Black Stork Nest 3 (Kergu) 2024

[Anne7]

Kergu doesn't sing much today and not as intensively.
13:19 He sits down in the nest.

Thanks, Swenja.

Yes, Kergu looks rather calm.

A few random pics, after lunch

Here you are:
13:09


13:14


13:21

[Swenja]

13:37 Kergu sings a short song.
13:38 He flies away.

[Swenja]

20:40 Kergu is back. It's a short song that he sings.
He came through the forest from the left and glided into the nest from up in the tree.

[Swenja]

April 26

05:31 stretching and flapping wings





Kergu has more space for his wings at the edge of the nest.

[Swenja]

He sings a short song.



Today Kergu continues to work on his nest. He fetches nesting material.
He brought nice branches to the nest.

[Swenja]

Kergu also brings fresh moss.

[Swenja]

He is preening.





08:32 short song.

[Swenja]

Kergu sings and sings.

10:06 Kergu flies up into the tree and continues to sing there.



11:43 Kergu is back in the nest. He sings again.

11:57 He flies away.

Kergu's singing was more intense today than yesterday.

[Swenja]

12:29 camera transmission off


15:52 cam is back. Kergu is not at home.

[Swenja]

20:45 Kergu is back. No singing.

[Swenja]

April 27


06:14 Kergu fetches a branch.



06:22 Kergu sits in the nest.



06:27 He stands up.

at 06:32 Kergu flies off to fetch more nesting material.

[Swenja]

07:29 - 08:16 Kergu sits down again.
He stands up and and sings briefly.



He preens.

Sorry, I have some image transfer errors. At times I saw 2 storks in the nest.

[Swenja]

09:41 Kergu flies up into the tree and sings.

09:57 He is back and sings beautiful.
He shows off his beautiful white underfeathers.



He sings several times and looks around.
at 10:16 Kergu flies away.

[Swenja]

12:54 Kergu is back and sings.
He observe something and he sings repeatedly, but everything is quiet. Nothing that we can see.

[Swenja]

Kergu loosens the nesting material and checks the edge of the nest.



13:28 He flies away.




17:27 camera transmission off

[Swenja]

April 28

02:32 camera transmission is back. Kergu is at home.

06:06 He flies away.
07:31 Kergu is back and sings.



Kergu preens himself, loosens the nesting material and checks the edge of the nest.
Every now and then he sings.
As far as I saw, he didn't pick up any nesting material this morning.

[Swenja]

08:38 healthy ps and he sits down.





09:20 Kergu stands up and sings.

[Swenja]

09:21 camera transmission off



20:10 camera is back
Kergu is at home.

[Swenja]

April 29

Kergu fetched nesting material in the morning and took care of the nest.





He preened himself, greased his feathers and sang a short song.

[Swenja]

Kergu observes his surroundings and sings his songs.



10:01 He flies high into his tree.



10:18 He is back in the nest and sings.

10:46 Kergu flies high into the tree again.