Black Stork Nest in Karula 2019

[Liz01]

18:00 he is still there.
18:01 Is shaking his plumage

18:04 She can not attack, he is too far away.

17:34:40


wing is visible in the left upper corner

[Anne7]

18:16:58 Is he still there? I think he is. This must be stressing for Kati.


18:25 A PS by Kati (white)


18:28:51 The male sings again!


18:39-41 The intruder sings like mad!
Karl II should come to chase him away.

[Majarina]

Hello, Majarina
Already in previous years, we have noticed that Kati seems to breathe heavily. And also the swelling between the eye and the beak has been seen before.
It is a little strange because we did not notice it in other BS.

Anne7,
thanks, i did not read that.

[Anne7]

18:48 The intruder is still there.

18:57:50 The intruder made a move. Kati was startled.
Poor Kati. Please go away, OFAF!


19:00:58 Kati was startled again.


19:01:25 Is he gone now?

19:01:27 It looks as if Kati starts to relax a little.

[Liz01]

19:00 he flew away .. Kati is rolling her eggs.

[Anne7]

19:00 he flew away .. Kati is rolling her eggs.

Yes, he left. Thank heavens.
I will post a pic later. I have to go now for a while.

EDIT:
19:00:58


19:00:58 OFAF flies away

[Anne7]

20:28 Kati is incubating. The mosquitos continue to annoy her.

[Anne7]

21:10:01 Kati should comb her neck
We can see that her down feathers (insulation) are white.
These down feathers do not have barbules on them even though they still have some of the same structure as a normal feather.
They are normally very soft because they lack the stiff barbs.
http://www.thewildclassroom.com/biodive ... umage.html



21:10:15 She rolls the eggs


21:10:27 Scratching


Good night, everyone

Still 6 days to go... (or maybe 5)

[Katerina]

18:48 The intruder is still there.

18:57:50 The intruder made a move. Kati was startled.
Poor Kati. Please go away, OFAF!


19:00:58 Kati was startled again.


19:01:25 Is he gone now?

19:01:27 It looks as if Kati starts to relax a little.

Poor thing, horror in the eyes
Good evening everyone!

[HelenL44]

Kati's head feathers seem brown today, rather than the black/dark blue it usually is - do you think this is just the light? I noticed it when she replaced Karl II after some time away.

A joke: Karl has found the Costco of moss.

(Costco sells everything in bulk, so you can buy large amounts)

[Liz01]

Poor thing, horror in the eyes
Good evening everyone!

Katerina
That's not a horror. The eyes are attached to the side. She looks up. This looks a bit strange. The puffed feathers are a sign that she is angry. She is not afraid. She feels bothered.
Seriously, she can chase the young male off. He is inexperienced and only tries the future behavior .. sing for the female and so on.

[sova]

11. May

good Morning

04:23
nice picture .... Kati and morning in the woods


05:00


06:40

[sova]

07:15

[sova]

07:48

[sova]

Saturday

[sova]

08:23

Kati sneezes

[sova]

08:55

Karl II is already here .... welcome ... Kati has to go to the toilet and flies away

[sova]

Karl II takes care of the eggs and nest bowl (I think he does it more than Kati)
He came early, too

[sova]

[sova]

09:10