Black Stork Nest in Karula, 2021

[Liz01]

12:54 Karl II with a female


What a great day

her belly is still a bit brownish ! but it could be a new female


Karl II settles down into the nest

EDIT: 15:00

the video


I have to go for a while

[Liz01]

12:58 they starts dancing

13:00 dancing,...

13:01 she is poking in the nest bowl

[Gaby]

Wonderful, the second day at home and our beautiful Karl II and a lovely Lady in his nest.

[Liz01]

13:04 Karl II starts dancing again .. both are dancing

She went on the curved branch. flew out and in again... it could be that she is the female from the last year

13:06 Karl II is sitting in the nest

13:06 OK.. that is not new to me..


she stands on Karl' head- that is new and it looks a bit strange


she settles down on his back (normal for me)

[Liz01]

13:08 ..Mating.. OK.. rather not!



I recorded everything. I don't like the quality. I download with the stream and make videos.

[Gaby]

Mating!

[Liz01]

13:14:44 she popped into the nest .. Karl is preening himself

If you compare their feathers you can see that they are both worn out in the same way. They could be the same age.

12:23 very strong wind.. not good for transmission

[aistera]

And when did Karl II ring?

[Liz01]

13:25 mating!..her tail was up!

13:26 she flew away
13:27 Karl flew away too

both were here again.. but nobody has documented it..

[Tatiana60]

13:08 ..Mating.. OK.. rather not!
[img]... I don't like the quality...

Yes (perhaps because of the wind) it is difficult to make a high-quality photo ...

[Poliff]

This is the behavior Kaia had last year. It's definitely her.

[Liz01]

......This is the behavior Kaia had last year. It's definitely her.

a lot of females do that! so it is not a proof
EDIT:This is why experts say it is not proof that we see a male, when one is on the other's back

[Gaby]

the female from both sides.

[Tatiana60]

At 12.53.27, Charles II returned, and at 12.53.32, the bride appeared behind him. She landed in the nest, and the bows began...





https://ok.ru/video/2214177409662
She doesn't look like little Kaia at all...
...only if she has become much more beautiful and stronger since August 2020...

[pirkkokn]

Happy for Karl

[aquiline]

If you compare their feathers you can see that they are both worn out in the same way. They could be the same age.

So I think this cannot be Kaia, as we were convinced that she was very young and unexperienced - i.e. younger than Karl II

thank you Liz for all your work

[Liz01]

.... thank you Liz for all your work

aquiline, you're welcome

[Michi]

Hello everyone,

15:30 Karl II has left the nest.

Many thanks to all for the pictures and reports!
So good that a female showed up already on the second day.
I believe, that it is little Kaia, too. The particular behavior looks so much like her. Hard to believe that this should be a coincidence.
If it is really her, I'm very happy that she seemed to be in much better condition than last year.
Hopefully she will come back and stay. Surely Karl II had left the nest to search for her.

[Michi]

15:51 Black Stork at nest! Is it the female? No rings and dirty legs.
But the stork has called at the arrival ... A strange male?

[asteria]

15.52 Calling Karl III is here