Black Stork Nest in Karula 2019

[Timea]

Thank you for pictures and reports

Congrats to the second egg

LIZ01
Bye Liz, good luck at Latvian nest, thank you for all pictures and video's.
Saw the 2nd egg, wonderful

[Timea]

There is so much to see, love the Osprey's too, and the Konnakotkas and the Halgur, difficult to choose! And I still follow the Kakk as well, too many beautiful sites, too little time

[Rauntz]

Are we gonna do also fundraising for this years storklets GPS transmitters?

What are the plans?

[Dogmami]

5:45 Side by side


5:52 A mating attempt
5:53 Katis stands on her curved branch, Male takes care for the eggs


5:55 he settles on the eggs

I have to go to another nest! Anne, Crissy, Michi, Sova, Summi, Timea, asteria, balistar. Thank you alle for very nice pictures and interesting comments. I wish you an nice day with Kati and the Male.
Unfortunately I can not watch as much as I want right now. The Latvian nest takes a lot of time

hi Liz, is there a black stork live nest in Latvia? Could I get a link please?

[Anne7]

Busy morning in the nest:
06.17.04 male flies out, Kati takes place on the eggs
06.19.05 male in with moss
06.21 male out
06.22.45 male in with moss
06.24.50 male out
06.29.21 male in with moss
...

Here are the IN-pics:

06.19. male in


06.22 male in


06.29 male in

[Hellem]

hi Liz, is there a black stork live nest in Latvia? Could I get a link please?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1dh3Am4SZw

[Anne7]

...
06.31.45 male out
06.36.29 male in with stick
06.37.44 male out
06.41.07 male in with moss
06.42.57 mating
06.46.15 male out
06.51 male in with moss and stick
06.53.47 male flies out and Kati stays in the nest for the incubation
08.26.05 male returns, he takes the place on the eggs, Kati is on the balcony

06.36. male in


06.41 male in


06.51 male in

[Anne7]

10:11 The male on the 2 eggs


I will be away most of the day.
Have a nice Sunday

[aquiline]

I wonder whether there is still any moss left in this wood What an extraordinary busy stork
We should call him BOB (the builder)

[Casio]

Hi everyone!

About Karl: is it at all possible, that Karl has returned, but went straight to some other nest/place, when he noticed that the old nest and Kati are taken already...? Would it be totally unusual behavior, or do they always come back to the old nest and at least try to win it back?

Karl the 2nd is adorable. <3 <3

p.s. Bob is a very suitable name in my opinion.

[sova]

boring ?

[Hellem]

The story of this year's black stork camera
Text: Urmas Sellis, Eagle Club

https://www.looduskalender.ee/n/en/node/3350

[sova]

Thanks Hellem

[Liz01]

The story of this year's black stork camera
Text: Urmas Sellis, Eagle Club

https://www.looduskalender.ee/n/en/node/3350

Hellem, thanks a lot I've put it on youtube

Anne, Sova, thanks a lot for the great pictures

I think Kaupo's nest is almost done.(seven hour work with out break for me) There are so many interesting things to see on the cameras. Now I have time for R & M and K & KII again I hope it

[sova]

how long the male loosens soil ... we can later put salad or tomatoes

[Crissy]

14.21.30 Kati is back

14.22.45 mating

14.24.10 male flies out

[Solo]

...About Karl: is it at all possible, that Karl has returned, but went straight to some other nest/place, when he noticed that the old nest and Kati are taken already...? Would it be totally unusual behavior, or do they always come back to the old nest and at least try to win it back?...

they are storks who change nest time to time, storks who first visit more nest in the area, ...
I know not if exist exactly answer to yours question

[balistar]

....
About Karl: is it at all possible, that Karl has returned, but went straight to some other nest/place, when he noticed that the old nest and Kati are taken already...? Would it be totally unusual behavior, or do they always come back to the old nest and at least try to win it back?
....

they are storks who change nest time to time, storks who first visit more nest in the area, ...
I know not if exist exactly answer to yours question

For me it would be at least a comforting thought, for Karl, in his wisdom, to choose another nest (and possibly another mate) instead of engaging in a fight he might not win.

[balistar]

Hi everybody here,

what a wonderful Sunday, celebrating with the second egg


14:11 also a nice view of Papa, rolling his eggs


14:22 mating with full physical effort


14:23 in this perspective, Kati looks so small and delicate

[balistar]

14:23 these colours, just gorgeous


14:24 the tender Kati