Black Stork Nest 2, Jan and Janika, 2021

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our handsome male stand up


pooping, nest restoration, preening

shower

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and the preening continued




fascinating

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night is coming

[pazi]

He's a pretty boi indeed! Shame if there's no mate for him. Poor kaupo comes to mind.

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He's a pretty boi indeed! Shame if there's no mate for him. Poor kaupo comes to mind.

Pazi,
on the Latvian nest is also one lonely stork :-( (https://youtu.be/QxxpGHfH0N4)

our male and the dry twig

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April 23
Hello everyone

every morning is similar - preening, nest restoration and away - before 6h, back after one hour with twig later with moss, ... and:
resting in the rain






he watched an object from left to right and finally flew out at 09:12:38

[pazi]

on the Latvian nest is also one lonely stork :-( (https://youtu.be/QxxpGHfH0N4)

Yes, this is Kaupo, or at least the nest used to be his. He's spent many seasons alone.

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Pazi,
Liz sometimes wrote about Kaupo some times not
the season 2018 was successful (4 storklet) and if she is right in the season 2019 they meet with Gaja to late, but spend together the summer often on the nest, 2020 season was weird - I think we saw more individuals there and this year is the stork still alone

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he was watching something below the level of the nest (round from left to the right)


09:34:02 out

EDIT:
09:54 back with big bunch of straw
10:01 out

from the left side arrived with this:
(shot is after the stork turned after landing)


10:24:25 out

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12:34 stork arrived with twig, short nest restoration, preening and resting and at 12:49 flew out

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17:36:20 stork is back with straw (and calling)
short nest restoration and preening
17:49:06 he is away

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19:51:02 arrival, our male calls - shortly
his legs are muddy (probably he comes out of dinner)

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resting - some nest restoration - resting - preening - resting

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April 24
Hello everyone

- in this nest is unfortunately nothing new :-(
- our handsome male stork with the cosy nest is still lonely and hard-working like a bee

[pazi]

I'm repeating myself, but he is an exceptionally handsome stork. I hope he finds a mate, rather sooner than later.

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Pazi,

I really wish him quickly one female - for further growth of the black stork population and our joy

[pirkkokn]

He has made such a nice nest. Why cant he find a mate? I hope something will happen soon.

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stork arrived to the nest at 16:11 - calling with moss in the bill


resting, resting, resting, ... preening, busy nest restoration and he noticed someone



sings and immediately flies out to the left (unusual direction for him)

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our handsome male is back at 19:34:25





by "yawning" he moved the food further