Latvian black storks - 2020/2021

[Liz01]

9:39 storklet is still alone at home

9:41 sibling returned

9:42 the third is flying to the right and then into the forest

9:46 storklet is still flying around

[Solo]

... We may not be as relaxed while watching as usual. I'm hardly interested in other things .. I'll be happy when this season is over. ...

at least "yours" don't have transmitters - but we'll be able to follow the fate of "mine" (I'm not happy about it)

[Liz01]

.....

I understand that good! I'm glad "mine" are without a transmitter!

[Liz01]

10:13 storklet is flying around again

10:16 Storklets are begging ... I think it is still the sibling outside the nest

10:17 yes, Sibling was on the right and flew off again.

they stay close to the nest and in the secure of the forest for the first few days. We see today that nothing has changed. They don't fly far!
It seems, the third has trouble coming back.
They are expecting their food on the nest and not outside the forest.

[Liz01]

10:47 Grafs


he went on the parent's branch


and came back into the nest

[Abigyl]

10:46 FOOD ? Parent on the trunk

The winner Took it all.....

Parent waited a while and fed his one client

[Liz01]

a lot of fishes for 1 storklet . a few fishes are falling over the nest to the ground


sibling comes home- there are still fishes on the nest floor


the other storklet get a few fishes too!

[Liz01]

both are eating




first time I see a big crop

[Liz01]

Feeding video



Raven landed behind the tree trunk and is making hiccup noise


10:56 now they react to the raven! he was a bit too close

[Liz01]

10:57 the sibling is still trying to come home
11:02 sibling is back


all are at home

[Liz01]

11:21 one flew to the left

11:30 resting


of course it's a pity that one of them didn't have anything to eat.
But I'm glad that at least 2 ate. It can always happen that someone is not at home when they are being fed.

[Liz01]

summary so far. Everyone can fly, Grafs is still taking care of them and 2 are full
With a little luck Grafs will take care for them until mid-September and will show them how to find food

12:20 still little chicks



I need a short break.

[asteria]

to all!

Probably "a stranger stork nearby" was Grafs who lured the storklets to fly out. Other storks have nothing to do here.

I think the storklets could get food from Grafs also outside the nest.

[Solo]

10:47 Grafs

[Liz01]

....I think the storklets could get food from Grafs also outside the nest.

asteria, is there any proof for feeding outside the nest? it is not mentioned anywhere in the literature. And we didn't hear it near nests either. I mean they don't spit the food in the forest, do they?

[Solo]

... I think the storklets could get food from Grafs also outside the nest.

asteria, is there any proof for feeding outside the nest? it is not mentioned anywhere in the literature. And we didn't hear it near nests either. I mean they don't spit the food in the forest, do they?

I saw it only in white storks in RS Makov, where storklets first go down from the nest to the meadow (only then they learn to fly)
neither in the case of other whites nor in the case of blacks I did not see or read it either

Liz, youtube chat:
11:52 AM MSanmaelo ​Liz, check your pm's.

[asteria]

asteria, is there any proof for feeding outside the nest? it is not mentioned anywhere in the literature. And we didn't hear it near nests either. I mean they don't spit the food in the forest, do they?

All I know is that white storks feed their storklets outside the nest, at least that is what we saw in Makov. I suppose that black storks could do the same and it would be interesting to know whether my guess is right. If, f.e., Grafs comes to the nest and sees one of his storklets sitting nearby, will he feed the two kids in the nest and leave the third one without food?? What will he do?

[Liz01]

All I know is that white storks feed their storklets outside the nest, at least that is what we saw in Makov. I suppose that black storks could do the same and it would be interesting to know whether my guess is right. If, f.e., Grafs comes to the nest and sees one of his storklets sitting nearby, will he feed the two kids in the nest and leave the third one without food?? What will he do?

in Makov there are only injured white storks. The nest is almost at floor level. This makes it practically a large nest for the parents and chicks. incl. meadow.

I watch white storks in the wild!
The juveniles are with their parents on freshly plowed fields and look for food themselves. Just like the parents. They learn from their parents where to look for and find food.

[Liz01]

14:18 one of them flew away. it is flying around. Sibling are watching him
14:17 greeting song
14:20 back in the nest

[Liz01]

15:45 all are still in the nest. I hope Grafs will come again. one of them is without food for 51 hours
15:49 one of them flew off
15:50 back in the nest

I think the hungry one is on the right