Black Stork nest in Portugal

[Olga]

At 17:10 the female stood up again. It looked to me that the chicklets were feeded, not sure..




The other tried to eat (?) some moss. Be cause it pooped it has eaten something.. I saw the second when the little white spot appeared there behind the chicklet.

[garina do mar]

It's not moss that they are eating. The parents through away food that they have already digest on the moss so they can eat it. The mother usually puts it in some different places to make them move but the father usually puts everything in the same place.

[Olga]

It's not moss that they are eating. The parents through away food that they have already digest on the moss so they can eat it. The mother usually puts it in some different places to make them move but the father usually puts everything in the same place.

Thank you! Of course they even could not eat moss, it would be dangerous, I just gues. I saw ligh little pieces or lumps (of something) falling from above on the moss in front of the chick and on other places - and the chick also took them and ate

I made a slideshow of my fraps shots
(my PC does not allow videos for the moment)

this is the first one slideshow from 14:21 to 14:27

http://s281.photobucket.com/albums/kk22 ... =slideshow

[garina do mar]

Nice slideshow Renandelli
I've plenty of "videos" but no time to put them on the net
They were born on the 29th and 30th of April

[Olga]

Nice slideshow Renandelli
I've plenty of "videos" but no time to put them on the net
They were born on the 29th and 30th of April

Thanks I need to correct the borning date, if only I will find the way how to do it. If i don't find how to correct the date, i can upload the first skideshow once mor with new date of birthday.


I made a second slideshow, 39 pics from 15:09 to 15:15

http://s281.photobucket.com/albums/kk22 ... =slideshow

If one watches them fast, one may see them like moving'

Here is the third slideshow, a bit longer than the two earlier.
Moments in the nest from 15:59 to 16:08, Portuguese time.

http://s281.photobucket.com/albums/kk22 ... =slideshow

[Olga]

I was waiting for some minutes ago that the third chick would hatch. The cam was zoomed close. The egg looked first out as if broken, but the dark spots were perhaps only some moss lumps. The male rolled the egg around and it was just beautiful and clean, intact.

The chicks with their father at 19:24


at 19:31

[Olga]

The mother came at 20:18 and the father left. After that the female has stood up about three times, and rolled the egg. Again it seemed to be broken.. Well, tomorrow we will get to know..

how is the egg?..





it's too dark
at 20:37

[asteria]

A dark spot is clearly seen on the egg, but it may be some dirt. And if it is a hole, it is not known whether the third chick made it himself or his siblings pecked the egg.

[Olga]

In the morning after 9:08

father is feeding the chicks


father preening the feathers of the chick



cleaning the mattres


Sitting on chicks and the egg

[Olga]

The mother Black stork and the two chicklets. It's propably a quite warm weather in Portas de Ródão

at 13:23


14:24:39 and 14:24:51

[asteria]

The third egg is cracked!

[Olga]

The third egg is cracked!

What! Really..Do you mean that it was cracked about at 17:10 when you posted, or even long before that?.. I tried to see, but i could not. The mother has rolled the egg almost behind the corner, and thre are now the chicks too. :(

[asteria]

I mean that when the mom rolled it, a crack was seen. As soon as I noticed it I posted my previous message.

[Olga]

I mean that when the mom rolled it, a crack was seen. As soon as I noticed it I posted my previous message.

Ok, thanks, asteria. I sometimes do not remember that the Portuguese time is - 2h from our time. It was also at 15:10 when you posted.

I thought it was broken, or cracked already yesterday, but it was only shadows' and sunlight' play that
made contrasts, and this made it look cracked. And most propably the dark lines and spots were just some dirty.

Now the egg is seen only partly, one 20-30% of it is outside the view..

edit: now the egg is wholly behind the corner..

[Olga]

To me the egg seems to be in same condition as yesterday. Better not to speculate too much. The mother has again moved the egg's place, not much but I saw it from 16:46 - 16:51- The chicks seemed to be resting and they moved their heads.









edit here is a slideshow of the chicks, egg and parents on the nest today. The first four pics are taken 18:46-18:51 (portuguese time 16:46 et..). From the fifth picture to the next 26 pictures there is the father with the chicks, chikcs are in shadow of their father. In the next pictures there is the mother with them and the egg.

All other pics (but not the four first ) are taken between 12:41 - 15:58

http://s281.photobucket.com/albums/kk22 ... =slideshow

[Olga]

Father came at 18:00







The father settled down 18:09





He stood up at again at 18:40



the egg mystery is not solved :(

[Olga]

Well, asteria, you are right I think.. the third egg is propably cracked, and there will be no more than two chicks.. I just wonder why do the parent's incubate it, why do they continously keep on rolling it? Do they not find that it is not 'ok'??

A storkaholic just can't loose the hope. Let's see tomorrow. If the third chick is born tomorrow, it would be one week younger than the two others..

[asteria]

Let us hope that today there will be three alive chicks and not repeating last year horror.

[asteria]

The egg is broken but the chick did not go out yet!

[Olga]

The chinks are crowing!

Three seconds early in the morhing at 7:11
Father Black stork with his chicks, awaikening and feeding time







Siesta about 12:00 with father





In the afternoon with mother Black stork at 15:14. It looked touching when the mother stork cleaned the weathers of the chicks with the beak top.