Black Stork Nest in Karula, 2021

[Swenja]

13:03:37 Kaia flies away.



Part 2


13:06:00 Kaia brings moss and water.



13:15:00 She flies away.

[Anne7]

12:42-43


12:42:50


12:43:23


12:43:24 Kaia arrives on the nest

[Anne7]

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12:43 Kaia is in the nest, observing the surroundings. She looks up.


12:44 A 'visitor' flies by, from the left to the right

[Anne7]

12:44 Kaia feeds the storklets. It was a nice load of fish, I think

[Trine]

I wonder when Kaia arrived. 12.33 when there's some rustling and a storklet begins croaking?
Or was it her flying by at 12.26 after all?

An even more interesting question is: why on earth would a stranger stork enter a crowded nest?

[Anne7]

12:47
The 'visitor' arrives from the right


He lands on the nest ... No rings.
I agree with Swenja, it looks like a male bird.


... but he immediately moves to a lower branch, next to the nest.

[Anne7]

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12:47:57 Kaia lies down.







12:56 Kaia gets up.

12:57 The visitor flies away

13:03 Kaia leaves the nest

Unfortunately, I have to leave now too.

[Swenja]

15:00:45 Karl II comes and feeding!



I only see fish



15:02:39 He flies away.

[Swenja]

Many thanks to everyone. You didn't know where to look and listen first. So much has happened!

Thank you for the very nice pictures @ Anne7

Such meetings can also be dangerous. I hope the strangers don't come back.

[Liz01]

Hi everyone

Anne, Heloise, Swenja, and all! thank for reporting and pictures

Did you see that before?
supported by the sibling




Anne,
12:42 Another black stork was already on the nest tree. Above the nest. He was singing- a male!. I know this singing from other visits
I think it was a couple. The femaIe? landed on the lower branch. I think it was a female due to Kaja's behavior.

Are you amazed that Kaia is lying next to them?
the little ones are too big to cover them. So she lies down next to them! I saw that on Zile's nest. There were constantly unwelcome visitors for 2 years in a row. She too lay down next to the storklets when they were too big. But she preferred to stuff them under herself

[Swenja]

16:59:25

[Liz01]

16:59:25

looks like bird of prey

17:02 nodding by the storklets. I think it was a strange stork

[Swenja]

17:04:00 is gone.

# 3 only helped half-heartedly.

[Bibibu]

looks like bird of prey

No please no repeat of last year

[Liz01]

No please no repeat of last year

It was rather a black stork. Nodding by the storklets means another stork

[Swenja]

19:22:50 Karl II brings dinner

[asteria]

It was rather a black stork. Nodding by the storklets means another stork

It could be the same stork Karl II chased away soon after he returned(Karl III).

[Swenja]

20:38:28 Kaia is here



It's like a siege today!

Kaia looks around the nest and discovers a strange black stork. Kaia greeted. But then the situation changes. She sees the second stork and turns into a defensive stance.



20:40:08 That could have been the second stork. He's just flying in.

[Swenja]

Kaia looks in 2 directions.

This is dangerous now!



Now she only looks to the left in one direction.

21:01 feeding time! I only see # 2's dirty bum.
Today # 3 stopped doing ps while sitting, but # 2 started doing it.

[Anne7]

20:55 Kaia is still guarding her storklets.
She looks worried (or vigilant) and quite stressed. Raises her feathers. Meanwhile her chicks continue to beg for food.

20:47:28 Go away, intruder(s)!



21:01 Kaia finally starts to feed.


I see fish.


What a day!