Black Stork Nest in Karula - 2018

[Hagnat]

Yes, and very stressful for the Storklets. All for scientific purposes?? I don't want to watch it. I hope they fledge succesfully and have a long and healthy life. Bye Anne.

Remember that without rings or (preferably) transmitters you will never know how long they live. Without it they can leave the nest and drop dead as soon as they are out of sight and nobody will ever know, even if they are found. No more than anonymous corpses.

[Swenja]

Yes, and very stressful for the Storklets. All for scientific purposes?? I don't want to watch it. I hope they fledge succesfully and have a long and healthy life. Bye Anne.

@Timea
I think it is important to have some storks with a transmitter to protect all the other storks. Because you can get a lot of data from the transmitters that you apply to other storks.
It can be part of animal welfare, but it also needs to be implemented.

It's good that Urmas wants to take all factors into account and minimize known risks. Urmas also has a good, safe hand for the little storks. We have been able to see this for ourselves in recent years.

I am confident. The stress for the storks will be - but Urmas can do that well. Or not?

[Hellem]

We have the special topic for this discussion:

Discussion about ringing + fitting birds with transmitters
https://looduskalender.ee/forum/viewtop ... f=94&t=785

[UteL.]

glutton looks proud, the other two tired...


19:46:33

[Swenja]

glutton looks proud, the other two tired...

The glutton looks so ... big.

[Jo UK]

Anna7, this time I have another opinion as you. I will to believe that "my" - "our" storklets are O.K. ... (I will protection my emotional health.)

Good, Solo. We should all take care to guard our mental hygeine. For instance, by turning away from TV pictures of animals being ill-treated, or other acts of violence. We don't need that nasty stuff in our heads.

[Swenja]

20:34 tree falls

[UteL.]

Yes Swenja

20:34:50


The rain break is good..

[Swenja]

Yes Swenja

This is the third tree recently. I hope that the wet does not affect the tree of the storks.

[UteL.]

The tree is strong, otherwise Urmas would not have built a new nest there!

[Anne7]

20:25 Four more hours to go. Keep your spirits up, storklets.

20:34 tree falls

Yes, several trees (or big branches) came down, recently.
I wonder if that's normal?

[UteL.]

Vote strategy


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21:28:52



Good Night

[Anne7]

Good night, everyone!


21:35 Shaking off the water.

It is still raining quite heavily. 2,5 more hours to go.

22:20 The storklets are tired. It is still raining.


23:00 It is completely dark now. I still hear the rain fall. Poor little storklets.
In about one hour the weather should get better.

[Swenja]

Good Night also for the little wet storks

[UteL.]

June 24

Good Morning

Everything is all right again We are still waiting for the sun and then for breakfast. Wind 6m /s, 10 °C

4:18:36


5:29:46




6:42:25 The little ones chirp softly, the wind is cold...11°C

[UteL.]

6:47

Is it raining again or is it the wind?

The first sunrays

7:03:27


7:08:22 He puts up the feathers!


7:14:23

[UteL.]

The little big ones cuddled as the middle one threw a pellet
He tried to eliminate it, causing great displeasure among the other two

8:36:06

8:40:57


Premiere
8:53:39


The freshly washed head is still itching

[Swenja]

09:01 preening

[UteL.]

This also succeeds already

9:43:28


And now please fresh frog legs, mother Kati

The tree is strong, otherwise Urmas would not have built a new nest there!

Excuse me, Swenja, I was curt, but the situation has also stressed me ...
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10:13:04 Always these false hopes ...

[Anne7]

Hello, everyone!
Thanks for the pictures!

10:13 Come on Kati. Your children are hungry. It has been a very long and cold night.
They look a bit miserable.


10:27 Still no breakfast. This long cold shower did not improve the whiteness of their plumage.