Latvian black storks - 2023

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10:50 male comes home


after preening and a bit nestauration he flew off

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May 14

Good Morning!


5:49 Male flew on a branch above

6:04 came down into the nest with a bunch moss


6:20 he flew away

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6:24 he brought a twig


6:38 is doing a ps


6:46 off again

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6:48 he is back with a twig


another preening session


6:56

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7:00 he flew away




7:01 back with dry moss with soil on it

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May 15

9:31 A female came to the nest tree. but she is invisible for us




Male flew out, returns and settles in the nest again

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9:35 he looks up


9:45 stands up and sings


9:46 settles in the nest again

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9:48 is still singing a lot




9:49:19 female flies away, he follows her

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the video

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May 18

Male was not on the nest overnight. But I think he was on a tree nearby or at the nest tree

7:27 he came in with a huge branch


7:31 resting


9:24 male sees a bird of prey (or just a honey buzzard) Bird was flying from the right to the left

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9:39 preening session , still




9:41 nestauratio0n

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9:46 stretching out leg and wings. Then he jumps on a branch above and flies away


11:40 he returns singing and pretty upset

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11:41


11:43 he flew away
11:47 he came back

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11:48:01 off he goes. I did not see her, but I think the female was above. He behaved like that

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13:27 a pretty treecreeper

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the Treecreeper


21:58 Male came down into the nest for the night . He was already on the nest tree and jumped down

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May 19

Good Morning

4:34 resting


4:42 preening

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4:48 he went on the parent branch out of sight

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May 23



12:03 Male was on his nest . He looks up




is singing

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12:43 looks up again


and flew away