Latvian black storks - 2018

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18:17 Resting


18:22 all are looking in the same direction

18:31


20:33

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July 14

Good morning everyone

all four are still in the nest. I'm very thankful

6:47 resting and waiting for the breakfast

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7:25 what a cutie

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7:28 Strength measurement ...or domination behavior ?

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8:34 begging- nothing

8:58 how big they are. They prepare themselves for the first flight

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10:07 Storklets are begging

Without breakfast till now!

10:30

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10:41 Breakfast by Gaja

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14:20 Kaupo brings food

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15:04 Gaja has brought food for the storklets

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16:28 use the sibling for stretching

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17:37 strong wind and thunder can be heard


16:38 it starts raining

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July 15

Good Mornig everyone

Storklets are still in the nest and very active.

7:05 one of them is on the parent branch

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7:06 Breakfast for the storklets


much little things


Gaja was it


https://youtu.be/VCL4N85dFgg

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8:38 preening


it's getting serious! Soon one of them will fly



Two of them hatched on May 18. Both are almost ready to fly. They are today 59 days old
The same age as the oldest storklet at the estonnian nest. But the latvian are further in their development.

The third has hatched May 19. It's today 58 days old
The fourth has hatched May 20. It's is today 57 days old
Great!

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9:57 begging storklets. Kaupo brings food






https://youtu.be/KuCpbUX7gEI

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11:36 stretching


11:53 what a beauty


11:57 down feathers are gone

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13:22 begging storklets
13:41 still waiting

13:47 begging again
And food comes. I think it was Kaupo
He has brought fish and frogs

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14:00 Gaja brings food

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16:28 Storklet went on the parent branch


16:35 four in a row


yawning

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High jumps


Wing and tail feathers are perfect! Almost ready for the first flight!