Black Stork Nest in Karula 2022

[Liz01]

12:25 Storklet missed the nest

I hope all is OK!

It was our sweet Iks!




Fell down!

[Liz01]

oh dear! 1 day without worry would be nice!
I hope Iks will return soon

video includes return Iks and Voog


13:35 Iks is back My wish has come true. Thanks!
Beautiful wings




So Waba, Iks and Voog are in the nest. All is OK

[Francesca_V]

Poor Iks!
I am so glad that everything looks fine now.

[Liz01]

14:12 Bonus returned home




14:51 all are still at home. Waiting for a load frogs or fish

[Liz01]

15:31 they are still at home. I hope Karl can find some fish
15:33 visit by an butterfly

[Francesca_V]

15.43
All are there and dozing.

[Liz01]

16:05 Voog flew to the left


16:52 Bonus is stretching wing and leg


16:56 Iks flew to the right

[Liz01]

16:57 Waba flew out too
16:59 Hi Waba


then Iks home again
Iks, stop twittering


It was a nice flight around the nest!

[Liz01]

17:02 Karl he has brought frogs!
Everyone was on the frog table

17:01:52 Voog rushed in from the right
Karl is flying in the forest and came in from the right too.

[Biker]

[Liz01]

After feeding


and the video speed 0,3

[Swenja]

Voog flew a nice loop before entering the nest.





beak fight with Iks

[Swenja]

21:23 night visison turns on



Feedings:

05:54 - 05:59 cam transmission off, but feeding
05:59 Iks and Voog are eating without Waba and Bonus
11:23 Voog, Waba, Bonus are eating, Iks too late
17:02 all chicks present

Many thanks @Liz01 @balistar and @Biker!

Good night!

[Liz01]

August 14

Good Morning everyone!

Swenja, thanks for the evening report!

today the Storklets are 84 (Bonus), 78, 78 and 75 days old.

2018 In a nest with 4 chicks, the Storklets left the nest for good, at an age of 80-83 days
storklets that started migration at all (from 27 tagged), the mean age of start of migration is at least 89.7 days, min. 73.4, max 142.2 days.


Yesterday late evening! Regarding the question I received! Here the answer: They hunt themselves when they see something edible
A beetle landed in the nest. Voog tried to grab him, but the bug fled to the right. Bonus saw him, he grabbed and ate the bug!
Interesting! They can also see in the dark






4:41:50 wich bird is whistling?
5:13 Iks cast a pellet

5:33 Iks flew to the left
5:35 Waba flew to the left
5:37 Bonus out to the left
5:37 Voog out to the left

BTW: Balistar Storks are not listed when searched under the term throat pouch.
Maris S describes the "throat pouch", which probably isn't one in storks, as a beak sac!

[Liz01]

5:50 Iks returned home, then Waba and Bonus
5:52 they start begging


5:53 Voog was on the right and came in




they are still twittering and looking around and to the right
5:56:13 loud noies on the right

[Liz01]

6:10 Waba flew to the left
6:13 begging


Waba came in! just in time

[Liz01]

6:13 Karl came home


lots of fish for all! that was fish from the basket!

[Liz01]

fish! nice size fishes


I'm happy that all have eaten well! thick necks with all


Big thank to the basket filler

video Speed 0,5 (it's enough, lots of fish)
They eat so incredibly fast that you can't see the amount of food without slow motion. I think speed 03, would have been better!

[Liz01]

6:23 Voog was on the curved branch- s/he took off
6:24 Bonus too the right
6:24 Bonus in from the left

6:26/6:27
Strange interaction between Bonus and Iks

Iks is doing a ps and jump towards Bonus.. then it starts.


Video

[Liz01]

6:33 Bonus out
6:36 Iks out
6:37 Waba out

6:58 Voog back home
6:59 in a hurry out to the left
7:01 Waba returned and gasps! Flights are exhausting
7:11 Waba flew out again
7:12 Iks came in from the right
7:13 Waba is back!
They train their flight muscles. It seems very tiring for Waba? Breathing with beak open. But I saw that in other juveniles too