Latvian black storks - 2023- 2024

[Liz01]

went on the branch


shortly before he flew to the left on a branch out of sight

[asteria]

Buzzards like abandoned stork nests.

[Liz01]

April 19

Hi everyone

Welcome black stork

14:48 a male has arrived. He is singing a lot




preening

[Liz01]

He started renovation right away


15:03


15:09

[Liz01]

now we need a female.. soon!

15:12 he is preening himself
went on a branch above and is singing

video of his arrival

[Liz01]

15:15 sings and is moving branches


portrait

[Liz01]

17:22 Male returned to the nest


18:15 he flew away again. great flight trough the trees remind me of Ozol's Nest. You could also see this kind of flights there

[Liz01]

18:17 first nesting material is borught


18:24 he flew away again

[Liz01]

19:28 male appeared on the nest to spend the night there


20:19 resting

[Liz01]

April 20

fast renovation
8:05


8:17


9:10

[Liz01]

April 22

Good Morning

EDIT: April 21 ! thank you Trīne
A girl flew to the black stork



Male is still alone. The nest looks great

[Abigyl]

April 28th

Liz !

Last afternoon I saw the male few times on nest: after 15:00, and later
at 19:30 singing, 19:37 singing again....

21:40 I think he stayed for the night.

Let's hope for a lady

[Abigyl]

Saturday, APRIL 29th

Good Morning!

7:53 He flew to the right

Nest looks well covered with green moss.

[Abigyl]

08:19 He is back with a nice branch.

[Abigyl]

09:24 Flew out.

09:33 Back with moss.

[Abigyl]

09:48 Out again

[Abigyl]

17:02 He is back

18:28 flew out

[Abigyl]

19:50 He came back to his beautiful nest

[Susanne]

May 05

12:39: Surprise. And at 12:41, take a look:

[Liz01]

8:14 Male came in with a bunch nest material


8:27 resting


9:19 still in the nest