Latvian black storks - 2018

[Birdfriend]

Aha, our good Dad Kaupo want to stay still a bit there.
Nice, that I can see him, I snatched the right moment.
He is resting and preening.




...and now he is gone in a deeper resting phase...


14:38 Kaupo pooped on the nest.

[Liz01]

14:50 shakes his plumage and is looking around


14:52 Yawning



14:53 starts preening again

[Liz01]

15:22 Is still resting


16:05 Kaupo is still here. It's his nest. He can stay here as long as he wants It takes a while, to preen one's plumage.
Then I say goodbye to him at some point.Today... tomorrow.. who knows

[Liz01]

16:35 scratching his head


16:35 andstretching his wings and leg.


A few feathers are missing! He is still at the Moult.

[Liz01]

16:56 Stretching the other leg and wing

[Liz01]

17:01 flies off! See you soon





https://youtu.be/sCXqYnlG2AQ

[Sue]

But who deserves resting more than Kaupo .

Liz, thanks a lot for your nice photos

[Michi]

13:17 Kaupo has arrived home :loveshower:

LOL! I just had an inspiration and opened the cam. On my tablet the stream often starts with the beginning – 4 hours back. And what do I see? Kaupo!
Wonderful to see him again.
Thank you for all the beautiful pictures, Liz and Birdfriend!

That was a very short migration:laugh:

I’ve read once, that the adult Black Storks don’t migrate immediately when they left their nests. It was written that they go to a good place with enough food, a little river for example, and stayed there with other adults for up to 4 weeks. They rest there and recover from the arduous brood season. Only then they begin their long journey. Unfortunately I haven’t found again the nice picture from the gathering place, I’ve seen once.

Sue, Birdfriend, Rita, Chrisitz … thank you all for your kind words! I hope we will meet again next year.

[Solo]

... I’ve read once, that the adult Black Storks don’t migrate immediately when they left their nests. It was written that they go to a good place with enough food, a little river for example, and stayed there with other adults for up to 4 weeks. They rest there and recovered from the arduous brood season. Only then they begin their long journey.Unfortunately I haven’t found the nice picture from the gathering place again, I’ve seen once. ...

Michi, that all is true (also WS)
we have here in LK photos with our Ziluka - Upene on CZ - PL border = river Olša (Olze), with adult storks; long time she stayed here before the long migration route to Africa - the map https://s22.postimg.cc/4amivzrn5/ZILUKA.jpg (but it was not in nesting area )

[Michi]

Thank you for the info, Solo!
What a picture from Upenes movings!

[Birdfriend]

I want to add some nice pics from beautiful Kaupo.




Preening in resting posture and the head is turned behind, great act of balance.

[Birdfriend]

He's so funny.


The last moments on the nest...


...and ready to go...

[Liz01]

August 14

Good Morning Solo, Michi, Sue, Birdfriend, asteria, and all

That was a nice surprise for me yesterday. Clear signs of leaving the nest does not mean anything.
There are many different things about this nest.

I know that they stay in the area for a few days or weeks. The longest stay in latvia, was by Meija (2015) .I thought she will never migrate.
I think if the nest did not collapse everyone would still be here. Except maybe Gaja

[Liz01]

8:01:14 A squirrel visit the nest tree

it is at the right side


jumps under the nest tree and appears on the left




Video with zoom
https://youtu.be/Q_ll4m2O4hI

[Anna_]

A wonderful season seems to be coming to an end
Thanks so much Liz, Solo and all other "reporters" for your great fotos and videos!
May "our" young storks live long and prosper
Already looking forward to reading you all next year
Have a wonderful rest of the summer!

[Solo]

FB Melnais stārķis. Dzīvības lidojums https://bit.ly/2OC2hir
EDIT 15.08. the right link https://bit.ly/2w75aQQ (above the link is only to photo)

"And another nesting season has passed. It looks like all Latvijas Dabas fonds live-camera nest black storks have started migration to Africa. It has been a great year in nest in Sigulda district - 4 chicks have been raised. The nest is a bit devastated, but hopefully we will be able to watch its renovation work next spring! To see season events is possible in the Dabasdati forum (https://forums.dabasdati.lv/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=3864). Thank you very much to every forum member who recorded events in the nest! We hope that birds will have a good migration, rich and safe resting places in Africa, and we will be waiting for birds to return in the spring!"

nothing about that topic

[Liz01]

Good Morning Solo

FB Melnais stārķis. Dzīvības lidojums https://bit.ly/2OC2hir
EDIT 15.08. the right link https://bit.ly/2w75aQQ (above the link is only to photo)
..And another nesting season has passed. It looks like all Latvijas Dabas fonds live-camera nest black storks have started migration to Africa.........!"

thank you for the link and the info about the nest

Two jay visit today the nest tree.

[chrisitz]

thank you also from my side!
it was a really good season, full of joy and hope for the future of our beloved storks.
I hope we will stay in contact!

[Liz01]

The nest today

2018-08-24

[Abigyl]

WOW

It cannot be called a nest

Liz, What are they going to do for next season ?