Black Stork Webcam - Tiit & Tiina 2011

[Bubo]

Tiit(?) take off.



EDIT:
And Tiina sat on eggs...

[jopie]

If it IS Tiina, may be that black spot at the white feathers of the chest is an identification mark! (I keep looking for differences )

[Felis silvestris]

Since I had to get up early today for shopping, I could not resist to start the PC and take a short look through all cams.
Stork nest was still quiet


After I came back, we had a bit more action:




I also find it very nice, how they tend to each other



In the back is Tiit, but after that they again started to circle the nest, so I lost who is who ...

[jopie]

maybe in the next hours there will be a 3rd egg? She is breathing heavier.

[Bubo]

Tiit back at nest


EDIT:
And Tiina flew out

[Jo UK]

maybe in the next hours there will be a 3rd egg? She is breathing heavier.

I keep looking for a third egg, too!
We don't yet know how many chicks this nest - these adults - can support. On the first black stork nest we learned that 3 was the ideal number.

[jopie]

and because I know nothing about the BS I also do not know how many hours it takes for her between eggs. I just wait and hopefully will see.

[Olga]

12:15 On the first pic Tiina has just left the nest, and Tiit jumped at place in three seconds. He had been sitting there behind the trunk. I think he was counting the amount of eggs, at first!




Tiina at work, 12:59, like smiling, she has a secret! :

[asteria]

I keep looking for a third egg, too!
We don't yet know how many chicks this nest - these adults - can support. On the first black stork nest we learned that 3 was the ideal number.

Two is also OK.

[Olga]

Watching the head of Tiina

[Olga]

About at 13:30 she stood up, preened, moved the eggs a little while airing the nest bottom.

[Olga]

Again Tiina stood up, at 14:15:

[venegor]

The dress should be kept in order

[venegor]

Eggs for the present two, but can be and three, the place is prepared, therefore while I will show masterly standing on one foot

[visitor]

I'm not sure after three years, but I think on 2008 Donna laid an egg every second day or so and it always happened during the night or very early morning. Does anyone remember? In this case we could expect to see a new egg tomorrow. Wouldn't it be great?

Tiina and Tiit have been working hard to have more eggs.

[visitor]

...
We don't yet know how many chicks this nest - these adults - can support. On the first black stork nest we learned that 3 was the ideal number.

I found a little difference in the article http://www.looduskalender.ee/node/9962
and it's english translation http://www.looduskalender.ee/en/node/9977 about this nest.
In Estonian it says this nest is known since 2009 and there were three chicks (see the picture below).

[rachowiak]

Hi juta, hi all!!!

... why without any reason I have in my mind Estonian names Tiina(female) and Tiit(male). Don´t know how it will sound in other languages.

In polish sounds very good.

[jopie]

Tiina arrived, Tiit left the eggs, made avances to Tiina, without success, he left and Tiina is on the eggs now.

[jopie]

Rachowiak, in Dutch it sounds also good: Tiejiet and tiejiena

[rachowiak]

I'm not sure after three years, but I think on 2008 Donna laid an egg every second day or so and it always happened during the night or very early morning. Does anyone remember?

You're right. In 2008, Donna laid egg every two days and usually it has been done at night. This normal rhythm has been affected by the aggression of a foreign male. This meant when one egg (from three layed) was destroyed, and Donna have laid the two new eggs. Two storklets hatched from these late eggs have been killed and eaten by Donna.