Black Stork Nest in Karula 2019

[Michi]

09:12 "Please go fishing, sweetheart."
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Thanks a lot, Anne! Not only for the marvelous pictures.
Every comment made me laugh even more. They are simply delightful!

Many thanks, Liz, for your beautiful pictures and reports!
Karl the Second is really a worthy successor for our beloved Karl. :)

[Anne7]

May 1st

Good morning, everyone

Michi, you're welcome.

The morning light is gorgeous in Karula National Park.

06:40 Karl II sleeps


07:10 Wonderful light


08:26 The daily colour-shower

[Anne7]

10:49 Kati didn't return yet


11:22 Karl II is still waiting for Kati

[Anne7]

12:29:02 Kati is in sight


12:29:04 There she is. Finally!


12:29:15 Karl II leaves. He must be hungry.

I will be away for the rest of the day.

[Summi]

14:28
a strange stork lands on the curved branch!

[Mary Jane]

14:29 Defending the nest.

[Anne7]

The intruder had rings!

I think I could read OFAF (or maybe OPAF) on the big white ring.

When the stranger stepped from the curved branch into the nest, Kati grabbed him by the neck and threw him out!
Then, he tried to land on the nest at the left side. Kati pushed him out.

I'm not at home. I can't post a picture.

Thanks a lot Mary Jane and Summi!

[Mary Jane]

Anne!
I went back to YouTube archive and made a longer video of the incident. I think you are right, the ring looks like OFAF.

[Anne7]

Mary Jane, thank you!

[Liz01]

Michi, Anne, Mary Jane, balistar
thank you very much for pictures, video and comments

Ring is OFAF .. I will do a video from our archive
Kati was brave as ever..she bit the strange stork away







14:28 first visit from the right
then another at ..
14:29 two attacks
14:30 Strange stork is singing in the forest

[Liz01]

14:39 lands again on the right in the old nest and starts preening himself


14:52 Kati is fed up with him, she chases him away






14:52 nearly 15:53 Another attack from the right. Katis turns the eggs.. She is cool

This time the stork flew into the forest. He is gone!

[Mary Jane]

She is the ultimate supermom. - Nobody messes with my unhatched -

[Liz01]

She is the ultimate supermom. - Nobody messes with my unhatched -

[Liz01]

16:53 another visit


16:55 She attacks him -


Stork flew in the forest on a tree.. and away


the stream stutters.. that's bad

[balistar]

all,

i've made some screenshots from the first encounter at 14.28.

if you don't like them or they are too late, please moderators feel free to delete my post.

[balistar]

still 14:28 just when Kati wanted to settle back down on the eggs
he appeares on the left nest side


Kati jumps right up and scares him away


"and do not let me see you here anymore"

[Liz01]

It was rater a female than a male.

EDIT: After watching the video:
I have to corrected me.. it was probably a male. He is looking for a female. Kaupo definitely was not!

He sang by the arrival and he sang in the forest near the nest. I think it was a love song

Here is the video until the time he sings for her. Arrival 14:28 - then he sang 14:30 -14:32

[Mary Jane]

Liz
Sorry to be so far off topic, but how do you get to the better quality archive material? It was my first time trying to capture video today - YT seemed to be the quickest way to go -, so I am as dumb as can be.

[Liz01]

Liz
Sorry to be so far off topic, but how do you get to the better quality archive material? It was my first time trying to capture video today - YT seemed to be the quickest way to go -, so I am as dumb as can be.

here with YT it goes faster. But for details, our archives are better.
http://193.40.124.24/2019-must-toonekurg/

[Mary Jane]

Thank you so much, Liz! You live and learn, right?