Latvian black storks - 2019

[Liz01]

11:12 it starts raining
Kaupo is still waiting for Gaja. He can not find she outside the nest.

his arrival

[Liz01]

12:05 Another stork is near. Kaupo whistles




12:07 he sings short again

[Liz01]

Suddenly a snow shower
12:08 he is whistling gain.. is it another male or a female I hope it is Gaja. It could be! Is not a nest defending.




12:11 a bad hailstorm



I do not think this nest is interesting for another stork

[Liz01]

Video of Kaupo's singing and the sudden hail storm.



There is a problem with the router. That's why the stream stops so often. They want to fix it ..

[Solo]

...

Liz, what you think - why we see not nest-building?

[Liz01]

Liz, what you think - why we see not nest-building?

the same as last year.... Kaupo is not a great nest builder. Last year the first egg was laid and he only has brought a bunch moss. I thought the eggs would all fall out of the nest.

Kaupo the lazy man
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[Liz01]

2018!

Post by Michi » April 13th, 2018, 12:56 am
Wow, already the first egg! That was fast! No builded nest, but an egg!
Nice, that the storks now build the nest around the egg.

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[Liz01]

13:00 a gap in the stream... 13:03 Kaupo was away

14:13 Kaupo is back .. the stream again has a gap

14:42 Kaupo sings .. and the cam has an white circle again.

[Liz01]

15:09 he flew away again..

[Solo]

...the same as last year.... Kaupo is not a great nest builder. ...

Liz, thanx.
So the previous owner(s) rebuild the nest after previous winters

...That's when I thought she would not brood here. she looked like, she did think that the nest would not be safe.Then I remembered that this nest was not build again and again by Kaupo and Gaja. That was another couple.

here:
Aug. 2018: "M.S..... It has been fallen down before this year at least twice - and has been restored in the same place. After winter nothing may remain there - if support branch remains, they might rebuild it within a few days. May not...." viewtopic.php?p=609791#p609791

[Michi]

Good evening everyone,

Liz, many thanks for todays reports and the marvellous pictures, also for the videos!
Solo, thanks for reporting!
Our Kaupo is such a nice guy. The pictures when he probably saw a female stork passing by (I think it could only have been a female), are really touching.
Therefore two more pictures from this moment, taken from Liz' video.
12:09




I so wish that he finds a female, at the best Gaja. I feel already sorry for him, because he's so alone. Hopefully he will not have to suffer the fate of the male stork in the Latvian nest of 2017, who remained alone throughout the season.

Kaupo stays again for the night, 20:39


Good night!

[Liz01]

April 11

Good morning all

Michi, thank youn for reporting and pics Michi, I think, he will stay alone this season.

6:28 Kaupo is still in the nest. After preening and stretching he starts a bit nest work.



6:56 he is resting and sleeping

[Liz01]

7:06 Kaupo sings
7:16 he sings again

7:26 stretching his wings


7:37 he flew away (breakfast)

[Liz01]

7:39 The first branch is brought The cam doesn't work stopped 7:40




I'm pretty disappointed with this camera. She works incredibly bad. It would be interesting to document how this nest is being restored.

7:53 huge branch by Kaupo

[Solo]

Good morning

7:39 The first branch is brought

[Liz01]

He is doing it well! It seems not a problem to rebuild the nest

7:55 flew away again
7:57 back with a long log


Video includes three branch deliveries

[Liz01]

8:02 he flew to the right again

8:04 in with a twig


8:07 out

[Solo]

He is doing it well! It seems not a problem to rebuild the nest ...

I hope that help, and we will see female (Gaja) here

[Liz01]

8:10 in with stick


8:12 out

[Liz01]

8:14 in with a HUGE log.


8:18 out