Latvian black storks - 2019

[Liz01]

9:10 OUT

The nest

[Liz01]

9:16 Two great tit collecting moss

[Liz01]

9:30 back home and is singing
9:31 arranges branches
and starts preening himself

9:35 is still preening
9:45 Kaupo is resting

9:46 went to the tree trunk and is looking to the left
9:50 hissing.. back to rest

[Liz01]

9:57 Kaupo flew to the left
10:05 back and is singing - a very long singing

[Liz01]

10:12 sings again and is looking upstairs
10:13 flew away

[Liz01]

Maris asked me how I can be sure that Kaupo is in the nest. I explained that I recognize it by the bright spot above the right eye. But not everyone has such a special marking. Thereupon he wrote me that!

My question was, how can I recognize black storks when they have no rings?

Info by Maris Stradzs
Two types of picture that might help (in theory, I have not yet tested it on ringed birds due to other duties and lack of time) is spread from behind (sharp!) of either of wings (best of all both, but could be on separate pictures) and face in perfect profile (criteria of ideal profile is – „air” should be visibile through the nostrils) as close as possible from the same side. See examples of this year. I might not be able to say certainly yes if it might be the same bird, but the likelyhood that that is not the same bird in some cases can be confirmed with certainty even without rings.


Pictures for example by Maris S.

Original pics by Maris




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[Liz01]

10:40 a gap..
and I will do a bike ride.
13:09 I'm back.. it was great!

10:46 Kaupo comes home and sings
10:48 is preening himself
10:53 sings again
11:08 is singing
11:11 flew to the left
11:46 comes home and sings
11:54 sings and flew away
12:51 comes home and sings a long song
12:53 is silent .. that was long

[Liz01]

13:09 breaking branches and footsteps under the nest tree.
Maybe Janis to exchange the router?

13:17 Kaupo sings
13:21 sings again
13:24 Kaupo flew to the left

[Liz01]

15:31 Arrival and singing .. not for long

[Liz01]

15:46 Looks like there is another stork?
Kaupo starts whistling

15:48 he flew to the left

The nest progress 11.04.2019 -19.04.2019




Time lapse video 2019-04-19

[Liz01]

At the moment I'am also doing sound recordings of the vocals. If he sings very long, I make this song available, normal version and in Solomtion speed 0.5 !

M.S writes:
In this 9and former I’m mostly interested in sound-track in combiantion with actions performed; I’ll give thees to a colleague who is voice recording expert to try some analyses. I think this is always following unsuccesful attempts to advertise some by-passing female. So he is complaining – I wonder if it is always the same or different „swear-words”.

[Liz01]

19:19 Kaupo is still absent.
20:15 Nest is still empty

Here are Kaupo's working times. This are only the times, from the first arrival with material until the last delivery. It does not include the work before and after.

11.04.2019 Start 7:39 - 09:11
12.04.2019 Start 6:41 - 10:14
13.04.2019 Start 6:31 - 08:48
14.04.2019 Start 6:25 - 09:49
15.04.2019 Start 6:39 - 08:38
16.04.2019 Start 6:37 - 08:40
17.04.2019 Start 6:16 - 08:34
18.04.2019 Start 6:11 - 07:22
19.04.2019 Start 6:51 - 08:59

[Birdfriend]

21:24 I guess Kaupo is on the nest for the night. Hopefully he is not more long alone there.
He arrived 20:48, was singing, he pooped 20:49. He built up a really nice nest!

[Liz01]

April 20

Good Morning Birdfriend and all

....He arrived 20:48, was singing, he pooped 20:49. ........

Birdfriend, thanks a lot for reporting and picture. Good to know when he came!

5:27 Kaupo stands in the nest on the left and is sleeping

5:39 Kaupo is doing a PS , works with the branches and

[Liz01]

settles down in his nice nest

[Liz01]

5:47 He seems to feel very comfortable in his nest.

[Liz01]

5:58 Kaupo stands up and is stretching his wings. He starts preening himself
6:03 The branches are attached.The shaking on the branches, serves the attachment. It is not a rearrangement of the branches.
My English is not enough to explain.

[Liz01]

6:13 is poking in the nest ground (aerating)
6:14 branches are fixed

6:18 stretching

[Liz01]

6:19 OUT morning shift starts.. Kaupo flew to the left

6:21 IN A gap and Kaupo is back with a twig. This camera is annoying

[Liz01]

6:24 OUT

6:27 IN with a huge twig


6:29 is still working

6:31 still working and a gap