Black Stork Nest In Karula 2023.

[Swenja]

Kaia is preening and loosens the nest floor.




She touches an egg and rolls this egg.





Kaia covers the eggs and is incubating.

[Swenja]

15:47 Kaia watches something. She stands up.

[Swenja]

She stretches to see better.



Luckily, it's nothing that worries her. She covers the eggs again and continues to incubate.

[Swenja]

The eggs are 27, 24, 22 and 20 days old today.



It has hardly rained and the eggs are still nice and white.

[Jo UK]

E-mail from Urmas. Swenja, you are mentioned.
Btw, do you see e-mail of Swenja? wanted to inform her that started additional feeding of Kaia-Karl II. Sometimes it could help to understand the behaviour on nest.

Today morning photo of Kaia from trail cam is enclosed. We restored that place seven years ago with volunteers (second image).

Urmas
(The top image is from 7 years ago)

[Jo UK]

15:47 Kaia watches something. She stands up.
https://up.picr.de/45717218uc.jpg

Swenja, that was a very clever catch by you!

[Swenja]

Thank you @Jo UK and Urmas!

The volunteers did a very good job. Thanks to every volunteer.
Nice to see that Kaia familiarized herself with this place. Is there already a way for users and friends of the live camera to support the offer of the feed? You can generally support Kotkaklubi. But maybe there are people who only want to support black storks.

I am pleased that a successful season has now given the best condition.
Thanks again!

[Jo UK]

Swenja, another e-mail to Urmas

[Swenja]

Kaia is very tired. Karl II will be there soon.

[fussel]

Hello to all and big thanks to Swenja and Jo for the good news.
I am convinced: Kaia has already whispered it to the little ones through the eggshell.

And, Swenja, once again thumbs up for the picture (15:47:57)

[Swenja]

Nice flight to the nest from Karl II.







19:55 Karl II is at home.

[Swenja]

Greeting! Kaia flies away.





Karl II takes care for the eggs.

[Swenja]

Karl II sits with his beak open and breathing rapidly.
I should think he had a good supper and needs to catch his breath.



He stands up, loosens the nest floor and nesting material.





He covers the eggs again.

[Swenja]

Karl II watching something.



There is no disturbance.

[Swenja]

camera transmission off



camera transmission on

[Swenja]

In the photo of Kaia from this morning at the fish basket you can see the low water level.
Unfortunately, the weather forecast still does not see any significant rain.
https://freemeteo.ee/weather/karula/7-d ... ry=estonia

[Swenja]

22:12 night vision

[Swenja]

May 26

Good morning!

It seems to have been a quiet night.



Karl II fights with a pellet.
He puts down the pellet and takes back a bit.

[Swenja]

Karl II is waiting for Kaia.
He stands up, scratches his neck extensively, loosens the nest floor and does ps.







Karl II rolls the eggs and covers the eggs again.

[Swenja]

Karl II is looking around. A black stork to the right.
Karl II stands up and is clattering with his beak. Defense!