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asteria · **Joined:** February 6th, 2009, 10:37 am **Posts:** 3507

The same pictures I saw in Latvia three weeks ago: white storks in the nests, on the fields, in the sky - everywhere, but last Sunday most of those nests were empty and only a few birds left.

macdoum · **Posted:** August 30th, 2009, 12:12 am

Well,Ricky :hi:

The WS do that here in Alsace too. They follow the tractors and harvestors looking for 'nice' things to eat, not a bit afraid of the machines. :nod:

Thanks for the photos :2thumbsup:

NancyM · **Posted:** September 1st, 2009, 4:59 am

Ricky! I love the white storks! and your pictures! :loveshower:

Urmas · **Posted:** September 2nd, 2009, 10:30 am

Don't remember if sent already that link somewhere in Forum, but:
http://fotoalbum.ee/photos/AnNeLiKe88/sets/835057
http://picasaweb.google.com/margomg/MustToonekurg
http://picasaweb.google.com/margomg/Mus ... 3906480514

there are some images and a video about juvenile BS from Latvia (ringed by my colleague Maris Strazds, in NE Latvia). That bird has chosen wrong direction and stops for couple of weeks already near Tallinn in Raasiku. And is not at all shy...

Other juvenile from Latvia, probably from the same nest - was found dead (with broken leg) on coast of Lake Peipsi.

asteria · **Joined:** February 6th, 2009, 10:37 am **Posts:** 3507

It looks like this BS chick has no sense of danger at all. :shock:

macdoum · **Posted:** September 3rd, 2009, 1:28 am

Urmas wrote:

Don't remember if sent already that link somewhere in Forum, but:
http://fotoalbum.ee/photos/AnNeLiKe88/sets/835057
Other juvenile from Latvia, probably from the same nest - was found dead (with broken leg) on coast of Lake Peipsi.

Thank you for the photographs and no I have not seen them before. :thumbs:

(sorry the the Jnr. from Latvia has lost his life already :blush:

)
In the above photos are there TWO BS ? I see the stork in pic 9/12 there is no ring on the left leg ?

Jo UK · **Posted:** September 3rd, 2009, 9:53 am

asteria wrote:

It looks like this BS chick has no sense of danger at all. :shock:

I have seen such a report, last year, I think, that black storks, just fledged, have no sense of danger. They don't - can't - know that this nice track or road is there because of traffic, and vehicles are big and fast.
Imagine yourself driving a vehicle and being unable to stop in time to avoid a black stork. It would break my heart!

alice44 · **Posted:** September 3rd, 2009, 10:23 am

Jo UK wrote:

asteria wrote:

It looks like this BS chick has no sense of danger at all. :shock:

I have seen such a report, last year, I think, that black storks, just fledged, have no sense of danger. They don't - can't - know that this nice track or road is there because of traffic, and vehicles are big and fast.
Imagine yourself driving a vehicle and being unable to stop in time to avoid a black stork. It would break my heart!

It is rather amazing to see.

asteria · **Joined:** February 6th, 2009, 10:37 am **Posts:** 3507

Jo UK wrote:

I have seen such a report, last year, I think, that black storks, just fledged, have no sense of danger. They don't - can't - know that this nice track or road is there because of traffic, and vehicles are big and fast.
Imagine yourself driving a vehicle and being unable to stop in time to avoid a black stork. It would break my heart!

Besides they peck and eat anything, even something unedible or poisonous, because nobody teaches them what they can eat and what they can't.

macdoum · **Posted:** September 5th, 2009, 6:57 pm

For those who want to compare the Photos of Thoomas and Padis,or others I found these in my files. (from Csaba )

http://picasaweb.google.com/csaba.szucs ... 3359718546
:wave:

there are 6 albums also.

Jo UK · **Posted:** September 5th, 2009, 9:00 pm

Thank you, Carmel.
It was so good to see Padis again! The "bald" head, the ring on the left leg. Toomas is so different. So when one of them returns to that nest, we should be able to say who it is.
Didn't Urmas say that Toomas has a ring now?

asteria · **Joined:** February 6th, 2009, 10:37 am **Posts:** 3507

Urmas said that Toomas has got a transmitter, so we can recognize him at once.

Jo UK · **Posted:** September 5th, 2009, 10:04 pm

Thanks, Asteria. I thought of that after I posted!

Olga · **Posted:** September 5th, 2009, 11:18 pm

asteria wrote:

Urmas said that Toomas has got a transmitter, so we can recognize him at once.

This is so a great news! :bow:

I wish good luck for Toomas from all my heart. :loveshower:

I have to check all my pictures of Toomas I have saved.

visitor · **Posted:** September 6th, 2009, 9:38 pm

Urmas wrote:

Don't remember if sent already that link somewhere in Forum, but:
http://fotoalbum.ee/photos/AnNeLiKe88/sets/835057
http://picasaweb.google.com/margomg/MustToonekurg
http://picasaweb.google.com/margomg/Mus ... 3906480514

there are some images and a video about juvenile BS from Latvia (ringed by my colleague Maris Strazds, in NE Latvia). That bird has chosen wrong direction and stops for couple of weeks already near Tallinn in Raasiku. And is not at all shy...

Other juvenile from Latvia, probably from the same nest - was found dead (with broken leg) on coast of Lake Peipsi.

'Oh dear... in Raasiku? So close! :shake:

It was great to watch the storklet, such a beautiful bird! And scary too, poor chick, alone and lost in this dangerous world...
I hope he/she finds the right direction to Africa.

visitor · **Posted:** September 6th, 2009, 9:41 pm

Olga wrote:

asteria wrote:

Urmas said that Toomas has got a transmitter, so we can recognize him at once.

This is so a great news! :bow:

I wish good luck for Toomas from all my heart. :loveshower:

I have to check all my pictures of Toomas I have saved.

That makes me really curious - will we get the news about his travels? Where has he been all the summer?

Olga · **Posted:** September 12th, 2009, 2:46 pm

Black Storks seen in Southern Finland

11th September, a Black Stork seen in Kirkkonummi, Saltfjärden
11th September,an other Black Stork seen in Helsinki Lauttasaari
10th September, a Black Stork seen in Espoo and Asikkala

http://www.tiira.fi/mielenkiintoiset_Suomi.html

asteria · **Joined:** February 6th, 2009, 10:37 am **Posts:** 3507

Did you pay attention that some stork nests are "double", one nest is built on the other, like here, for example:

Why do storks build such nests?

NancyM · **Posted:** September 20th, 2009, 9:37 pm

asteria wrote:

Did you pay attention that some stork nests are "double", one nest is built on the other, like here, for example:<snip>

Why do storks build such nests?

I have never seen a picture of such a nest .... thank you, asteria :2thumbsup:

Perhaps those storks are overachievers? Or they are covering up an old nest that belong to another pair of storks?

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