Black Stork Nest in Karula 2022

[Liz01]

5:54 Iks is on the curved branch. Cranes are singing from far. And a storklet is flying around
5:55 Waba returned

5:55 Waba starts begging


5:59 begging call by both..is a sibling nearby?

6:06 Bonus came home. Siblings are hungry begging

6:25 Waba flew to the right

[Liz01]

6:26 Iks is ready...


6:26 Waba returned
6:27 Waba out to the left
6:28 Voog returned. He came in from the right
and Bonus too
all four are at home

6:30 Waba flew to the left

[Liz01]

6:31 X fledged Iks is 72 days old today!






Waiting for a healthy return by little X

[Liz01]

more pics of Iks maiden flight






6:44 Voog flew to the right
6:50 Bonus is still at home

[Liz01]

8:53 Bonus is begging! Karl
Iks on the right


then Voog on the right - hinders Iks so that Iks can't enter the nest! Waba flew in from the left


Iks slipped down on the old nest.- He is visible every now and then

[Liz01]

Lots of fish! two huge pile!


Karl went out of nest


all are stuffed

[Liz01]

Iks is visible again! but too late!
healthy return






6:56 Karl leaves

I think Karl will return soon! then our brave Iks will have a great breakfast too

[Liz01]

7:33 Bonus is on the curved branch. PS by him
Storklets are talking to each other

from today everyone can fly!

[Liz01]

Kaia: “I don’t think much of this ‘spa treatment day’ that Urmas promised me!”

[pirkkokn]

Thank you, Urmas!

Today, before noon Kaia started migration. In about eight hours she covered 350km and stopped for night in Belarus.
More information will be in migration map, if I can find time to update it.

[Liz01]

8:01 all are still in the nest. Bonus is on the curved branch, Iks is hidden by Bonus, Waba and Voog are on the left
8:02 Waba and Bonus are talking about their back pack
8:03 Iks and Voog


8:03 Iks flew to the right


8:07 Bonus flew to the right

[sova]

....
Picture by Urmas of Kaia while she was trapped
https://up.picr.de/44159022es.jpg

good morning to all

Kaia looks like an old suitcase that has seen a lot of the world.
Many thanks to Mr. Urmas and his team.
Thanks Juta for the pictures

Liz, Swenja....many thanks

[Liz01]

8:09 Waba went on the curved branch and flew off


8:11 Voog flew to the right !


empty nest!



EDIT: sova

[Liz01]

8:58 three are back

Inna N wrote in the YT chat:
8:54:41 someone flew from right to left below the nest, and then at
8:54:54 Voog returned, and
8:55:02 Bonus returned

9:01 Voog, Bonus and Waba are at home
9:01 Waba went to Bonus. They are preening each other
9:04 Iks came home

9:22 all are waiting at home
9:27 Waba out
MrMagpie wrote:
​Bonus out 9:30

BTW: I'm out too
I hope Karl will bring a huge pile fish for Iks!

[Sabsy]

Wonderful
Cute little heroine X can fly

[ame]

congratulation Iks!

... i can't stop laughing at the picture where Kaia sits in the chair like on a thrown with the crown on her head (on her eyes actually).

the "crown" or the "hat" looks like a hood used on the head of a hawk or a falcon (or an eagle) in falconry hunting.

[Treia]

Hi all !
Nice pictures of Queen-Kaia, thanks for them!
It's great that we can now follow her migration too!
And of course I hope a good and safe migration journey as well
for Karl II, Bonus,, Iks, Voog, Waba, and Uncle-Eedi.

[Francesca_V]

All 4 are in the nest. Dozing.


And Iks is a brave young bird. Congrats to the first flights!

And Waba is so cute with the lichen he brought yesterday!

[ame]

i have made videos of the goings and comings of the storklets this morning.
i hope i have made correct identifications.
5:36 Voog went to the rear balcony.


5:43 Bonus flew out.


5:46 Voog flew out.

[ame]

5:46 Waba flew out.


5:53 sounds of big wings in the forest around the nest....
Iks dropped a pellet.