Hi all!
The place where the BS went was their nest three years ago. And maybe it will be theirs this year...
Yesterday and today another couple of GV has been seen in this nest, mating and bringing brunches and repairing the nest. It is rather late but this winter was more cold and rainy than it is usual so the breeding season is quite confused.
This year we will not see the BS nest as it will be (I hope) under this nest. Anyway, if I go there I promise I will post some pics here.
But you will see that young GV are really really cute
If everything is OK the first one will be born on the 27th/28th March and this one on the 6th/7th May (it's quite late for GV and the mother seems quite young but let's think that everything will be fine).
Re: Black Stork nest in Portugal
Posted: March 15th, 2011, 2:30 pm
by Fleur
Nice, to see them again
Re: Black Stork nest in Portugal
Posted: March 15th, 2011, 2:36 pm
by garina do mar
Hi Fleur
You captured an interesting situation. The GV that is landing is a young GV (one year, maximum 2) that is wondering around this nest since the couple is there.
It´s funny because they are not so agressive towards him as they would be if it was an adult.
Re: Black Stork nest in Portugal
Posted: March 15th, 2011, 10:07 pm
by Fleur
now I can not remember so well the difference between an adult and young.
can you that Drop here again please ?
or a link with info ?
There are 2 ways to find out if it is an adult or a young GV: adults have the beak whiter and the young ones almost black. Also the "necklace" is darker in the young ones, and that makes their head seem whiter than on the adults
I see a Black Stork on this nestcam today.
Haven't looked at this link for a long time. We probably missed the nesting.
Re: Black Stork nest in Portugal
Posted: June 11th, 2012, 8:21 pm
by garina do mar
macdoum wrote:
I see a Black Stork on this nestcam today.
Haven't looked at this link for a long time. We probably missed the nesting.
This is the Griffon vulture nest that we can see in this cam. Like last year GV occupied the former BS nest. The BS nest is quite close, "just around the corner" but it cannot be seen through the cam. When the BS start to fly maybe it will be possible to see them
Re: Black Stork nest in Portugal
Posted: June 12th, 2012, 3:14 am
by macdoum
garina do mar wrote:
This is the Griffon vulture nest that we can see in this cam. Like last year GV occupied the former BS nest. The BS nest is quite close, "just around the corner" but it cannot be seen through the cam. When the BS start to fly maybe it will be possible to see them