Black Stork Nest in Karula, 2021

[Anne7]

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A little nest-story

U (on the left) has picked up a stick.


P: "Give me that stick, U. I want it!"


U does not give in immediately.
T steps in the game.

[Anne7]

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T grabs the stick and turns away with it.


P: "T, give me that stick back. It’s mine!"


And who is the most bossy and obstinate storklet of the litter?

[Swenja]

17:19 feeding Karl II
There wasn't really anything to be seen.



fish



P grabs the fish.

[Amanda777]

17.19
Karl II with dinner, fishes

[Anne7]

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Swenja and Sniedzins, many thanks!

17:50 Who's there?
The storklets are making begging sounds.
There must be a BS nearby. A visitor?

17:54 They are still twittering.
17:55 still twittering


17:56 Kaia!


She brought many nice sized fish!

[Swenja]

17:56 Kaia is here

[Swenja]

It was probably very tasty!

[Anne7]

It was probably very tasty!

They are definitely not going to fledge today.
Too top-heavy.

Don't jump out of the nest, sweeties. You'll drop like a rock.

[Thomas Niiström]

Sibling love right now

[Anne7]

Sibling love right now

Thanks, Thomas.
So cute! I’ll post a picture of it.

Swenja, at 20:18 U jumped onto the curved branch!





Hello U

[Thomas Niiström]

So cute! I’ll post a picture of it.
Thanks, @Anne7

[Anne7]

Thanks, @Anne7

My pleasure, Thomas






Also at 18:48

[Thomas Niiström]

So nice, thanks again

[Swenja]

Swenja, at 20:18 U jumped on the curved branch!

That was the first big step. The first flight will soon be coming.

[Swenja]

Thanks to everyone for the beautiful pictures, the video and comments.

Thank you @ Anne7 for being so attentive.

Feedings:
06:53 Kaia
06:54 Karl II
08:44 Karl II
10:08 Kaia
12:33 Kaia
13:47 Karl II
17:19 Karl II
17:56 Kaia

Today 8 feedings could be observed. There were good portions with every feeding.



Good night

[Tatiana60]

I'm back with you, my good ones... thank you for remembering me.
I didn't leave for long, but I saw everything, both the chicks and the Olympics...
I remembered my fencing classes...

I am glad for the first visits of the older chick to the branch and his kindness to his brothers... I am glad to good abundant feedings from Kaia and Karl II .
The chicks are not flying yet... and this keeps parents from migrating. The father must figure out how to encourage children to fly...

I was also surprised by the open beak of the younger one - what was there in his beak? Maybe leeches?

The camera was licked by all the chicks in turn - this is their research of the environment... Good chicks have grown up-healthy, strong. There is a lot of food.

What a good year to reward us for the past years.
Good night.

[Swenja]

July 31

Good morning!



07:21 Karl II is here breakfast!



07:30 Are there owls screaming? It's been going on for a while.

[Biker]

Hello,

8:43
Pecked his sibling, and reaps indignation

[Swenja]

10:27 feeding Kaia

[Swenja]

U is on the far right. But it doesn't seem to be on the remains of the old nest because it's so high up.
The old nest was much deeper. The nest edge is lowered so far on the right?