Black Stork Nest In Karula 2023.

[Francesca_V]

Yes, Karl2 ist gorgeous! And he is very experienced with babies.

[Swenja]

13:48 feeding
It looks like chunky porridge.

But something like a fish is recognisable.

[Swenja]

14:49 Kaia is back. They greet each other and Karl II flies away.





Kaia stands at the edge of the nest and preens herself.

[Swenja]

15:01 feeding
Looks like tadpoles, little fish and frogs. It is small food and all chicks eat.

[Swenja]

Did Karl II and Kaia get the fish out of the fish basket this morning?


Ornitrack data Kaia
from 08 June, 19:32 to 09 June 04:46

Kaia left the nest yesterday evening at 19:32 and flew to the brook where the fish basket is. She searched for food for a distance of about 600 m until 20:40. In an area of low vegetation (meadow) adjacent to the brook, she can be seen continuing to forage. She returns to the brook briefly.

At 22:53 Kaia flies west at a speed of about 40 km/h. At 23:00 she reaches a lake about 4 km from the fish basket and spends the night there.

In the morning at 04:05 she flies back to the brook where the fish basket is located. She stays in the area of the fish basket until about 04:30.

We see Kaia in the nest camera at 04:46.

At 04:49, Kaia makes an attempt to feed fresh fish.
Since Karl II gave Kaia very similar fish at 07:17, it is very likely that Karl II also flew to the fish basket and brought the fish from there.

[Swenja]

15:06 feeding again



There was also snake.

[Swenja]

16:02 feeding
All chicks eat. It looks like chicks currently love what Kaia brings them for animals from the mud, pond and wetland.





#1 has become very fast at eating.

[asteria]

It was a little snake, the storklets can eat them. Sara and storks from Libstat in 2019 brought big ones( vipers), and the chicks had problems with them.

[Swenja]

17:53/54 Karl II is here. Greeting and Kaia flies away.

[Swenja]

17:55 feeding
There are fish and frog.
Every chick gets something.





Why does everyone always want the same fish?

[Swenja]

18:35 feeding again



Now there were more frogs.

[Swenja]

19:13 feeding
This is also a good meal.

[Swenja]

19:34 Karl II offered two fish.



No really hungry chick there. He took it all back.





20:03 And again offered two fish.
No chick really hungry and Karl II takes back the fish.

[Swenja]

20:32 Kaia is back. Greeting and Karl II flies away.






20:34 And also Kaia offers two fish.
No chick is really hungry and the fish is not soft.
Kaia takes back the fish.

[Swenja]

20:50 feeding for #1

[Swenja]

21:38 feeding for #2





The fish are too big for #3 and #4.
Kaia takes the remaining fish back.

[Swenja]

22:29 night vision



Feedings:

04:49 Kaia feeding attempt
04:56 Kaia #1
05:48 Kaia feeding attempt
06:21 Kaia feeding attempt
07:17 Karl II porridge, Kaia gets fish from Karl II.
07:49 Kaia #1, #2, #3
09:00 Kaia #2
09:41 Kaia
10:16 Kaia
10:53 Karl II
11:23 Karl II
11:47 Karl II for #4
13:48 Karl II chunky porridge
15:01 Kaia
15:06 Kaia
16:02 Kaia
17:55 Karl II
18:35 Karl II
19:13 Karl II
20:50 Kaia for #1
21:38 Kaia for #2

Today the feedings were very individual.

Good night!

[Swenja]

June 10

Good morning!



05:42 feeding
Kaia gives porridge.



06:18 Karl II is at home.

[Swenja]

06:19 feeding
There was fish. All the chicks could have breakfast.

[Swenja]

06:20 Kaia is back in the nest again. She takes one fish.