Following Karls' Families

[Abigyl]

Dec. 22 "The fields held an impressive group of 121 Black Storks, ..." (https://www.birds.org.il/en/article-pag ... cleId=1154)

Thanks Solo for this new interesting facts about the birds wintering 1/2019 in Northern Israel
On the end, at 6/1/19, he mentioned "Giora Leitner", if iremember well, this is the Photogr who took pictures of Latvian BS about 2-3 years ago. I'm sure he met Karula too...

[Michi]

On the end, at 6/1/19, he mentioned "Giora Leitner", if i remember well, this is the Photogr who took pictures of Latvian BS about 2-3 years ago. I'm sure he met Karula too...

You‘re right, Abigyl. Giora Leitner has photographed our Ziluka-Upene from Latvia in Israel in year 2015, probably in October, at her first migration. Upene was ringed and had a transmitter.
There are several very nice pictures:
https://www.looduskalender.ee/forum/vie ... &start=600
Scroll down a little bit.

and here on the goris-website (Maris Strazds' page):
http://www.goris.lv/zuze-apsteigusi-upeni/

It‘s possible that he/she also meets Karula. That would be great!

[Solo]

January 15
Good morning to all

[Solo]

Thanks Solo for this new interesting facts about the birds wintering 1/2019 in Northern Israel ...

You're welcome Abigyl

[Solo]

Solo, thank you for the beautiful vids from Carsten Rohde and the updates! ...

You're welcome Anne

[Solo]

... There are several very nice pictures: viewtopic.php?f=65&t=2&start=600 Scroll down a little bit. ...

btw. Michi, if you will give here the exactly link for post, click first on the little yellow square in the left corner of this post - post "jumped" at the top the web-page and you have the link to this concrete post - that whit photo little Upene-Ziluka is therefore that viewtopic.php?p=426102#p426102

- Ziluka was on ponds in Neve Eitan in that time - video with Upene-Ziluka by G.L. https://youtu.be/rhkWQE8fT2E
- "According to information (and pictures) provided by G.L. she feeds with dead and weak fish (Tilapia zillii), probably weighting around 300 grams." (viewtopic.php?)f=65&t=2&p=426267&hilit=Giora+Leitner#p426267)
- here link to (also) one articel with photo G.L. (young man): viewtopic.php?f=65&t=2&p=426299&hilit=G ... er#p426299

You're welcome Michi
it is good to read, that you are O.K.

[Solo]

... And this is Maru's tracker map of the complete day
TRACKER MAP Maru_Jan14_CompleteDay ...

Maru flew back to field for night also on Jan.14

[Solo]

... Here is Karula's tracker map of today
TRACKER MAP Karula_Jan14_CompleteDay
https://drive.google.com/open?id=16jxyh ... sp=sharing ...

Karula from field flew to another field for night resting (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_pivot_irrigation)


Karula flew above this pond (very probably)

big photo https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1 ... 80-h720-pd

and that is (maybe) the night area

big photo https://get.google.com/albumarchive/105 ... XsazTulXoZ

[Solo]

KARULA
black storks on the field in Kfar Ruppin (Dec 15, 2017)

https://goo.gl/maps/cAJkq7PAmDt

In winter quarters and on the Migration black storks also accept dryer habitats. "Im Winterquartier und auf dem Zug akzeptieren Schwarzstörche auch trockenere Lebensräume (www.bfn.de)." (https://vswffm.de/index.php/component/e ... Xz-AQc8ZH4)

[modi]

Hello everybody,

maybe that's interesting for one or the other.

The flying skills decide about the destination:
In 2014, a team of biologists at Lake Constance (Germany) equipped young storks with mini transmitters that record positions and movements. The scientists have now investigated initial data on the migratory behaviour of birds - and after ten minutes they are able to predict whether an stork will land in Spain or Africa.

Unfortunately only available in German:
https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/zugverha ... _id=438268

[Solo]

... The flying skills decide about the destination: ... Unfortunately only available in German: ...

"Wir haben uns nur die ersten zehn Minuten, Viertelstunde von dem Flugverhalten angeschaut und konnten dann sagen: Ok, dieser Storch schlägt wenig mit den Flügeln. Das heißt, er wird wahrscheinlich ein Leitstorch sein und am Ende bis nach Afrika fliegen, während die anderen Störche, die viel mit den Flügeln schlagen, – schon in dieser kurze Zeit nur am Anfang des Zuges – nur bis nach Spanien fliegen.“
google translator help (for me personally is German very good )

thank you very much - danke sehr Modi (I read more papers by Andrea Flack and also here they are links to her papers)

[sova]

Good afternoon!
Hello modi and welcome


Very interesting .... great!

ICARUS stands for International Cooperation for Animal Research Using Space. As part of this research project, an antenna was installed at the International Space Station last August. It will in future receive the data from animal transmitters and forward it to a control center on the ground. The scientific operation should begin in early 2019.

