Latvian black storks - 2020/2021

[Liz01]

19:05 Gaja returned for the night

[Liz01]

19:24 ready for the night

[Michi]

It's so nice to have again a Black Stork at nest. I wish us all a happy season.

19:07


19:08:21 Gaja yawns

[Michi]

19:20 Such familiar images... Beautiful! :)

[Solo]

19:24 ready for the night

Liz, thanx for today reporting, nice shots, vids and comments

[Liz01]

March 28

Good Morning all

5:29 it's already bright. Gaja is still in the nest


5:42 she cast a pellet


5:56 after light nest work she left the nest.


I hope she is waiting this year. Last year there was no usable nest at this point. I think that's why she stayed away. At least I hope that was the reason. Kaupo will arrive around April 7 -8.

[Liz01]

8:12 She is back

[Liz01]

8:17 she is preening herself





her preen gland is visible

[Liz01]

8:49 There is an enemy. she is clattering with her beak an flew away. Could be a goshawk or a white tailed eagle




M.S.
My guesstimate (because in almost all cases when this behaviour is documented in Trail-cameras we do NOT see what bird does see – just his/her or both adults’ next to each other at the same time - behaviour) is – it could be any predator, and in most cases it seems to be a mammal (likely – Marten) that is causing such reaction. Bird is sort of making itself bigger while is prepared to escape asap if necessary. In doubtless cases when bird predators have approached or attacked this behaviour has been absent. But good data (with predator in sight) are too few so far.

[Liz01]

9:17 she is back and healthy her black feather on the right


fanned white tail

[Liz01]

10:12:59 female is whistling

[Liz01]

10:22 there is someone .. another BS? She sneezes
10:43 she was on the parent branch and went back into the nest

[chrisitz]

Gaya! Kaupo please hurry up!

[chrisitz]

Liz, is there a live-stream in YouTube for this nest?

[Liz01]

Liz, is there a live-stream in YouTube for this nest?

chrisitz here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Pu2LYOnF44

[Liz01]

10:45 she left the nest

[chrisitz]

Liz, thank you!
I am glad for all your reportings! I am quite nervous. I hope insteadly that our beloved couple is soon together!

[Liz01]

Please check the first page from time to time.
I will provide all information from M.S. paste there. He doubts it is Gaja.
I will watch the videos again carefully. And also I will try to get good pictures of the plumage (female)
Then I read that M.S. thinks, that it was a male yesterday. I thought, it was a defending by Gaja... It could have been a passing bird. It is very early in the season...
I have to think about it.

EDIT: I will always correct myself if I get a better assessment of a situation. Maybe it looks like I have no idea .. that's probably the way it is
I still have to learn and I'm always ready to learn.

[Liz01]

19:22 still empty nest

19:32 it's getting dark. She is still away.
Nest is empty

[Solo]

Liz, thanx very much for today reporting, nice shots, vids and comments, especially also for these by M.S.