Black Stork Nest in Karula, 2021

[Anne7]

I found some nice moments at 17:17 too.
176U is training:

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Wow! Nice jumps!

U is a magnificent storklet.
He/she reminds me of his/her father. Calm, friendly, confident, strong… No caprices. He/she doesn't find it necessary to put himself in the limelight.

[Heloise]

19:42 Stretching



19:51
P is preening T

[Heloise]

After a while: T takes revenge

[Heloise]

21:26 P is now very tired...



21:27 U is doing exercises, T doesn't like it because the wings are too wide and U hits her/his head with the wing all the time



But P is still very sleepy

[Heloise]

22:07 Although they all are very sleepy now, I think the wing and jump exercises will start soon, they like to do it in the darkness too

[Swenja]

The 716U gets up, s/he is very sad

Did you confuse U and P? U is already standing.

Hello @Anne7

[Anne7]

Hello, Swenja

Heloise, many thanks for this wonderful reporting!
Just wonderful! And funny.

Good night, Heloise and Swenja!
Sleep well, everyone!

[Swenja]

22:13 Footsteps can be heard.

Who is there?



Sounded like a human.

[Heloise]

Swenja, many thanks, of course!
I corrected that mistake.

Good night, Anne7 and many thanks for your nice comments!
Sleep well!

[Swenja]

Thank you @Heloise and @ Anne7 for the beautiful pictures, picture details and comments!

Feedings:
07:13 Kaia
09:04 Karl II
10:02 Kaia
10:56 Karl II
16:09 Karl II



Good night!

[Heloise]

22:13 Footsteps can be heard.
Who is there?

Yes... strange noises... but could it be a big animal? Moose?

Defending the nest (for a moment):



They calmed down at 22:18.



Thank you very much, Swenja!
Good night, sleep well!

[Swenja]

July 25

Good morning!



Playing with a branch

[Swenja]

07:50 feeding Karl II
That looks like fish.

[Swenja]

08:49 feeding again Karl II



The fish weren't that small. Nice crops

[Swenja]

09:27 feeding Kaia



There were frogs.



Breakfast in 3 courses today!

[Swenja]

10:19 feeding Karl II



Fish in 3 servings!

[Heloise]

Good morning!

Thank you very much, Swenja!
Just great to watch good parents

And after the feeding can be seen water droplets falling from the tip of the beak...

10:23

[Swenja]

beautiful Black storks



Hello @Heloise

[Anne7]

Good morning!

Today, the two older storklets are 58 days old. The youngest one is 56 days old, 8 weeks.

Swenja, many thanks!

Already 4 nice meals for our beautiful storklets! What a happy Sunday.

Hello Heloise! Thank you too!

I’m not at home all day until late afternoon.

[Heloise]

Hello, Anne7!

Yes, wonderful Sunday morning!

Have a nice day!

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We can admire the beautiful U in the foreground



10:26



10:48