Black Stork Nest in Karula 2022

[ame]

9:16 Iks looked at the camera again.
- this is the last thing that some frogs see with their mortal eyes.


12:05 Voog flew out.


12:10 Bonus flew out.

[ame]

12:15 Waba flew out.
12:17 Waba flew back.


12:29 Bonus flew back home. then some loud greetings.

after a while twittering... they see someone. Voog?

... i turned my back for a minute and now all four are at home.

12:29 Bonus flew back home.
12:35 Voog flew back.


i got the impression that they all took from from somewhere rather near just before arriving.

[Swenja]

12:29 Bonus comes back and Waba is not amused.

[Liz01]

ame, thanks for the close up video of Iks ! I think frogs are happy to see that!

big yawn by Bonus as you can see, there are no leeches!


big yawn and stretching by Iks


it looks super cute


Is there someone on the left?

[Liz01]

13:33 Iks is ywaning


13:33 big wing on Waba

[Liz01]

13:38 Bonus and Iks cuddle together. Bonus is preening Iks


Iks is preening Bonus


Bonus is preening Waba's belly

[balistar]

07:07 interesting morning photo: Iks is trying to sort out the wire...

He has grown up, but he does not have visible shoulder straps (white stripes at the base of the wings) like the others.

Iks has them as well, look:
Aug 10th, 05.53.06


as so often, it depends on the perspective...

[Liz01]

14:18 they see someone


Waba on the left


it seems, today is a no "fish basket" day

[Askja]

Hi all
exciting times! I thank you all so much for your recording and interesting discussions!

If the trail camera at the feeding baskets is still going to work for a while - we might finally get to know whether or not parents teach their kids where and how to fish! I would be very curious to know that. I am sure Karl II would chose one of the baskets as the best place.

[Liz01]

15:55 They are waiting for food! So far it hasn't been that much.
Waba and Iks are preening


15:58 Bonus is flapping the wings
Three of them can fly. If they were really very hungry, they would search on the ground. So everything is fine.
But for me, food for them would be nice

[Jo UK]

Hi all
exciting times! I thank you all so much for your recording and interesting discussions!
I am sure Karl II would chose one of the baskets as the best place.

We don't want that!
Karl should teach the young ones how to find food in the natural environment.
While it has been necessary to provide a reliable source of food till now, the time is coming when the young storks must know how to feed themselves without having Urmas and others to provide for them.

[Liz01]

...Karl should teach the young ones how to find food in the natural environment.

Jo, That's exactly what I thought

as far as I could see they are already looking for something to eat near the nest!
Under Zile and Ozol's nest was a brook. The juveniles practiced there

[Liz01]

16:38 Karl with food! Looks like he has brought frogs again!




it looks like they are a bit hungry

[sova]

good day to all

Yes, dear Karl II....now you can see how Kaia was looking for food...it was a good change between different food sources.
I hope, sweet Kaia has a good rest before she packs her bags.

[Liz01]

frogs and..


the video SLOMO 0,3

[Liz01]

Waba has brought a bunch moss or grass
male storklet brings nest material

it was a dramatic arrival. Waba flew through the forest from the right and then came into the nest.

18:00:40 Storklet in front of Waba goes up vertically. that was Voog

[Liz01]

Proud Waba


Waba, is it edible??



video later with zoom to the flying Waba! that was an incredible flight

EDIT: I do it for my Channel! it is a video already here now!

[Swenja]

Waba is a very excited and nervous black stork. At least one thriller or two or three every day.

[Swenja]

cuddle time

[Swenja]

Is that actually moss that Waba brought with him? or is that a net?