Latvian black storks - 2023- 2024

[Liz01]

Feeding No 1
8:52 Urga early morning breakfast for three. OXF4 was not here. She flew away 6:04
I'm happy, that she has brought food for the pretty hungry little ones




video- Breakfast by Urga

[Liz01]

8:54 twittering and searching for leftover

[Liz01]

9:09 OXF4 comes home




greetings


9:24 all are at home. They are preening themselves

I will have a break. When I come back, Ogris should have been here too. That would be great OXF4 need food too

[Liz01]

Feeding No 2
9:59 Ogris

[Liz01]

fish? Frog?






I think it is slowly enough for the parents. They are exhausted

[Liz01]

Searching for leftover


10:13 slippery branch


10:18 one is gone
OXF3 alone at home - OXF3 & OXF4 are in the nest -

[Liz01]

OXF6


11:54 preening session

[Liz01]

they all are preening each other

[Liz01]

still preening




12:06 ff >>defending - they are spotting someone

[Liz01]

12:37 / 12:38 bird fly away. Overall, it was not a big deal. They were not afraid. They just wanted the unwanted visitor to disappear

[Liz01]

OXF6 is stretching out wings and body


13:03 OXF6 is yawning


13:13 OXF6 almost fell backwards

13:13 OXF3 is walking on the parent branch
13:14 OXF5 is preening OXF6
13:15:27 OXF3 flies on a branch above

[Liz01]

13:21 OXF5 is stretching out leg and wing


13:38 OXF3 is shaking his plumage. He is still above the nest

13:47 OXF3 jumps back into the nest. Twittering

[Liz01]

14:10 big wing, long leg


14:12 good ps by OXF6
14:16 OXF3 is now on the left branch and is preening himself
14:17


14:25 OXF4 is back in the nest- and a long greeting

Lunchtime for me

[Liz01]

14:26 OXF4 is on the parent branch.. restless girl!


14:31:02 she flies away for good at an age of 82.8 days





14:35 flies from the tree top - empty nest

[Liz01]

14:40 two are back- OXF5 & OXF6
14:42 a third is back


15:08 another ps by OXF6
15:42 OXF3 is back home

15:51 they are preening themselves

[Liz01]

16:28 Sibling is twittering in the forest
16:32 Sibling flew from the parent branch out of forest

16:37 OXF5 settles down into the nest


16:37 OXF6 is on the left


16:38 OXF3 jumps down. it looks like he is deliberately interrupting the siblings. I don't know..

[Liz01]

16:46 preening


16:51 OXF5 in front on the left

[Liz01]

17:19:21 good ps by OXF6


17:19:49 ps by OXF5
OXF3 is preening OXF5

[Liz01]

17:22:43 "good" ps by OXF3
19:52 OXF3, OXF5 and OXF6 are still at home

14:27:00 OXF4 jumps on a branch above... I have to search, when she flies away.
EDIT: 14:31:02 she flies away from the treetop
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19:55 She is still away

As I suspected, the parents are reducing the food deliveries. For whatever reason
I am curious if they will come again tomorrow

[Liz01]

I often saw them poop. Sometimes it was good, sometimes less. I don't see that completely either. When they fly away or are in the treetops, I don't see how often and how much

OXF3 /OXF5 and OXF6


OXF6 in front of camera


20:45 OXF6 is walking on the parent branch and jumps then to a branch above


20:48 all are in the treetop - except OXF4