Michi, good that you're fine

[Treia]

KARL'S FAMILY
Karula Forest 2018

KARL & KATI


MARU


PÄIKE


KARULA

[Anne7]

Hello, everyone
Hello, Abigyl.
Solo and Sova, thank you very much.
Michi, I am very happy to hear that you are fine!
Modi, many thanks for the info and welcome to the forum.
Treia, thanks for the wonderful pictures. I think I recognise some of them! ;-)
(Seeing the photo of our sweet little Päike is rather painful.)

Here are the most recent tracker maps.

TRACKER MAP
Karula_Jan15
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1c-TJW ... sp=sharing
Karula is moving on. :-)

TRACKER MAP
Maru_Jan15
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1gzff3 ... sp=sharing

Sorry. I'm not very active right now.
I do not feel very comfortable (flu or a cold) and I have a lot of worries with my old father.
He is in the hospital and gradually loses control of his body and his mind.

[sova]

Anne, thanks for the cards
I wish you a speedy recovery

[Solo]

... TRACKER MAP Maru_Jan15 https://drive.google.com/open?id=1gzff3 ... sp=sharing ...

night on the el.pole - last data/arrival 2019-01-15 16:31:47 (UTC+2)

...TRACKER MAP Karula_Jan15 https://drive.google.com/open?id=1c-TJW ... sp=sharing Karula is moving on. :-) ...

last data at 2019-01-15 14:57:01 (UTC+2) - Karula was in that area Nov. 23, ...



(zoomed) https://goo.gl/maps/nD9KhrEviUn

[Solo]

... Sorry. I'm not very active right now. I do not feel very comfortable (flu or a cold) and I have a lot of worries with my old father. He is in the hospital and gradually loses control of his body and his mind. ...

Anne, I remember very good at that time with my mother I wish you much energy (it will be better so or so) and rapid recovery ... thank you very much for maps

[Solo]

KFAR RUPIN
Black Stork 200 7 Jan 2019 Tuvia Kahn (https://ebird.org/australia/hotspot/L12 ... &hs_o=desc)

Karula like few birds in the neighbourhood
GESHER fishponds:
Black Stork 3 13 Jan 2019 Tuvia Kahn (https://ebird.org/australia/hotspot/L5097576/cur/1)

[Anne7]

Sova and Solo, many thanks for your kind wishes.

Here is Karula's latest location, near Neve Ur. I think he is sleeping in the fishpool.
Last data received by GPRS: 2019-01-15 21:12:02 (UTC+2)


Maru: next data session expected: 2019-01-15 22:46:46 (UTC+2)


TODAY'S SUMMARY JANUARY 15

KARL (Karl is probably in South Sudan)
No new data (Last data: 15.11.2018)

MARU (Maru is near the Nile in Egypt since 01.11.2018 = 76 days)
Last data: 15.01.2019
Distance: 8194 km (+ 25 km in 1 day), same area (near Adindan)
Weather report 15.01 at 10:00
temp: 17°; 15:00 18°
Precipitation: 0 mm
Humidity: 30%
Air pressure: 1019 hPa
Wind 100 m - N/NW (13 km/h); 15:00 W (07 km/h)
Wind 250 m - N/NW (15 km/h); 15:00 W (07 km/h)
Wind 500 m - N/NW (15 km/h); 15:00 W (07 km/h)

PÄIKE
No new data (Last data: 07.10.2018)

KARULA (Karula is in the Jordan River valley since 09.12.2018 = 37 days)
Last data: 15.01.2019
Distance: 6007 km (+ 24 km in 1 day). Karula flew to Neve Ur.
Weather report 15.01 in Bet Sche'an at 10:00
temp: 16°; 15:00 in Gesher 18°
Precipitation: 0 mm
Humidity: 40%; 15:00 in Gesher 50%
Air pressure: 1016 hPa; 15:00 in Gesher 1013 hPa
Wind gusts: 42 km/h; 15:00 in Gesher 34 km/h
Wind 100 m - S (31 km/h); 15:00 in Gesher S/SW (26 km/h)
Wind 250 m - S (31 km/h); 15:00 in Gesher S/SW (28 km/h)
Wind 500 m - S (31 km/h); 15:00 in Gesher S/SW (29 km/h)

[Michi]

Good evening together,
I want to thank you all for todays reports and pictures about our storks!
Treia, thanks a lot for the beautiful pictures of Karl, Kati and their children! It‘s so nice to see them again, although we know about Päikes fate ...

Solo, thanks for the hint with the links! Good to know that.

Modi, welcome to the forum!
Many thanks for the article! It‘s very interesting!

Anne , It is comprehensible that you have no or not much energy for the forum. Take care of yourself!
I wish you a quick recovery and much strength. It‘s surely very hard to see your father in such state and to handle with it. All the best for you!