Black Stork Nest in Karula, 2021

[Tatiana60]

Today, №2 made us very happy...
he got up on his feet, cleaned himself, stood a lot without shouting while others were sleeping...
he grows, catches up with №1.
Such beautiful photos were! Thank you all, all, all.

[Bibibu]

Hallo zusammen,

Their necks are so full that they can hardly sit upright. They tip over again and again and are full and tired. But Karl still wants to clean.
No. 3 is not interested in Karl's grooming mania at all or he is too far away and is lucky..
stacked storks

[balistar]

Karl II
I'm nominating him for the Black Storks' "Oscar"


Thank you all wonderful people here, for all the reports, beautiful pictures and videos
(i was busy with other things, now will read and watch all back)

[Heloise]

Karl II
I'm nominating him for the Black Storks' "Oscar"

Haha, funny

[Swenja]

Summary
Karl II was in the nest overnight.
07:23 Karl II away
08:30 Camera off, Kaia is in the nest.
12:49 Camera on, Karl II is in the nest.
13:16 Camera off, Karl II is in the nest.
17:43 Camera on, Karl II is in the nest.
20:35 Karl II away
22:15 Kaia away

Karl II is in the nest overnight.

Today only 3 feedings could be observed, in addition 2 feedings with puree and snack.
The camera transmission was interrupted twice for more than 4 hours each time.

[Heloise]

Tatiana60, balistar

Swenja, many thanks for this report!

No one is hungry anymore. Good night, all chicks and Karl II the Greatest!





Karl II can't stop caring



Good night, all kind people! Thank you all!

[Swenja]

Soon the chicks have to stay alone in the nest so that Kaia and Karl II can meet everyone's nutritional needs. Every day longer that a parent stork can stay in the nest is precious.

Many thanks to everyone for everything!

Good night!

[Anne7]

What we see today in OrniTrack.

Today Karl II went looking for food at 5 different locations.
- One very close to the nest, at about 800 metres, by a brooklet.
- Another at about 2.4 km, also along a brook.
- One at about 7.2 km from the nest, along another brook.
- Another one 9.4 km from the nest, right next to a pond.
- And the furthest one today was at 16 km from the nest, along a slightly wider watercourse.

Karl II was at the nest during the night and was replaced by Kaia at 07:23.
He arrived back at the nest at:
- 10:31 (at 12:55 he was gone again)
- 13:16 (at 14:35 he was gone again)
- 16:50 (at 20:35 he was gone again)
- 22:15

The timings in OrniTrack are not accurate to the minute, because we only see the location at fixed intervals (5 minutes interval at the moment).

Sleep well, everyone
Thank you all!

[balistar]

...
.....# 2 is very cool. And I think # 2 is Kaia in small.
(Talk a lot and move moss in the nest like Kaia.)

"Kaia in small"

As i read, i've only flown over so far, #1 also did the first standing attempt today ? (i'll watch on rewind)

Thanks, Swenja, for the summary again. It's great to have that every end of the day

[Bibibu]

Good night to all ......beautiful reports and pictures and videos.... but you're all good at that

[balistar]

.....
thanks for this picture! # 2 is very cool. And I think # 2 is Kaia in small.
(Talk a lot and move moss in the nest like Kaia.)

"Kaia in small"

As i read, i've only flown over so far, #1 also did the first standing attempt today ? (i'll watch on rewind)

Thanks, Swenja, for the summary again. It's great to have that every end of the day


Heloise, thank you again for the lovely pictures. It's so good to see those full crops on the chicks

Anne, also a big thank you for the track data. It's reasurring to know that Karl II knows many places to find food

[Swenja]

Many thanks for the times and distances to search for food. @Anne7

Kaia seems to be looking for more frogs and worms, i.e. food in the mud or wetland. She doesn't mostly offer fish, like Karl II.
Perhaps that's why she might have problems finding more food: drought. When was the last time it rained heavily? There has hardly been any rain since the chicks hatched. The sun was always shining.

[Tatiana60]

... Every day longer that a parent stork can stay in the nest is precious...

Oh, how I understand it! The most carefree days of childhood will soon pass.

Foto:
19.17.48 the older ones are like dad...


And here is another photo for the curious.... this photo is called-the senior shows his small teeth...

[Heloise]

Anne7, many thanks for the track data!

Kaia seems to be looking for more frogs and worms, i.e. food in the mud or wetland. She doesn't mostly offer fish, like Karl II.
Perhaps that's why she might have problems finding more food: drought. When was the last time it rained heavily? There has hardly been any rain since the chicks hatched. The sun was always shining.

June 7th, 2021, 19:50 it was raining in Karula.

Karl II, the Guardian
https://i.postimg.cc/q7dc748n/Screensho ... u-Tube.jpg

Karula - 7 day weather forecast:

https://freemeteo.ee/weather/karula/7-d ... ry=estonia

Good night again (thank you, Swenja, Tatiana60 and balistar, too!)

[Anne7]

...
Karl II is a great fisherman. He was away for a while and found food so quickly!
...

Karl II was gone for 1 hour and forty minutes, if I counted correctly. (out at 20:35 - back home at 22:15)
I see in OrniTrack that he flew to the pond, about 9.4 km from the nest. So within that time he covered almost 20 km and managed to fill his crop with fish.
On the way to the pond he flew at 46 km/h.
On the way back he flew at 40 km/h.
Between 20:50 and 22:00 he was fishing in the pond. (times in OrniTrack are approximate)

[Anne7]

Many thanks for the times and distances to search for food. @Anne7

Kaia seems to be looking for more frogs and worms, i.e. food in the mud or wetland. She doesn't mostly offer fish, like Karl II.
Perhaps that's why she might have problems finding more food: drought. When was the last time it rained heavily? There has hardly been any rain since the chicks hatched. The sun was always shining.

Yes, Swenja, maybe it is getting a bit dry now and the mud in the wet areas is perhaps drying up.
It has rained very little in the past few weeks. Almost nothing.
But rain is expected at the weekend. Actually, this is ideal. The chicks are now 2 weeks old, and it is not that bad anymore if they get (a bit) wet. They can regulate their own body temperature in the meantime.

Thank you very much for the weather forecast, Heloise!

[Anne7]

And here is another photo for the curious.... this photo is called - the senior shows his small teeth...

Yes, I see her teeth!



I think the chick will need dental braces.

[Biker]

how many fish brought Karl II on 10.6. at 15:30?
he spat out 2 times such lumps of fish



@Kaia, these ditches he visited that day (listed in detail by Anne7) are very rich in fish.


I can not count how many snatched the chicks.
Karl II ate at least 8 himself.
not included in the clip (half speed, zoomed in) - additionally he collected a few smaller ones.

[Swenja]

June 12

Good morning!



07:18 Kaia wasn't there yet. Karl II is standing in the nest and the chicks are sleeping.

#1


#2 Looks more elegant.

[pirkkokn]

it is so wonderful to see Karl II happy!