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asteria wrote: ↑August 2nd, 2021, 3:47 pmIt spells as Sokółka in Polish but sounds as "Sokulka". ...

I am convinced that it is correct to state the official names of municipalities (and not how their names sound when pronounced)

asteria wrote: ↑August 2nd, 2021, 3:47 pmWhite stork nest near Kaluga(Russia): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkJUiRpvOJs watch at 13.00. 19

it looked just like paper, and the wind blew it away

Somehow the stork brought it together with sticks and small branches.

I'm not sure if posting these pictures here is the right thread, so, please, if they are wrong here, let me know and i will delete them.

When i looked out of my kitchen window i saw something like a darker 'living cloud' over my neighbour's house coming closer towards my house. I took my camera and went out on terrace.....



woooh, it was a flock of (i think) young white storks, about 30-40 (i couldn't count that fast, while taking pictures)


they were gathering right over my house - it was an amazing sight - stunning

i think they had a "meeting" before they are leaving their nests for good

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Gniazdo Ostrołęka(Osti i Lenka): one more nest with five fledged storklets.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qjL2GyJJWM

balistar wrote: ↑August 3rd, 2021, 5:15 pmi think they had a "meeting" before they are leaving their nests for good

Balistar,
thanx very much for sharing . Very nice to see that
it must have been a beautiful experience
the first flocks of this year's storks form outside the area of their native nest, even if usually only a few tens of kilometres away

Solo wrote: ↑August 4th, 2021, 6:54 pm ...
it must have been a beautiful experience
the first flocks of this year's storks form outside the area of their native nest, even if usually only a few tens of kilometres away

Solo, thanks for responding, i'm glad you enjoyed.
Yes, it was a beautiful experience so directly over my house. We have really many white stork nests here in the area. Alone here in my little village we have two nests, each again successful with two fledged youngsters, although we had a very wet and cold spring.

Today i saw a smaller flock of youngsters again (about 20-30). They were all gathered in a freshly plowed field in search of food, especially for the worms who come out after plowing Unfortunately i was driving in my car and had no camera with me.

(Since about one week i have a lot of trouble with my internet connection, it breaks down very often every day, sometimes for hours, it's annoying. The internet provider only says "yes, there is a malfunction" and "we are working on it". Unfortunately unsuccessful so far So, i'm not able to contribute on the BS nests.)

balistar wrote: ↑August 3rd, 2021, 5:15 pm i think they had a "meeting" before they are leaving their nests for good

balistar, thanks for the wonderful photos, wonderful!

Florinda wrote: ↑August 7th, 2021, 1:25 am

Florinda , i'm happy that you enjoyed

Czech Republic (Mladé Buky)
Dad found a new young wife

Libštát by 9.18.57 all the storklets flew away.

This season in Libštát is the best of the last 5 years: 3 of 3 storklets fledged.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/3137442 ... 8253689466

Nine young storks in one nest.(Five stoklets invited four guests)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Br8Axh4 ... wsbJP1X8d8

asteria
I looked at this nest again and again, it was a really good season ... but I didn't see these visitors.
Dalibor makes good videos ... have seen a few.

Bad news from Makov: some rabbits got myxomatosis and one of them died yesterday, this disease is as a rule mortal for rabbits and hares.

Both swans were placed in the aviary because Barunka has some problems with her leg and gets treatment.

Gögglingen 21.12.29

Sad news came from Makov: yesterday morning roe doe Drnka was found dead.