Black Stork Nest in Karula, 2021

[Heloise]

19:22:57 Kaia is back!



She brings and gives them some water.
(I don't get as good pictures of it as Anne and Swenja did today)

Kaia seems to be pleased (the chicks drank a bit).



The storklets eat something now too (some food leftovers?)

[Swenja]

19:22:57 Kaia is back, she brings water and gives them
The storklets eat something now too (some food leftovers?)

The chicks poke around in the damp. I don't think there was any food with the water.

[Heloise]

19:40 The mother has no interest in what her children do

[Swenja]

Kaia is done. She did a lot for the chicks today in the heat.

This heat wave is somewhat worrying. So far there was enough food available. But now comes a difficult phase.
I hope that in the next 2 days there will be at least some local thunderstorms and some rain in Estonia.
No rain at all would be the worst.

[Heloise]

Yes, she is wonderful!
Unfortunately, the weather is extremely hot now several more days
I worry too...
Karula - Tomorrow's weather, hourly 6/20/2021
There is a chance of rain and light rain... at 00:00 - 03:00
https://freemeteo.ee/weather/karula/hou ... ry=estonia

Karula - 7 day weather forecast
https://freemeteo.ee/weather/karula/7-d ... ry=estonia
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[Heloise]

19:40





19:41 I stand like my mother, but I can't stand on one leg yet...



The children go back and forth in the nest, but the mother does not turn her head

[Swenja]

Thanks for the weather report @Heloise
It looks like a bit of rain in the next few days.

[Heloise]

Swenja, you are welcome!
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Beautiful ballet dress



Very nice 1,2,3

[Anne7]

The children go back and forth in the nest, but the mother does not turn her head

Heloise

I have noticed in the past that this is Kaia's tactic to avoid begging and excitement of her storklets.
“I don't see you, I don't hear you, don't waste your time...”

Thanks for all pictures and for the weather report.

It’s going to be tough, I think. Too hot for too long.
Karl II and Kaia will have to pull out all the stops to get over this long heat wave.

[Heloise]

Heloise
I have noticed in the past that this is Kaia's tactic to avoid begging and excitement of her storklets.
“I don't see you, I don't hear you, don't waste your time...”

Anne7!

You may be right!

[Heloise]

20:03



They are so dangerously on the edge of the nest!

[Heloise]

20:55:57 Karl II came home! Greetings.



20:56:10 Kaia flies to the left

[Swenja]

desquamation on the leg

[Heloise]

20:58 Feeding time! Very hungry kids are eating Karl II´s beak.



There were two (little?) piles of fishes...



... maybe not too much, but they ate.



21:00:45 Karl II flies to the right.

[Heloise]

But the storklets look very nice after feeding

[Anne7]

There were two (little?) piles of fishes...
... maybe not too much, but they ate.
But the storklets look very nice after feeding

Yes, they look satisfied.
They finally have a reasonably filled crop today.

If Karl II and Kaia can maintain this difficult 'balance' during the coming week, everything will be fine, I think.
The chicks will not get fat, and may grow a bit slower for a while. But the most important thing at the moment is that they don't dehydrate and don’t get overheated (and in the meantime get enough food every day to avoid deficiencies and starvation).

Karl II and Kaia are both doing such a great job!

[Anne7]

desquamation on the leg

https://up.picr.de/41453923tg.jpg

Swenja
Perhaps the skin on their legs peels every now and then, like their beaks peel ?
I really don’t know if it’s the case.

[Swenja]

21:31:35 Camera off

[Heloise]

At least we saw that the chicks were given dinner.
I don't think any of the parents will come back.
They need to rest themselves!

Karl II and Kaia are both doing such a great job!

Yes!

[Swenja]

Thank you @ Tatiana60, @ Anne7 and @Heloise for the nice pictures and reports.

Summary
The chicks were alone in the nest overnight.
00:29 Camera on
05:52 Karl II came
05:54 feeding Karl II
07:40 parents change
07:42 feeding time Kaia
10:11-11:56 several times wet moss and water Kaia
11:34 Feeding small snack Kaia
12:18 parents change
12:21 snack feeding Karl II
12:27-15:41 several times wet grass and water Karl II
15:24 feeding Karl II questionable
17:47 Kaia came
17:48 feeding frogs Kaia
19:03 Kaia away
19:22 Kaia brings water.
20:55 parents change
20:58 feeding Karl II and away
21:31 Camera off


Today 5 feedings could be observed (without snack from Kaia and questionable feeding from Karl II). Kaia was in the nest most of the time and helped the chicks through the heat. Both parents brought plenty of water and refreshments to the nest.

Good night