Black Stork Webcam Discussion ~ Tiit & Tiina ~ 2013

[asteria]

Who is sitting in the nest now?

[uiko]

i would like to now that too! who is there? i think it's Tiit.

[Starling]

19.25 Mating.

[airras]

scarf to the peak ....

[Jo UK]

Thank you, airras. I tried to post the same but Photobucket would not resize the pic, so I deleted it!
Wonderful colours.

[Jo UK]

Tiit's almost black beak vanishes on a dark background.

[airras]

I have still not very clear ....... this is so?

[Jo UK]

airras, yes, I think you are correct. Male has darker legs (on this nest) but we can't see the beak. That would be my guess, too. Female looks smaller and has a slimmer beak. In your picture, she is more distant from the camera so that will alter apparent size.
Tiit's beak seems to have a gap between upper and lower parts, along the mid-length.
I still think Tiit is on the left of the pic.

[airras]

jo thanks...,
think the male is larger, also has the large red peak more .. I

[Jo UK]

Yes, the male beak seems to have more depth - from top to bottom. Tiina's beak look slim, by comparison.
It does help to see them both together!

In previous years, I remember reading that, at this time of year, the male's legs, beak and eye patches are a brighter red. Someone should tell Tiit about that. He looks darker this year.

[Olga]

The difference of their beaks:



Here Tiit's beak is a bit in motion, but the difference to Tiina's beak can be seen quite well..

[Olga]

Today at 17:10 -17 -17:16 the sunlight playing on their feathers.


How decorative they are

[Felis silvestris]

I also found today that Tiits's legs are quite thin and rather dark while Tiina's are a bit thicker and more on the pinkish red side.

I have a picture from today - Tiina is on the left and Tiit on the right:

[Maxie4Paws]

this is my first year in seeing them.they are sure pretty.

[Bisky]

There has been an addition to the nest during the night.

[Kitty KCMO]

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[Chimega]

How can this be, so soon?

[baska]

April 21

The first egg! I know it can last only two days, but each time I'm very surprised!







and tey are fitting the nest by bringing every other branch/twig.

[Dima дима.]

[airras]