Black Stork Webcam - Tiit & Tiina 2011

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It seems that we shall have a serious nesting season with these Black Storks.
I think we should start a Daily Summary topic, so that we can collect important informationat the end of the season.
We can leave it open so anyone can add significant events. when they happen.
Maybe we should post times when adults "change shift", now that they have started to brood.

Are we now confident that we can identify male and female? I am not, yet!
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Yes, I like that very much Jo, but don't recognise male and female yet. I shall try to find more information.

Edit: well I've taken pictures from both from all sides and as soon I see them mating I will know which is which :laugh:
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Good Morning,

It will take a while to get whom is whom but I was watching a few minutes ago as (I believe it was Tiit) brought in what looked like black moss(?) and ever so gently placed it around the eggs as Tiina watched.
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The nest should be kept in order
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15:54
Isn't this a lovely nest!
Actually, they are both on the nest preening - one can be seen just behind the tree trunk!
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16:03
They just mated again !
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Now Tiit is in the nest and Tiina is standing behind the trunk. I know it only because saw them mating some moments ago (I guess the male goes on the top of the female???). I've been watching them carefully, but still can't tell any differences between them. How on Earth will we know who is who? :puzzled:
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visitor wrote:Now Tiit is in the nest and Tiina is standing behind the trunk. I know it only because saw them mating some moments ago (I guess the male goes on the top of the female???). I've been watching them carefully, but still can't tell any differences between them. How on Earth will we know who is who? :puzzled:
The one, who laid the eggs is a female. :laugh:
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hah, visitor and asteria, good point!
so it is very easy....only they should every now and then keep mating or laying eggs....and the rest is clear :mrgreen:

now, who is who?? :whistling:

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asteria wrote: The one, who laid the eggs is a female. :laugh:
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actually, looks like she has more like "Cleopatra eyes" and his peak is darker in the middle part :puzzled:
or....i don`t know :faint:
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With most birds the female is larger, but here I think the male is larger (not sure) and one of the two has a few white feathers, on each side of the body and I think that is the female, but there must be more.....

Edit: right now is the female on the eggs, I think
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jopie wrote:Yes, I like that very much Jo, but don't recognise male and female yet. I shall try to find more information.

Edit: well I've taken pictures from both from all sides and as soon I see them mating I will know which is which :laugh:
In Patsycat's small picture Tiit has some small white bits on his wings and back.
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Around 3:45 - 4 P.M.

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Here I think the female is at the left, a few white feathers (at her other side a smaller white patch) and her beak is darker in the middle part, while the male has a complete orange beak. But don't punish me if I'm wrong :laugh:
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jopie wrote: :rotf:
Exactly.!!
I still can't get over the reality of this. :nod: ... Oh joy. :bounce:


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Post by Olga »

Look, have you noticed that Tiina has like a small tassel ( is plume a better word??) on the top of her haed.

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I have tried to take pics where the tassel can be seen well, but didin't have better succes yet. Perhaps Tiina just puts the tassel feather to be seen more easily?? I think anyway that in these photos Tiina is the one who has the 'tassel' ...or :help:


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Tiina to the right:

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Tiina is walking to jump on the branch:

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Tiina brooding:
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and :wave: white feathers! They were the result of preening I think
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both preening....
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