Black Stork Nest in Karula, 2021

[Heloise]

Hardworking Karl II. Only now can we see that he is rolling eggs.

[Heloise]

14:20:02 he covers the eggs again






Karl II is a bit bored in the nest, he arranges the moss with his beak.
14:42 he gets up and digs the nest bowl again
15:19 he gets up, arranges the moss, digs the nest bowl, rolls the eggs

[Swenja]

16:18 Karl II pulls moss and grass towards him.





The branch above / next to the nest moves more back and forth.
It's not new. I just noticed that he was moving more. (Leeway)

Many thanks @Heloise these are great pictures

[Swenja]

16:35:10 Kaia comes



16:35:22 Karl II flies to the left. He shows Kaia his white fluffy buttocks.



Kaia incubates.

[Heloise]

Many thanks, Swenja
Your turn, please!
(I have to go)
Pictures of Kaia and Karl II

[Swenja]

16:40 Kaia loosens the moss and steps on an egg.



16:48:00 Karl II brings a branch.
16:48:34 He flies away from the curved branch.
16:49:42 Karl II brings a branch again.



16:50:30 He flies away again.
16:53:37 Karl II brings moss.



16:54:00 He flies away.
16:56:16 He brings a branch.
16:56:49 He flies to the left.

[Swenja]

17:01:25 Karl II brings moss and grass. A stole for his princess.





17:01:55 He flies away from the curved branch.

[Anne7]

Heloise an Swenja, many thanks for the great pictures!

17:01:25 Karl II brings moss and grass. A stole for his princess.

Why is this so amusing over and over again?

16:48:00 Karl II brings a branch.
...
16:56:16 He brings a branch.
...

16:48


16:56

[Swenja]

17:47 Kaia loosens the moss.



So sometimes you really catch Kaia in weird poses.

[Anne7]

17:47


17:57


18:15


Swenja, sorry to mess up the chronology a bit.

[Anne7]

18:16 Smiling?


18:33 Beautiful Kaia.
Her eyes are hazel. Her collar is as flamboyant as a soap bubble.
In about 10 days, her very first chick(s) will hatch.

[Heloise]

Why is this so amusing over and over again?
16:48
https://up.picr.de/41224742lc.jpg
16:56
https://up.picr.de/41224741mq.jpg

So sometimes you really catch Kaia in weird poses.
https://up.picr.de/41224799rg.jpg

Anne7, Swenja, thank you so much for all these funny and great pictures and video!

Our couple is really wonderful
And this poetic description of Kaia, yes, she is beautiful!

[Heloise]

Kaia, 20:29

[Heloise]

Kaia, the Beautie

[Heloise]

Preening





She seems to be tall!

[Heloise]

Princess Kaia is sleeping.

[Swenja]

Many thanks to everyone
@Heloise these are very nice pictures of a very beautiful Kaia

Times of absence today:
Kaia was in the nest overnight.
06:33 Karl II comes
06:34 Kaia away
16:35 Kaia comes, Karl II nesting material
17:01 Karl II away

Kaia is in the nest overnight.

Good night!

[Heloise]

Swenja, thank you
Good night!

[Swenja]

May 19

Good Morning!

Morning exercise


07:16 Kaia is still in the nest. Karl II wasn't here yet.

[Swenja]

08:13:28 Karl II comes





08:13:48 Kaia flies away from the curved branch.