similar could be imagined with animals.

[Swenja]

In relation to external stimuli:
I even occasionally wonder if the clatter with their beak on the eggs is something that is important to the embryos?
They always clatter on the eggs when they roll the eggs or loosen the moss. Karl II does it particularly noticeably.

18:00:08 Karl II comes to the nest.



18:00:31 Kaia flies away from the curved branch.



Karl II incubates.

[Bibibu]

Coming back to babies, I had a sandman music box that played a soothing good night song and I put that next to my tummy in the evening from the beginning. From the time you could feel child movements in the belly, my child always became quiet, as if listening.

yes exactly and why then a slight vibration should not be important or good for the stork eggs. Also the clatter, maybe the chicks can sense that too at some point and connect with their parents early on,

I simply conjecture and interpret, but who knows....maybe the things that are scientifically widely studied are sometimes simply very close

[Swenja]

18:19 Roll eggs, loosen moss and incubate again.



18:30 Karl II is resting.



18:34 Karl II pulls the moss close to him.

[Swenja]

20:12:55 Karl II sits in the nest and sings.



Must have been a dream.

[pazi]

Glad to see the undisputed King of Moss still got his knack.

Hate to repeat myself (no I don't, I love it) but today especially kinda proves my point. The King of Moss is busy as a bee.

[Heloise]

20:12:55 Karl II sits in the nest and sings.
...
Must have been a dream.

Wow, Karl II! What are you dreaming about?

In relation to external stimuli:
I even occasionally wonder if the clatter with their beak on the eggs is something that is important to the embryos?
They always clatter on the eggs when they roll the eggs or loosen the moss. Karl II does it particularly noticeably.

Today I was thinking ... they both are hitting the bottom of the nest so hard!
It´s the miracle that these blows don't hit the eggs ...

Thank you, Swenja, for your nice evening overview!
I'm glad Karl II didn't come too late!

[Heloise]

Hate to repeat myself (no I don't, I love it) but today especially kinda proves my point. The King of Moss is busy as a bee.

Yes, true!

[Heloise]

Good night, Karl the Greatest and all good people and friends of Karl II and Kaia!

[Swenja]

Times of absence today:
Karl II was in the nest overnight.
Kaia came at 10:11.
Karl II does nest work until
11:44 Karl II away
18:00 Kaia away

Karl II is in the nest overnight.

Thank you again @Heloise for the beautiful pictures.

Good night!

[Heloise]

And I thank you for the timestamp, beautiful photos and videos!

Good night, Swenja!

[Sabsy]

Good evening everybody
Thank you for the beautiful pictures, comments and videos.

Coming back to babies, I had a sandman music box that played a soothing good night song...

Very well written Bibibu.

I also imagine
that it's some kind of communication.

good night together