Black Stork nest in Portugal

[garina do mar]

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Renandeli
Since 20 minutes ago she is fixing every thing in the nest, especially moss for the eggs to be confortable

[Olga]

She is so careful and beautiful

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[garina do mar]

2nd BS arrived
at 11:09 UTC
Waiting

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Arrival

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Together

[Olga]

This is exiting, what will happen next?? There will be the first egg or ..what??.. grr.. I have to go...

[garina do mar]

This is exiting, what will happen next?? There will be the first egg or ..what??.. grr.. I have to go...

I don't know how many time after the 1st egg will be laid
Last year Donna laid the 1st one 6 days after the 1st mating. But it must depend if the matings are successful or not.
Any way, they must thing that they don't need further material for the nest, so... let's wait
I'm not sure either that we will see the eggs. I hope so

[garina do mar]

The BS that was "standig" left around 11:55 UTC. The one that was in the nest went to the balcony to see the river, started do "call" a lot and left also at 12:03 UTC.

[Olga]

Both Black Storks returned! I didn't see when they came, but there are they my first pics of the return. Chacking and arranging the nest, some rest

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[garina do mar]

Both Black Storks returned! I didn't see when they came, but there are they my first pic of the return

They arrived one after another. At 14:13 UTC

[Olga]

At about 16:20. Preening and work, putting sticks to better positions for happenings in nearby future..

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[NancyM]

Hi, the view is magic, Bo! when it is 16:32 in Massachusets USA, it is in Estonia + 8h, 00:32.

Actually, until this morning, Estonia was +7 hours from me.

But as of today we advanced our clocks one hour, and are on Daylight Saving Time, so now Estonia is +6.

and Portugal is +4.

So - right now it is noon, and it should be 4 PM in Portugal and 6 PM in Estonia ...

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/

But I forget the relationship of this camera and UTC

[garina do mar]

Actually, until this morning, Estonia was +7 hours from me.

But as of today we advanced our clocks one hour, and are on Daylight Saving Time, so now Estonia is +6.

and Portugal is +4.

So - right now it is noon, and it should be 4 PM in Portugal and 6 PM in Estonia ...

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/

But I forget the relationship of this camera and UTC

So now you're -4UTC and camera is +2UTC

[Olga]

Well, I guessed I was wrong about time differences! Please, garina do mar, tell me are the points of the compass I have marked in this picture, aproximately right? The time in Portugal in this picture was 17:16..

(19:16 in Estonia) If they are wrong, I propably have better to delete this post

edit: They were wrong! Look forwards!
I deleted the wrong drawing

[garina do mar]

Well, I guessed I was wrong about time differences! Please, garina do mar, tell me are the points of the compass I have marked in this picture, aproximately right? The time in Portugal in this picture was 17:16.. (19:16 in Estonia) If they are wrong, I propably have better to delete this post

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You better do
Even the nest is wrong. It is under the platform you see on the left from the one you pointed
I'll put a picture from google earth.

[garina do mar]

The location of the nest

[Olga]

The location of the nest

Thank you very much! Now I understand better! The landscape is wonderful, magnificent.

How high is the ' rock' (i have no word to it,..what is the name of the steep, high stony 'rock wall')?

I remember the nest is 20 meters abowe the water level.

[Ricky]

Everybody is waiting Even blackbirds

Rather a Blue Rock Thrush (Monticola solitarius)

[Olga]

Ricky! Good! I thought that colour was too blue to be a Blackbird, but then i thought that the lightning and the zoomed cam view biased the black colour. The beak was black anyway., not yellow, and it was not brownish as the female Black bird.

You mean this bird:

Monticole merle-bleu / Blue Rock Thrush (Monticola solitarius)

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Yesterday bird:

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[garina do mar]

Rather a Blue Rock Thrush (Monticola solitarius)

Yes, I think you are right. In Portuguese they have the same name: the blackbird (turdus merula) is called Melro and the monticola solitarius is called Melro Azul.

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http://www.avesdeportugal.info/monsol.html

[garina do mar]

Moonlight in Portas de Ródão
It seem that there are 3 BS (at 19;27 UTC)

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Now they are both in the nest

[Olga]

Moonlight in Portas de Ródão
It seem that there are 3 BS (at 19;27 UTC)

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Now they are both in the nest

Three! Yes. You said it!

I think the other Blac Stork, femail I suppose, has spent today more time on the nest than on any other day. Yet they have returned one after the other most times of the returnings during the day. But last time it seemed to me that the first seemed to return at 19:55 and the second at about 20:42.

One question: What do you think, what if there are Ruppells or some other eagles flying near the nest, could they threaten the Black Stork's nestlings? Black Storks leave their chick alone quite soon.. Is there reasn to be worried?