Latvian black storks - 2023- 2024

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21:06 Egg rolling and aerating


21:33 again


22:00 preening and aerating

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22:14 great egg care by Ogris

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May 16th

Good Morning Ogres! still for days

3:41 a woodcock is calling
3:52 cranes are singing (we heard cranes on Gaja & Kaupo nest too)
Cuckoo is calling
3:58 The day is dawning. Cranes are calling. a wonderful bird concert can be heard

4:15 aerating the nest bowl, during sitting on the eggs


4:24 again


4:27 stands up and is shaking his plumage

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4:52 preening


4:59 snoozing


5:07 aerating

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5:16 aerating


5:46 again

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8:19 forest workers.. I hear chainsaws
8:31 aerating



8:58 aerating , egg rolling
9:39 areasting and egg rolling


he is doing a ps to the right


9:40 a airplane flies over - he covers the eggs

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9:44 Urga comes home.. I hear still airplanes.. military ?




9:45 Ogris flies away

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9:51 he brings a bunch roots and hay
9:51 he leaves again


9:53 he brings a bunch moss and greenery
9:54 out


9:54 loud military airplane. Urga reacts! they fly low over the forest
9:55 again!

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9:57 Ogris is back with moss, soil and green leaves
9:57 flies away again


10:02 she is aerating the nest bowl and spreading the new nesting material
10:03 he brings a bunch wet grass


10:05 he is back with a bunch twigs

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10:06 he jumps on the left upper branch


10:17 he is still preening himself
10:18 he jumps on a branch above the nest and flies out of forest

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10:26 it's hot


10:37 aerating and egg rolling


11:06 again

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12:08 aerating while sitting


12:57


13:23

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18:21 change of incubation




Urga flies to the left. Ogris takes over the incubation duties

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The nest was ventilated at regular intervals and the eggs were turned until it became dark

22:30 he is aerating the nest bowl, while he sits
22:30 Ogris becomes invisible, just the white tail is visible

22:35 alarm! beak clattering. there was an attack! some one flies above the nest .
hissing! It could be that is was Urga
A minute later eggs are covered again. The situation calmed down so quickly that I assume it was Urga

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May 17th

Good Morning

4:26 egg rolling & aerating




5:16


6:37 Ogris is still incubating

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7:01 beautiful morning light


7:05 aerating and egg rolling


7:09 preening

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žubīte ST wrote:
​​8:11 Ogris atlido ar sūnām ..Urga aiziet uz balkonu..
thank you very much

8:11 change of incubation
Urga landed on a branch above the nest


She fell from above with a small bunch moss

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8:11 nearly 8:12 Ogris walks along the parent branch


8:19 he flies away

he brings green nesting material with soil on it


and flies away

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8:53 he brings a long twig





he is working on t he fence


8:23 he flies away

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8:24 she is preening herself




8:26 He brings mixed nest material