Black Stork Nest In Karula 2023.

[Swenja]

15:31 ps
15:32 Karl II serves fish. The chicks look in the wrong direction.



Karl II takes back food.





The eggs are #2 in the way apparently. Chirps high sound and does not stop.

[Swenja]

16:06 ps
The chicks ask for food. Karl II gives food.



#2 sits on the right. Nervous eater that takes longer.



Both chicks are eating. And silence! The chicks are full.

[Swenja]

Karl II preens the chicks.
16:42:10 a chick does ps in high arc.



Is everything right with you little one?


16:44 And covers the chicks and the eggs again.

[Anne7]

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After Karl II fed the chicks around 14:12, he takes care of the nest bowl.

At 14:14:11 he takes out something very small, and puts it aside.


14:14:18
He continues his work in the nest bowl


At 14:15:20 Karl II takes something out again. This is a piece of eggshell.



Was there still an eggshell in the nest bowl?
Or has #3 hatched?

[Swenja]

17:14 Karl II rolls both eggs. But it is not visible that a chick has hatched.

[Anne7]

OK,
thanks Swenja

Then it must have been pieces of an 'old' eggshell.

Edit:
It would be good if #3 (and afterwards especially #4) were not too far behind ...

I scroll back and try to hear any egg talk every time a parent stood up.
It’s not easy. I can’t clearly hear the 3rd egg.

[Swenja]

@Anne7
When the moss curtain lifts, we will know for sure.

[asteria]

Hey, Veevi, Viiva, Viive, Viivi, Viivia, Viivika or Vivian, have you hatched at last?

[Swenja]

18:18 Kaia is back. Greeting!



Karl II flies away.



The chicks do not ask for food. Kaia covers the chicks and the eggs.

[Anne7]

18:18:30 (and beyond)
I think I heard egg talk.
Little (muffled) “quacks”.

[Swenja]

18:40 Now I hear it too.

#2 asks for food.
18:41 feeding



#2 eats #1 is tired.



#2 ate well.



Kaia covers the chicks and the egg(s?)

[Swenja]

19:08 Kaia does ps.



She rolls one egg.




She wanted to cover them all. Kaia gets up again and loosens the nest floor.



19:12 She covers everything.

[Swenja]

19:58 Kaia does ps.
She loosens the nest floor a little. The chicks are quiet. They chirp a little.



Kaia covers them.

[Swenja]

Kaia airs the nest trough.
20:50 ps
20:51:56 #1 has eggshell in the beak?



20:54 #3 quacks tired

The chicks are not really hungry yet. So Kaia covers them all up again.

21:00 There is some rain.

Hail



Was small hail and only short.

[Sabsy]

A little rain is quite good, but a 2nd camera now
from an angle above would also be awesome.

Not that we only see the 3rd chick after days.

Thank you all for your comments with great pictures, information & Co.

Beautiful evening!

[Swenja]

22:03 night vision



Feedings, Feeding attempts today:
Due to nesting material, visibility was often not possible.

06:21 Kaia had no food. She picked up the pike.
07:43 the pike was not yet ready to serve.
08:32 the pike was not ready to serve again.
09:12 feeding Karl II - for #1 and for Kaia.
12:05 feeding Kaia - #1 and #2 probably eaten.
12:45 feeding Kaia - #1 and #2 probably eaten.
13:51 feeding Karl II - for #1
14:12 feeding Karl II - for #2
14:46 feeding Karl II - for #1 and #2
15:32 feeding Karl II - questionable, no sight
16:07 feeding Karl II - for #1 and #2
18:41 feeding Kaia - for #2, #1 is tired.

Today the feedings were a bit chaotic.

[Anne7]

Ornitrack Information

KAIA

Kaia spent the night in a forest about 3.5 km from the nest.

At 04:31 she flies (at 36 km/h) to a brook about 4.5 km from the nest.
Between 04:41 and 05:11 she searches for food in that area.
At 05:16 she flies (at 43 km/h) to the nest.

At 05:20 she arrives home.

At 09:44 she briefly leaves the nest.
She gathers nesting material near the nest.
At 09:58 she is back on the nest.

At 13:50 she leaves again.
At 13:56 she flies through the forest, not far from the nest.

She flies south to a brook in a wooded area, about 15 km from the nest.
Kaia is not far from the Latvian border (at about 6 km).
She searches for food along that brook from about 14:26 until about 17:41, over a distance of about 1.2 km.

At 17:46 she flies back to the nest (not in a very straight line).
At 18:18 she is back on the nest.


Today, Kaia flew nearly 50 km.
Battery level: 100%


And now Karl II ...

[Anne7]

Ornitrack Information

KARL II

(Karl II sends sometimes only 1 location point per hour).

Karl II spent the night on the nest.

At 05:21 he flies out
Until 06:42 he is near the nest, gathering nesting material.

Between 07:42 and 08:42, he can be seen in the area of fish basket 3 (a small river in a forest), about 4.4 km from the nest.
I don't know if the basket was filled.

At 08:56 Karl II is back on the nest (camera observation).

At 10:42 he is in flight northwards (28 km/h) to a river about 14 km from the nest.
I see him on that river (over a distance of about 2.2 km) between 11:42 and 13:27 (not many location points are shown)

At 13:42 Karl II is in flight (at 55 km/h) towards the nest.

At 13:50 Karl II arrives on the nest.

At 18:27 he is in flight (at 44 km/h) towards a river where I have seen him frequently last year, at about 9 km from the nest.
At 20:42 (last known location point), Karl II is still looking for food in or near that river.

Today, Karl II flew 48.8 km
Battery level: 52%


Good night, everyone, and thank you all!


(I will be away for most of the WE. Please keep us well informed and please lend Swenja a hand !)

[Swenja]

Many thanks for the track data and the beautiful pictures @Anne7 !
I wish you a nice weekend!

[Swenja]

June 03

2 chicks and 2 eggs are in the nest.

Good morning!

05:36 Karl II comes to the nest. Kaia flies away after short greeting.



Karl II brings a nice fish breakfast. Both chicks are eating well.





#2 is nervous when eating. The chick takes longer and cannot decide which fish to eat.
#2 is interested in every single fish.