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Here is our much loved Black Stork nest again, from a slightly different angle this year.

Information about it at
http://www.looduskalender.ee/en/node/12789

Media player link - mms://tv.eenet.ee/kurg

Pontu Archive of still images taken at one minute intervals.
http://pontu.eenet.ee/kurg/2012-04-03/2 ... -12-14.jpg The url is changed each minute and day. To look at any particular picture, make sure the url shows the date and time you want to see.

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March 28 - first black stork arrived (debate as to whether this was Tiina (female) or Tiit (male)

April 10 - two storks seen together on the nest (second one might have arrived a day or two before)

Eggs laid April 14, 16, 18, 20:
Egg 1 - April 14 - hatched May 20 (out of shell at 6:00 AM)
Egg 2 - April 16 - hatched May 20 (out of shell at 9:02 AM)
Egg 3 - April 18 - hatched May 20 (out of shell at 9:32 AM)
Egg 4 - April 20 - did not hatch (pip was seen, but chick did not make it through hatch process)


Friday, June 29, note from Renno:
Juveniles got on the left leg white rings 708T (wing legth 34 cm)"Tommy", 708R (wing 36,5cm)"Lenny" and 708U (wing 35cm)"Kelly". In the right leg there is aluminium rings A10155-57 respectively. They were lot of pecking/beating and somehow 708R injured his bill few cm from the tip - there was scratch visible and some blood on the bill. I didn´t detect it but probably he hit something (me, nippers, climbers) too strongly. I am really sorry for causing this injury while ringing but hopefully it will heal quickly.

Monday, July 2
708R ("Lenny") was removed from the nest. He was found to have a fractured beak. The storklet was transported to the Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences in Tartu. Read more here: http://www.looduskalender.ee/en/node/13843

Video of flights

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEjHqYYzR8I


Edited in 2017

Tommy(708T), now adult stork visited nest in western part of Saaremaa island in Estonia. He did not start breeding there 2017, but was spotted by trail camera twice in one nest

28.March 2012 19.45

The first stork arrived, I don't know who is it ...Tiit or Tiina!




mms://tv.eenet.ee/kurg

Mutikluti's post copied from Black Stork Tracks.

Hooray, here is a Black Stork! Links and information will follow.

What a good news!
Hope he/she came to stay!

WOW, that was great news, and a beautiful sight Thank you

Thank you! Good luck!

Great news!

The first stork arrived earlier than Donna in 2008.

What a surprise. ~~~~

I think its raining.!!

My heart cries whenever I see this nest,last year nest of LSE and hear the call....... So many memories.

mms://video.eenet.ee/2009/k2009-04-05.asf

OH! be still my heart! I have missed the black storks!
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5AM - pitch dark, but I can hear that it is raining.

Such beautiful, glossy black!

A black stork has arrived to prepare its nest for the season. Video is jerky because the cam / power has not warmed up enough yet in the very early morning light.

macdoum wrote:My heart cries whenever I see this nest,last year nest of LSE and hear the call....... So many memories.

mms://video.eenet.ee/2009/k2009-04-05.asf

Yes, Toomas-the-first arrived in the nest and we mixed him up with Donna.

Kitty KCMO wrote:A black stork has arrived to prepare its nest for the season. Video is jerky because the cam / power has not warmed up enough yet in the very early morning light.

I think it must be Tiina because she was silent.

I don't really know how to tell them apart. But the one there this morning was lovely.

I am now; my hubby has a medical appointment tomorrow, so I must tonight. Goodnight / Good day, everybody! Enjoy this & all the other cams today, & I will enjoy your photos & videos when I come back.

oh wow, how exciting!
cam just opened and there's already been a stork!

at the moment there no-one.

Wonderful news, thank you!

Great! Thank you!

18.54
Back at home!