Latvian black storks - 2023- 2024

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6:01:12 another one is jumping & flying on the left

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6:03 OXF3 shows his beautiful wings, is winging and jumping




6:04 OXF5 jumps from the parent branch onto the left branch

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6:06 two are talking in the tree top
OXF5 is still here


6:12 OXF5 is walking on the parent branch


6:13 Jumps above out of sight

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6:15:43 one flew away
6:16:08 Storklet jumps to another branch
6:17:30 it flies away

I think they are now exploring the surrounding area again. I am glad that they are now over 80 days old and are still being cared for.
And I am curious how long the parents will still come

6:47 breaking branches under the nest tree. for me is sounds like an animal

They will be back in one- two hours

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8:12 the first came home. S/he landed above the nest
8:13 OXF3 jumps down- is doing nest cleaning


now he is waiting

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8:53 starts preening

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9:03 arrival OXF6 - what is OXF3 doing? That looked a bit like aggression, or maybe competition?




Two males

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9:05 OXF6 went onto the parent branch and jumps to the left branch

9:13 OXF3 is looking up the OXF6

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9:23 someone is flying around - Beak clacking by OXF3


Arrival OXF5


OXF3 fell from above

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9:30 OXF4 is still not at home. I did not see her in the early morning too


preening


OXF4 was last seen on nest yesterday late evening

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9:36 pretty healthy ps by OXF3


bossy boss


one one the parent branch

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8:45 begging- that sounds like OXF4 is around -

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crash landing on the left




EDIT: Sibling flies on the right over a branch to the left - then crash sound . so OXF4 must be on the left
It could be she landed there. But she did not come down.

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10:00 I will be away for a few hours
10:02 OXF3 is calling and clattering with the beak - he is on the parent branch

10:04 siblings are looking up - to OXF4?
10:06 siblings looks up to the left

10:32 OXF3 is stretching out wing and leg on the parent branch


10:38 OXF6


OXF5 looks up to a sibling

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10:54 OXF4 fell from above


10:57 OXF4 on the right


OXF5 is preening the sibling

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10:54 OXF5 is preening OXF6




Another thunderstorm

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11:00 it starts raaining


11:06

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Feeding No 1

13:21 late breakfast by Urga
All 4 Kiddos have eaten frogs!

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Urga with frogs


13:43 Storklet conference
13:59 they are twittering again.

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14:00


14:00 one flies away

14:01 one jumps to the left and out of sight


OXF5 & OXF6 are in the nest


OXF5 is walking on the parent branch and jumps above in a branch. Sibling is there
then OXF6 - is walking on the parent branch too
14:03 Jumps to the left too

Empty nest