Black Stork Nest in Karula - 2017

[Liz01]

10:37 Karl alone in the nest - preening......

looks like, Karl will say goodbye, but the kids don't want leave the nest


BTW: Thanks to all for reporting and pictures. Solo, nice to see zou here again

[Solo]

... Solo, nice to see you here again

Liz, Gemenc nest is empty (only evening come the injured storklet on nest)
14:23:44

14:25:08 Tali (both preening)

[Anna_]

16:27 They seem to be alarmed by "someone" flying round the nest - couldn't see what/who it was

17:31 Karl comes to feed frogs

[Liz01]

17:33 Feeding by Karl

I'm not able to put pictures in the forum.

[Solo]

16:27 They seem to be alarmed by "someone" flying round the nest - couldn't see what/who it was 17:31 Karl comes to feed frogs

"someone" - maybe Karl

feeding by Karl
17:31:57

17:32:02 frogs, frogs, frogs

[Solo]

Karl away
17:32:08

17:32:09

[Solo]

Usin to the curved branch, Tali jumped - flew too, on another branch
17:37:56

[Solo]

18:12:33 Tali back

18:14:30 Tali

[Anne7]

Tali (87 days) and Usin (86 days) didn't leave today. They really don't want to leave the house.
Till now, 2 feedings by Karl.

When Uno left the nest on August 12, he was 85 days old.
I'm not sure, but I believe young black storks don't necessarily start immediately their journey to the south. I don't remember where I've read it, but I believe some stay sometimes 2 more weeks (or longer) in the area after leaving the nest, to improve their flying and hunting skills first and to get more reserve weight. So probably our storklets will start the big journey in the beginning of September? On average it takes them 72 days to reach the wintering grounds. (They take a break on several refueling places.) Parents normally arrive 2 or 3 weeks earlier on their destination.
Please correct if any of this information isn't correct.

Kati was seen on the nest for the last time on August 13.
It's probable she will not return (and already started the migration? )

Young siblings don't fly together. (But sometimes join other BS later)
Migration of juvenile Black Storks: stay with the family or go alone?
http://tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080 ... 16.1190616
For many migratory species, social interactions on migration are poorly known, particularly the extent to which brood siblings remain together, at least during their first post-fledging migration. This study tested the assumption that Black Stork siblings stay together during migration and is the first time that juveniles from the same brood of a Palearctic sub-Saharan migratory stork species have been tracked on migration. Four juveniles from the same brood were followed by satellite tracking, and each dispersed or migrated in a completely different direction to its siblings. The results thus contradict the idea that Black Stork siblings remain together on their first migration, but to confirm these new findings, it is important to repeat the study using additional nests.

Thanks to all for pictures and comments!

[UteL.]

"someone" - maybe Karl

They have not begged to just pursue the flight

[Liz01]

August 16



in the early morning...I think it was 6:00 - 6:04 both flew away. one after the other..

Anne, you can see on Goris, that the juvenile Black Stork it handle different. There are Storklets they start immediately and also Juvenile they stay for a long time in the area. I guess it was Bille the were in the breeding area for a few weeks.

[Anna_]

around 10:07 Tali returned to the nest

Wishing you all a nice day

10:11 Usin comes back to nest

[Hellem]

12:06 Karl brought a lot of frogs for Tali and Usin

[Hellem]

12:55 Tali and Usin flew to the right together

[Solo]

around 10:07 Tali returned to the nest ... 10:11 Usin comes back to nest

10:07:19 Tali

waiting for sibling/food delivery (?) from 10:10 (maybe Usin was nearby)
10:11:22

10:11:23 Usin

[Solo]

11:01:22

11:01:45 Usin away

11:03:09 Tali away

[Solo]

11:04:25 Tali back

observed around
11:07:07 Tali away

[Liz01]

Solo, Hellem, Anna, thanks for reporting and pictures

[Solo]

probably they only sit around hidden on branches
11:20:44 (?) Tali back

XX:YY:ZZ Usin back

11:21:33 greetings

[Solo]

.. 12:06 Karl brought a lot of frogs for Tali and Usin

preening and waiting and food delivery (Karl fly not directly on nest, I think - siblings have "waiting behavior" 12:05:25)
12:06:23 Karl

12:06:27 frogs, frogs, frogs - very muche, siblings ate to 12:07 (chirping, wings flapping all time )


Liz, have a nice day