Latvian black storks - 2018

[Liz01]

April 6

Good Morning

6:36 The Black Stork was here over night


starts nest work

[Liz01]

7:08 Close up


7:16 streching

[Liz01]

again streching




doing nest work

[Liz01]

8:51 and flew away

[Taube]

good morning

thank you for the nice Pictures and Video

[Taube]

must toonekurg

today in the Morning

[Abigyl]

Good Morning !!!

09:11 Who are you ?? nice stork !

[Taube]

http://tv.eenet.ee/must-toonekurg.html

hello Abigyl

[Liz01]

must toonekurg

today in the Morning

Cris
it is the wrong thread! here is the latvian Black Stork!

[Liz01]

April 7

Good Morning

9:11 Female has arrived

[Liz01]

She is doing nothing.. is waiting for her mate


10:00 She flew away

[Taube]

Hi Liz
I do not know where the other thread is
from Must Toonekurg
I saw a black stork in the nest this morning

I found it now

[Liz01]

12:06:56 Male has arrived he sings




12:09 both are at home

[Liz01]

They sing together... music for my ears

Arrival and singing

[Taube]

Oh how nice

[Liz01]

12:50 No mating until now

[Summi]

Wonderful news!
Ame, please put the right link on the first page, it would be very helpful

[Liz01]

Male & Female.. I was wrong- Female has the thick legs.. poor Female

[Liz01]

15:31 Mating!

[Michi]

15:31 Finally the storks have mated!

The mating took quite a while and it looked successful.



The male needed some time to leave the females back.
Then he landed very close to the rim of the nest.


15:32
After mating they have sung together. I'm happy that mating obviously works between these two.


Thank you all for pictures and videos!

Edit: Liz , could you please change the date in the video? It's April 7th!
I've seen it also in one or two other videos today. Karula and here, I think.