Black Stork Nest in Karula, 2021

[Heloise]

10:32
How many storks are in the picture?
I had to rewind several times
The correct answer is: three





10:36:27 Pikne flies away

[Heloise]

S/he left...



Feet (there are two storks)

[Heloise]

10:55:54 Pikne is back



... the nest is trembling

[Heloise]

To have the correct chronology: Please see Swenja's pictures:

Rest!
https://up.picr.de/41761526jg.jpg

https://up.picr.de/41761517oy.jpg

12:34:54 Who is the youngest now? Pikne Tuul is preening her/him





Tuul... what plans do you have...

[Heloise]

12:39:24 and... now Tuul is "revengeful"! Poor Pikne

[Heloise]

Confused...

[Heloise]

Pikne gets up and shakes his/her wings (it is good that Tuul did not hurt them while sitting on the wings!)

[Anne7]

Anne, please source -thanx in advance

Here you are, Solo.

It is a text written by Māris Strazds, on 7 July 2021 at 21:53
It concerns the 'belated' storklets on the Latvian nest, Sigulda county

https://www.facebook.com/DzivibasLidoju ... 6938084532

"... Although the condition of the young birds in the nests inspected so far has been 'overall good' to 'very good', the storklets will need to spend at least one more month in the nest (much longer in this nest) and the situation can deteriorate very quickly. Although I do not want this to happen, I suggest that we start to get used to the idea that the story of this nest may end this way, this year. If it doesn't, that would be great, but the chances of these chicks to get regular feedings are diminishing with every hot day.
I also want to state straight away that I will not organise any "rescue".
A person can stack a mountain of fish in a nest, but no single human can "tell" the chicks how to forage for food (which the parents do), "tell" them how to build a nest (which they also do), or "tell" them where to fly to (migrate). The only thing that can be done with such storklets is take them to the Zoo for the rest of their lives. If it appeases the webcam viewers, they can try to contact the Zoo themselves and deal with it ..."


I remember reading the same opinion elsewhere as well. But I don't remember if it was on the forum, or in some article.
There is no point in me looking for it now, because I have no idea anymore when or where it was. Maybe it will ‘pop up’ again.

Edit:
Frankly, I am not surprised that BS storklets need their natural environment and their parents to grow up in a healthy way (physically and mentally), and to successfully develop their natural skills and innate instincts.
We all know how scared BS are of humans. They freeze and sometimes even throw up in fear. You know that too. This fear causes an adrenaline rush in their bodies. Which in turn affects the other hormone levels. If they are forced to be in permanent (or frequent) contact with humans, such prolonged hormonal disruptions have far-reaching consequences for their well-being. It affects their growth, their weight, their digestion, their behaviour, etc…
And by the time they have become accustomed to human proximity, they have become ‘pets’ rather than wild birds. Or maybe worse: neither the one, nor the other.

[Heloise]

12:41 Everything is calm



12:47 Udu is restless again...

[Heloise]

12:48:33 Bye!





12:53:01 Pikne flies away...

[Heloise]

Little Tuul home alone

[Heloise]

I also want to fly!

[Heloise]

No courage...



12:58:20 Udu is back!



Tuul protects the home

[Heloise]

(Both of them came back almost at once )

Udu and Tuul are defending the nest together



12:58:29 Pikne landed. Happy reunion



Well done!

[Heloise]

14:00:26 Karl II



Absolutely nothing was seen!
4 seconds...

[Heloise]

...
So no, he didn't visit the fish basket this morning.
Which is good! It means that he can still find food for his storklets himself.

Thanks a lot for all this information!

[Heloise]

14:13 Tuul is playing with the camera



14:14:23 Pikne flies away



Tuul is training

[Heloise]

Little "beak fight"



Udu knows what it means to be able to fly



14:20:08 Pikne is coming (bottom right) next to the nest, very little one

[Heloise]

Wonderful Pikne brings a twig

[Heloise]

S/he is very proud now





S/he lets us admire this twig for a while, then puts it in exactly the right place