Black Stork Nest in Karula 2022

[Liz01]

7:51 both are still at home and are preening their plumage.
7:58 Bonus returned home.. greetings

[Liz01]

8:02 begging
8:03 they are looking to the right and are still twittering. Karl or the sibling
8:04.. flew away

8:06 begging and Waba came home
they are still twittering! greeting the sibling. But they look to the right

turn to the left and are begging
8:08 Karl with a huge load fish


first fish took Waba

[Liz01]

that is great! two feeding till now and all were at home A very good start to the day!




SLOMO Speed 0,3! the video includes Waba's return


8:11 Karl is gone! Stoklets sent him to the basket

[Liz01]

After the Fish delivery. they are stuffed


Waba

[Liz01]

8:37 They are watching someone

8:38 Voog flew out
8:39 Waba went to the right


8:45 Waba out
8:47 Bonus is doing a ps
8:51 Bonus flew to the right
8:51 Iks follows right away

[Liz01]

9:06 Waba brings a twig


9:06:10 pooped with the twig in the beak!

nice size twig! he will be a good nest builder! just like dad

[Liz01]

9:06 Waba brings a twig






9:14 Waba flew out again
9:26 still empty nest

breakfast for me and then I will be away for a few hours

[Urmas]

About fish in baskets.
In 10 Aug both baskets filled with not much fish basket 2 ca 70 fish and basket 1 ca 30.
11 Aug no fish brought
12 Aug two times (at noon and evening) both ca 80 fish into basket 2
13 Aug evening more as 200 fish into basket 2 and 10 bigger fish into basket 1 (both were empty)
Trail cameras at baskets do not send always the picture, if baskets are visited. It could be related to weak network in those low and relatively remote places. More caps in pictures from basket 1. But many "empty" pictures from basket 2.
This morning both Karl and grey heron were spotted at basket 2 in 5:39, but probably they were there already earlier.
5:54 only heron visible taking the fish from basket
6:19 and 6:31 only Karl visible, taking the fish or standing with stuffed neck
At the moment no more pictures, where birds visible. But in basket there was more fish as Karl brought to the nest, both small and quite big fish there in basket since last evening.

[Swenja]

10:06 all chicks are home.



Thank you very much @Urmas for the information.
It is good that fish is still being brought into the baskets, even if only a small part is brought by Karl II. The gray herons are probably fetching something.

The chicks now look well fed just before their journey. The fish baskets have made an excellent contribution to this.
Big thanks again to everyone who made this possible.

[Swenja]

11:52 feeding time
I think there was fish. All chicks present.





Bonus had speared a fish with the top of its beak and was unable to eat it.

[Swenja]

after feeding
Bonus tried to swing the fish into his beak, but the fish fell out of the nest.

[Swenja]

The fish must be in the beak, not wrapped around the beak.

[Swenja]

12:47 Karl II is back. All chicks present.

[Swenja]

a lot of fish

[Liz01]

.... But in basket there was more fish as Karl brought to the nest, both small and quite big fish there in basket since last evening.

Urmas, thank you very much for the information!
These four juveniles have the best start for their future life!

[Liz01]

11:52 Feeding Video SLOMO Speed 0,3


12:47 feeding video SLOMO Speed 0,3

[Urmas]

According trail camera Karl was fishing at basket in 11:55, walked away from fish basket 2 at 12:06. Could be he had a rest somewhere out of view.
And returned to the basket 13:19, just standing in stream and scratching the head. Maybe there is basket emptied since he brought fish to chicks?

[Liz01]

Urmas, with the amount of fish brought in today, it's possible that the basket is empty. An unbelievable amount of fish fits in a small stork

13:39 they are listening to a woodpecker


13:49 it must be pretty warm. Everyone breathes with their beaks open. Waba is preening Bonus
Sometimes I wonder if that's preening or eating leftovers

[Liz01]

13:56 light on nest is getting better. Almost normal sight

[Liz01]

15:09 a threat!

15:03 it starts! Bonus and Waba react to someone


Waba is growling and clatters with the beak


I can't see what both are reacting to.. it moves on the right