Black Stork Nest In Karula 2023.

[Swenja]

04:49 feeding attempt
Kaia gives fish to the chicks.
But she takes them back again. The fish are probably not soft enough.





04:56 Kaia gives the fish again. And most of them she takes back.
An older chick eats a fish. #3 is also eating something.

[Swenja]

05:48 feeding
There is fish again. The chicks try to eat the fish. But I think that this time no chick eat.



Kaia takes the fish back.

[Swenja]

06:21 feeding attempt
Kaia gives fish again. The chicks really try everything to eat the fish. But no chick eats.





The chick spits out the fish again.



Kaia takes the fish back.

[Swenja]

06:23 Karl II is here. He brings nesting material.

[Swenja]

06:42 Kaia does not want to fly away. Karl II nibbles Kaia.
So he preens Kaia on the head. That is so wonderful.

[Swenja]

07:17 Family breakfast
The chicks squash the porrige that Karl II gave first.
Kaia takes over the fish from Karl II.

[Swenja]

Kaia talks a lot to Karl II.

07:28 He flies away again.
He comes back with moss.



Karl II nibbles on Kaia again.





07:46 Karl II flies away from the curved branch.

[Swenja]

07:49 feeding
#1, #2 and #3 have breakfast.
I think #4 will have to wait until the food is softer.

[Swenja]

08:40 Karl II is back.
It seems they are making a new plan.

08:42 Kaia flies away.

08:43 Karl II gives one fish to the chicks.
The chicks make no attempt to eat this fish. Rather, they seem to be twittering about the fish.





08:44 He takes back the fish.

[Swenja]

08:49 Kaia is back. She brings moss with roots.



08:54:50 Kaia briefly plays with a piece of wood or bark.



#1 and #2 are playing with it too.

[Swenja]

09:00 Kaia gives one fish. #2 eats the fish.



She covers the chicks. Karl II is preening.

Seeing the whole family in one nest is a rare sight here.
Simply beautiful to enjoy!

Karl II and Kaia are preening now. The chicks are sleeping. No twittering

[Swenja]

09:41 feeding
#4 had nothing to eat today and is now in the front.
But the feed doesn't fit in #4. Maybe it could tear off a small bite.
Waiting for the next feeding.

[Francesca_V]

Thank you Swenja for the wonderful pics. It is so great to watch the little family!

[Swenja]

10:16 feeding
Kaia gives some fish. It is not much. All the chicks seem to eat something.





#4 got something. But it was not so much.
Karl II watched attentively. He will have seen it.

[Swenja]

10:30 Karl II flies away.

Kaia gives shade to the chicks.



10:51 Karl II is back with nesting material.



10:52 Kaia flies away.

Hello @Francesca_V

[Swenja]

10:53 feeding



Still no suitable food for #4.




Karl II takes back the rests.

[Swenja]

11:23 feeding
Karl II gives some food and he watches the chicks eating.
There is still nothing that would fit into #4.

[Swenja]

11:47 food for #4

This fish did not fit.


11:48:40 Karl II give fodder once more.
The siblings are very attentive

Come on kid, you can do it!


This fish fitted in #4.

[Swenja]

This fish fitted in just barely.

[Sumppi]

I have to say Karl 2 is very patient with these babies Kaia is much faster teking food back. I love daddy stork