Black Stork Nest in Karula 2019

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17:16 A storklet is fighting with a lamprey.
17:17 Kati stand up.. the lamprey is still in it's beak

Lamprey hang over the silbling :mrgreen: EDIT: Sibling in the egg
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I'm not sure if it swallowed the lamprey before Kati sat down again

17:23 Kati is eating that thing
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16:58 Feeding by Kati. :D
Many small and bigger lampreys.
One storklet (that one in pool-position) could eat well, I think. It sat with it's back towards the cam, therefore I can only assume it has eaten. The other (behind the storklet and an egg) had to struggle a lot with one quite big lamprey. It was a hard fight for the little one. I couldn't see if it has swallowed the lamprey when Kati settled again down on them.
Surely there was also smaller food available, but obviously it couldn't reach it. :rolleyes:

I'm sorry that I can't post pictures, but I'm still at work.
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Michi wrote: May 16th, 2019, 5:27 pm ........
I'm sorry that I can't post pictures, but I'm still at work.
So that's the reason. I have been waiting for your pictures. Yours, Anne's and Baska's pictures are always especially beautiful.
Then I have to wait till tomorrow. :laugh:
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Liz :hi:, I don't want to disappoint you, but until now I have no clearer pics than yours are. Not necessary to post them.
Anyway your pics are always very good. :thumbs:
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18:11 Karl II comes home.
Both sing softly
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Storklets are twittering :laugh:
18:14 he starts feeding...it does not work yet. He has a big crop. It seems there is a small fish farm in his throat :mrgreen:
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17:53 Kati needed more privacy. :D
But I see the two chicks.
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Anne7 wrote: May 16th, 2019, 6:23 pm 17:53 Kati needed more privacy. :D .....
That's something she should not do. We need a clear view of the eggs and the little ones :bow: :mrgreen:
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Now Karl II is in the nest .. Maybe they only hatch when dad is there :shake:
I was hoping to see four in a nest on one day . That would be great and unique.
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Liz01 wrote: May 16th, 2019, 6:15 pm 18:11 Karl II comes home.
Storklets are twittering :laugh:
18:14 he starts feeding...it does not work yet. He has a big crop. It seems there is a small fish farm in his throat :mrgreen:
18:14:09 Karl II removes some moss from the nest bowl.
Does he need more space for the huge fish he brought? :mrgreen:
The chicks are begging.
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18:14:27 "Our dad isn't very fast, is he?"
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18:15:09 There was food visible in his throat, but nothing came out. Later...
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18.58.09 another feeding
Karl II eats lampreys back

This is amazing tactics how storks feed their chicks :shock: simply keeping food in "storage"
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Crissy wrote: May 16th, 2019, 7:01 pm 18.58.09 another feeding
Karl II eats lampreys back
:hi:
Yes! These lampreys were too big for such small chicks, but they were soft enough to peck out nice pieces.
I think both chicks ate well. Especially the chick in the best position.

Then Karl II turned both, the eggs and the chicks in a not so delicate way. :mrgreen:
One egg seems to have a very big hole. It could hatch very soon, I think.
I didn't see a hole in the 4th egg.

18:59:05 The big lampreys
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19:02:46 "Dad, what are you doing!"
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19:03:01 The big hole.
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18:58:10 now Karl II calls to table, big lampreys ?
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balistar wrote: May 16th, 2019, 7:14 pm 18:58:10 now Karl II calls to table, big lampreys ?
:hi:
They were far too big, but thank heavens, soft enough for our little chicks! :D

Thanks a lot for all your pics, balistar! :thumbs:
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Anne7 wrote: May 16th, 2019, 7:12 pm Then Karl II turned both the eggs and the chicks in a not so delicate way. :mrgreen:
I've seen it somewhere earlier but do not remember where and by whom. :rotf:
Namesakes have the same ways!
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Anne7 wrote: May 16th, 2019, 7:21 pm :hi:
They were far too big, but thank heavens, soft enough for our little chicks! :D
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Thank you, Anne.

19:01 the other also pecked on it, i think it could also eat a bit of the soft enough food
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19:02 eating is exhausting :D
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Anne7 wrote: May 16th, 2019, 7:12 pm :hi:
Yes! These lampreys were too big for such small chicks, but they were soft enough to peck out nice pieces.
I think both chicks ate well. Especially the chick in the best position.
Anne :wave: they sure did :laugh:

Bon appetit!
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19:36 Karl II serves the lampreys for the second time
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one (K1?) has a piece in its beak, but the other one (K2?) picks as well on the food
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19:39 one (K2?) lays down, while Karl II is eating back what is left,
egg3 is talking very loud :laugh:
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20:03:05 :loveshower:

Look, we will have company soon!
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Crissy wrote: May 16th, 2019, 8:09 pm 20:03:05 :loveshower:

Look, we will have company soon!
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That's great :D :2thumbsup:
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from earlier, 19:39, i think i saw also a hole at egg 4:

19:39:43 here Karl II turns the egg 4, which is close to his foot, on the left of the egg it looks like a hole, one storklet (K2?) lays on the left side, the other (K1?) is on the right,
egg3 lays in front a bit out of view
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19:39:45 now Karl II turns the egg3, (egg4 is now on the right of our view)
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19:39:45 we get a glimpse of the storklet inside the egg3
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