Latvian black storks - 2020/2021

[Liz01]

what a lousy weather


oh dear! It will rain till 21:00 and then again tomorrow

18:59 it sounds like a thunder


reast of day... night and tomorrow till 14:00

[Liz01]

20:20 the sun




20:40 the stream stutters a lot. They are very active now

[Abigyl]

Ouffffff....

We had 3 babies and now we have 3 very old ladies

The rain is turning them into old birds

[Liz01]

Grey Heron and a Black stork together in a brook.

[Liz01]

20:45 the rain is gone.. all is wet


21:13 it's getting dark



summary for the day:
two feedings
Grafs 2x
Grafine 0

Grafiene was at the nest for the last time on August 12th at 14:40

The earliest documented fledge was 56 days in a nest with 4 chicks. On average, they spend 65-72 days in the nest, depending on the food available.

Hatch Times:
June 12th - #1 is today 67 days old
June 14th - #2 is today 65 days old
June 15th - #3 is today 64 days old

Storklets #2 and #3 hatched in the darkness. Could be they are 66 and 65 days old.

[Liz01]

August 19

Good Morning everyone

5:29 Dawn at the nest


5:37


6:18.. it it cold for them

[Liz01]

6:31 it is already getting windy again


if they can fly they are able to have shelter under the tree. The night must have been very exhausting. they have stood motionless for hours.
6:36 oh dear! strong wind

6:44 they are doing morning yoga that was a very short activity

[Liz01]

7:44 preening the sibling



7:21 it is very exhausting for the storklets. they are sleeping again

[Liz01]

8:25 I'm glad, there is no rain. but only 13 degree till 16:00 it will be 17 degree. rain is expected at 10:00







tomorrow we will have sunny and dry weather

[Liz01]

they are active again
9:03 stretching


preening each other


9:05 preening the sibling

[Liz01]

wing exercises
strong wind


9:06


jumping

[Liz01]

strong wind


jumping storklet


high in the air

[Liz01]

still high jumping


big wings


9:08 beak fencing

[Liz01]

9:22 preening session. it's not easy because the wind is pushing the branches down.

[Liz01]

9:45 twigs are very interesting


9:45 wind .. wind...


strong wind

[Liz01]

stretching out wings and body


Hi there


what a lousy weather

[Liz01]

11:38 strong wing exercises

[Liz01]

12:21 it starts raining.. I hope Grafs is on the way

[Liz01]

12:37 Grafs brings late breakfast
and a rain shower




he has brought nice size fishes

[Liz01]

fishies