Black Stork Nest 3 (Kergu) 2023

[brofasa]

I am truly sad to see that Kergu is unsuccessful this year.
I still hope that a very young lady will appear, cozy up to him and return to him early next year.

[Francesca_V]

Yes Brofasa!
I'm so sad for Kergu too.
He is a wonderful black stork with a wonderful home and a beautifully padded nest.
Can't believe there isn't a female that chose him.
I keep the fingers crossed that he will find a nice lady next spring. (and that we see a lot of little Kergus and Kergas. )

[Francesca_V]

June 3

9:12 Kergu arrives with greetings and a little song. He stays there for a long time and spends the time with resting, preening, sleeping.
In the background, a cuckoo is calling.
It is very windy.

In the afternoon there is more acticity and Kergu brings

15:30 moss
​15:43 a branch
15:56 dry grass
16:02 a branch
16:24 a bunch of dry leaves

16:41 byebye for today!

[Francesca_V]

Singing


Resting


Scratching

[Francesca_V]

branch


grass


branch

[Francesca_V]

Leaves




Byebye!

[Francesca_V]

June 4

It sounds like rain.

12:01 Kergu arrives
He stands like a statue and rests, preens himself, does a little nest work and fetches grass and moss.

14:54 grass
15:03 moss
15:09 byebye!

Pics:
Arrving and greeting everyone


Standing and resting


Checking the nest edge

[Francesca_V]

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bringing grass


doing rearrangements


bringing moss

[Francesca_V]

June 5

10:48 Kergu arrives
15:43 he leaves

nothing special today ...





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[Francesca_V]

June 06

9:16 Kergu is there!
He greets, sings a little, shows his wonderful white feathers, does a little housework and ... rests.


working at the nest edge



16:22 bye bye for today!

[Francesca_V]

June 07

Kergu is very early today: 5:01 arrival.

And he leaves at 8:28.

comes back at about 14:03


leaves at 14:05

[Swenja]

Hello @Francesca_V
thank you for your daily updates about this nest!

Kergu has been working very hard on the nest and even if it remained empty this year, next year will surely come and Kergu will have another chance.
The nest is prepared and Kergu has a reason to come back.

[Francesca_V]

Thank you, Swenja!

[Francesca_V]

June 8

10:25 Kergu comes home!
He greets with a little song.
In the meantime he sleeps, preens, sings, thinks :)
14:15 he jumps to the branch in front of him and leaves.


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[Francesca_V]

June 9

7:54 Kergu arrives!

[Francesca_V]

June 10

5:20 Kergu is there!
he stays until 08:09


10:22 returns and sings
and away

[Francesca_V]

There is a little change today: the nest has a visitor, a strange black stork.

11:08 visitor looking from a branch on the left


in the nest, very quiet, doing some nest work.
he or she does the nest work very intensively.

12:06 jumps to another branch

12:30 Kergu is back, singing loud and long til 1234
sitting down.

[Biker]

.
Hello!
From about 12:50 Kergu watches very attentively something/someone on the right just below/at the nest rim. Sounds of a visitor can be heard.

At 12:52 Kergu scares him away. I see only a dark shadow disappearing to the right.
Maybe again the strange stork.

But since I didn't look in here often, I don't actually know who is who.
Ok, obviously were two black storks at about 12:50

[Askja]

Francesca, Biker

I have saved screenshots of the stranger's visit yesterday. If you don't mind, Francesca, I post them here. Thank you for sticking with reporting about Kergu!

11:05 / 11:11 Watching the nest for (at least) 6 minutes before flying up into it.


11:11

[Francesca_V]

Thank you so much,Askja, I am so behind!