Black Stork Nest in Karula, 2021

[Swenja]

14:13:16 Karl II comes







14:13:25 Kaia flies away.

[Swenja]

14:24 feeding time! Karl II brought a lot of fish.







14:26:33 Karl II flies away to the left.

[Anne7]

14:24 feeding time! Karl II brought a lot of fish.

WOW, that was again a lot of good sized food!
I’ll make a few extra pics as soon as I’m home.

Karl II is fattening up his chicks.

Karl II regurgitated 2 piles of fish.
The first pile


The second pile


Yummy! This was good.

[Swenja]

14:40:52 Karl II is back.

# 1 growls at him.

[Anne7]

Karl II keeps watch over his chicks.

15:35 It is hot!


Karl II shook his feathers. The chicks were startled.


Dad and I are on guard. It is a bit difficult to keep my eyes open, though.

[Heloise]

Hello @Anne7
Many thanks for the data. We don't actually need the camera, we have you!

True!

Anne7, Swenja, many thanks of the beautiful photos!


Kaia and Karl II are just wonderful partners and parents!
Karl II was looking for places to find fish yesterday. Today he brought a lot of food.

Wonderful!
....
I have some photos outside the chronology. I would also like to add them.

10:16 Karl II takes good care of the children.



Karl II takes good care of the nest.



10:29 What's on this picture? Does Kaia hold the chick's beak between her beak?
Maybe it happened by accident as she moved her beak back and forth to feed.

[Heloise]

Some photos outside the chronology:

10:31 The parents gave their best! Quite a dirty chick



12:03 Wonderful "mombrella"!



13:12:56 The most cunning chick is in the shadow of her/his mother. The other likes to stretch his leg!

[Heloise]

Karl II is in the nest very patiently.
16:13 Cleaning procedures

[sova]

Hello everyone
Many thanks to all of you for the great work you are all doing

...
Karl II is fattening up his chicks.
...

... he wants to sell them to the highest bidder

[Heloise]

Hello sova



16:37-16:45 Karl II carefully cleaned all the chicks one by one.

[Heloise]

Nice wing feathers



Everything is fine now.



16:50:11 Karl II flies away

[Anne7]

Sova, Heloise

Karl II wants not only the thickest chicks ever, but also the cleanest.
It is a challenge to keep up.

The chicks are still alone.
Fortunately, there is shade on the nest.

16:54:17


17:10:24 ”Look, I believe I can fly.” “Sshh! We are sleeping.”


17:24:43 They sleep in a row.

[Heloise]

Anne7

17:25



S/he stood for quite a few minutes!
(standing and pooping)



The chicks are so big that the third (sleeper) is almost not visible to us!
Look at this picture, you can find the chick

[Heloise]

Home alone

[Heloise]

17:49





17:54 In the meantime, the chicks find food leftovers in the nest and eat them.

17:55

[Heloise]

18:09 standing and pooping







18:19:03 Who is coming?

[Heloise]

18:19:05 Karl II came



They are hungry again! Their little beaks are everywhere...



18:20 Feeding time! There is a lot of fish again. Everyone ate a lot and fast.
Karl II gave 3 portions again.

[Anne7]

18:20 Feeding time! There is lot of fish again.

Yes A lot of fish!

And also some small ‘things’ that tried to escape, at the end of the feeding?


Edit: Very nice crops, again!

[Heloise]

18:25-18:37 Preening time
All chicks are cleaned one by one.

[Heloise]

And also some small ‘things’ that tried to escape, at the end of the feeding?

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EDIT: I would like to add some "cleaning photos" here.

18:36 yawning