Looduskalender

That is beautiful, Bubo, thank you. Great pictures and more problems, because I see no difference with the eye of Tiina on my picture

these white points make it very easy to identify tiina.
it would be nice if we could find such a signification also for tiit.

I'm so happy. we can watch storks again this year.

From me, too, some pics of Tiina, yesterday the 22nd April. There is seen her eye decoration and the white spots close to the left shoulder, and perhaps something else too! ( yesterday I thought that I am adding too many pics here..)

Here in this picture her eyes are not wholly open her, I think.





14:35 about



Sometimes the white underfeathers on her neck, in front of it, are seen, too. Perhaps she has been fishing and the black feathers were wet..

edit: two pics more from yesterday afternoon:

I too took some pics of Tiina

Left eye:

Zoom


Right eye:

Zoom

rachowiak wrote: ...
I noticed the third difference - Tiina has a different shape of red mask - between eye and beak she has clearly visible tip of the triangle pointing upwards.
...

On the right its really seen

Who is on the nest for the moment? I guess it is Tiina?? I think there is seen a hint of the white spots on the left.

Tiits arrives

I am finding it easier to see the differences in the beaks.

Tiina to the stem. Now I saw it clearly and I have pictures, the eyes of Tiit are not connected to the red of the beak and with Tiina the red of the eye "goes" into the red of the beak, no black between it.

Yes JoUK, beaks is easier somewhat: Tiina's upper beak is all orange, while Tiit's beak is blackish in the middle.

Left eye
Tiina/Tiit


Right eye
Tiina/Tiit

JoUK, you can open your special place for the observations now

Bubo: Perfect!!!

I'm closing for today: Have a very nice evening and Eastern tomorrow, everybody

Just refreshed my memory reading summary from year 2008

viewtopic.php?f=2&t=18

If I remember right first 3 eggs were not laid every morning.
From Jo´s summary:

"The first egg was seen on April 9th. followed by two more at two day intervals"

Bubo:

Bubo wrote:Left eye
Tiina/Tiit


Right eye
Tiina/Tiit

Thank you, Bubo! Now I see that I had said Tiit to be Tiina on my previous post! I removed it from there! It is this, from yesterday. I took it after they had mated, and it was Tiina then who flew on the branch.

Tiit:


Here is video of a mating, also yesterday (I don't know the exact time of this mating) - hm.. anyway, on the video one can see very well their differencies.

viewtopic.php?p=97370#p97370

edit: Three shots from the video by fireplay1
Tiit:


Tiina/Tiit

Previously I had assumed the shape of the mask is important, but it probably depends on the emotional state of a stork. Now I think I've found good feature. Look at the photograph - on the left is Tiit, on right - Tiina. Of course, also need to watch the white spots on the Tiina's back.



(Olga's photos)

Thank you Rachowiak.
Just now i have seen Tiilt making advances and Tiina is avoiding him.
Night is closing in now.
Godnight lovely Black Storks.

In the darkness of the forest, Tiina and Tiit together







And one thing more! Nice to see you again, visitor and rachowiak! Welcome back! Long time, no see.
(I am renandel!)

Olga wrote:
(I am renandel!)

Reading, reading - looking for friends. Well, surprise. Hello after a long time, renandel!

Thank you for all the posts about the eyes .... very very helpful!

(I think Tiina's left eye looks like Tiit's right eye, and vice versa )