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17:16 A storklet is fighting with a lamprey.
17:17 Kati stand up.. the lamprey is still in it's beak

Lamprey hang over the silbling EDIT: Sibling in the egg




I'm not sure if it swallowed the lamprey before Kati sat down again

17:23 Kati is eating that thing

16:58 Feeding by Kati.
Many small and bigger lampreys.
One storklet (that one in pool-position) could eat well, I think. It sat with it's back towards the cam, therefore I can only assume it has eaten. The other (behind the storklet and an egg) had to struggle a lot with one quite big lamprey. It was a hard fight for the little one. I couldn't see if it has swallowed the lamprey when Kati settled again down on them.
Surely there was also smaller food available, but obviously it couldn't reach it.

I'm sorry that I can't post pictures, but I'm still at work.

Michi wrote: May 16th, 2019, 5:27 pm ........
I'm sorry that I can't post pictures, but I'm still at work.

So that's the reason. I have been waiting for your pictures. Yours, Anne's and Baska's pictures are always especially beautiful.
Then I have to wait till tomorrow.

Liz , I don't want to disappoint you, but until now I have no clearer pics than yours are. Not necessary to post them.
Anyway your pics are always very good.

18:11 Karl II comes home.
Both sing softly




Storklets are twittering
18:14 he starts feeding...it does not work yet. He has a big crop. It seems there is a small fish farm in his throat

17:53 Kati needed more privacy.
But I see the two chicks.

Anne7 wrote: May 16th, 2019, 6:23 pm 17:53 Kati needed more privacy. .....

That's something she should not do. We need a clear view of the eggs and the little ones

Now Karl II is in the nest .. Maybe they only hatch when dad is there
I was hoping to see four in a nest on one day . That would be great and unique.

Liz01 wrote: May 16th, 2019, 6:15 pm 18:11 Karl II comes home.
Storklets are twittering
18:14 he starts feeding...it does not work yet. He has a big crop. It seems there is a small fish farm in his throat

18:14:09 Karl II removes some moss from the nest bowl.
Does he need more space for the huge fish he brought?
The chicks are begging.


18:14:27 "Our dad isn't very fast, is he?"


18:15:09 There was food visible in his throat, but nothing came out. Later...

18.58.09 another feeding
Karl II eats lampreys back

This is amazing tactics how storks feed their chicks simply keeping food in "storage"

Crissy wrote: May 16th, 2019, 7:01 pm 18.58.09 another feeding
Karl II eats lampreys back

Yes! These lampreys were too big for such small chicks, but they were soft enough to peck out nice pieces.
I think both chicks ate well. Especially the chick in the best position.

Then Karl II turned both, the eggs and the chicks in a not so delicate way.
One egg seems to have a very big hole. It could hatch very soon, I think.
I didn't see a hole in the 4th egg.

18:59:05 The big lampreys


19:02:46 "Dad, what are you doing!"


19:03:01 The big hole.

18:58:10 now Karl II calls to table, big lampreys ?

balistar wrote: May 16th, 2019, 7:14 pm 18:58:10 now Karl II calls to table, big lampreys ?

They were far too big, but thank heavens, soft enough for our little chicks!

Thanks a lot for all your pics, balistar!

Anne7 wrote: May 16th, 2019, 7:12 pm Then Karl II turned both the eggs and the chicks in a not so delicate way.

I've seen it somewhere earlier but do not remember where and by whom.
Namesakes have the same ways!

Anne7 wrote: May 16th, 2019, 7:21 pm
They were far too big, but thank heavens, soft enough for our little chicks!
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Thank you, Anne.

19:01 the other also pecked on it, i think it could also eat a bit of the soft enough food


19:02 eating is exhausting

Anne7 wrote: May 16th, 2019, 7:12 pm
Yes! These lampreys were too big for such small chicks, but they were soft enough to peck out nice pieces.
I think both chicks ate well. Especially the chick in the best position.

Anne they sure did

Bon appetit!

19:36 Karl II serves the lampreys for the second time


one (K1?) has a piece in its beak, but the other one (K2?) picks as well on the food


19:39 one (K2?) lays down, while Karl II is eating back what is left,
egg3 is talking very loud

20:03:05

Look, we will have company soon!

Crissy wrote: May 16th, 2019, 8:09 pm 20:03:05

Look, we will have company soon!
...

That's great

from earlier, 19:39, i think i saw also a hole at egg 4:

19:39:43 here Karl II turns the egg 4, which is close to his foot, on the left of the egg it looks like a hole, one storklet (K2?) lays on the left side, the other (K1?) is on the right,
egg3 lays in front a bit out of view


19:39:45 now Karl II turns the egg3, (egg4 is now on the right of our view)


19:39:45 we get a glimpse of the storklet inside the egg3