Black Stork Webcam Discussion ~ Tiit & Tiina~ 2012

[Kitty KCMO]

Think, it is an Ural Owl, slightly alarmed by some reason.
Ural Owl was possible to hear last year in the same area and hope this season also it wiil be here.

Thank you Urmas, for the information about the owl I recorded.

[Kitty KCMO]

Wouldn't trust it only as far as I could throw it....Google... with any language.

Welcome Sirje to the forum.

I put Sirje's comments through the Google Translate & it was indeed a mish-mash, as usual! But I think it was something about the possibility of using Google Translate to assist in communication.

[alice44]

I wonder how long it would take people with no Estonian to achieve a google level English Estonian translation?

Anyhow, welcome Sirje, and please stick with us.

[Kitty KCMO]

The BS begins its day.

[alice44]

The stork is preening.

[Kitty KCMO]

Preening the feathers. I love how they can stand for long times on only one leg.

[ame]

good morning!
and welcome Sirje to the forum!

i had to record a clip of the preening stork, too. its feathers shine so beautifully in the morning sun.

[Kitty KCMO]

You got better light than I did, Ame! Wonderful view of the handsome stork.

I am logging off now; I slept poorly last night, & hubby & I had a very busy day. It was very hot here today (84 °F or 28.9 °C) & that makes me groggy & tired. So enjoy the beautiful day that is dawning in Estonia & making our cams even more lovely than usual. I look forward to all the photos & videos when I come back in a few hours. Goodnight / Good day, everyone! I am .

[ame]

then some arranging of twigs ans wing practise and then more preening. it's being very thorough.


i've become inclined to believe that this is a female. it hasn't said a single beep since it arrived. shouldn't males begin to call females right away?

good night Kitty!
nearly 29 degrees! and some struggle in snow over here....

[Mutikluti]

Good morning!
Today was very cold night...at my home was -7,8 C So sad is watch at Tiit....
07.18

[Mutikluti]

[alice44]

(Here it is 10-14 and raiiiiny -- some creeks have flood alerts. Snow falling and ice floating in Estonia and a crazy heat wave in the midwestern US)

Somehow seeing the stork's paws in the snow looks painful, but I suppose it is hardly as bad as standing in icy water hunting. I suppose if the water stays melted he will be alright.

[Olga]

Good morning!

[NancyM]

Alice, the storks and other birds have a nice physiological mechanism to keep their feet (not paws) from freezing (and a good thing, that is, too!)

[Olga]

What is the temperature there now? Under 0 C ?

[Liis]

I wonder how long it would take people with no Estonian to achieve a google level English Estonian translation?
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At a guess, including modern language teaching and taking "learning Estonian" as getting to the level of GT text understanding - one-two years.
This is interesting - let's continue at How do you say ...viewtopic.php?p=133526#p133526

[venegor]

Yesterday it arranged well a nest, and today again freezes paws

[Liis]

Sheep are clearly baa-ing at distance - so I guess I heard right when I thought there were human voices and real dogs (not Ural owls)

[Olga]

Tiit prepares himself as the most possible handsome.









Shine on you, Black Diamond!

[Bubo]

Good morning

Snow is melting - yesteray there were more snow than now.

Two pictures: