Latvian black storks - 2025

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11:59 bonding ! it was obvious that they did not want to mate






in the end, she refuses.

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12:02 both are preening themselves




12:06 she flew away

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12:07 Ogris is singing a lot . she is near!




12:08 he looks up and is singing again. I think she is there

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12:09 he flew away too


12:21 he returns, is singing

[Liz01]

she is again above the nest





12:22 he flew away

[Liz01]

Video Arrival Female - Mating and Bonding attempts- both flew away

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[Liz01]

20:18 Ogris came home for the night




it's getting dark

[Liz01]

May 27

Good Morning Ogres

early morning he is still in the nest and is sleeping


nest work


and resting

[Liz01]

He is winging


working


6:07 winging again

[Liz01]

6:16 he is at the fork in the branch


went out of sight


6:27:44 popped from above

[Liz01]

6:28:05 he flew out of forest

7:16 he returns with a small bunch moss

[Liz01]

8:48 he sings


8:49 His lovely comes home too


he settles down, she is preening him

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He stands up and is preening himself


they dance


8:52 mating - tail was up by her

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He sings


she is preening him


She went on the right branch
9:02 he shows his fanned white tail (without singing) and she jumps down. New for me!

[Liz01]

She moves sticks and both are dancing . she shows her fanned white tail too
9:02 he is doing a healthy ps she is working with nest material . she is poking in the nest bowl. she rearranged the moss


dancing



9:04 mating- her tail is up! But as I already wrote, they don't mate .. that is bonding . here it is good visible

[Liz01]

9:07 she took off to the right and landed nearby on a branch

he sings and settles down
9:25 she was above the nest on the right . She jumps down

9:32 Mating- BTW: here we can see it clearly. they are not black! They are brown, so as Maris S. wrote







I'm not sure if they're really mate. It doesn't have the intensity you'd expect when they're together for the first time. It could be that they know it's too late, so they're just having fun together.

[Liz01]

9:51 mating "attempt" or bonding


They spend most of their time preening themselves. Simply being together in the nest.


10:02 she is on her favorite branch
10:07 she jumps down
10:25 she jumps on her favorite branch left side!

[Liz01]

10:30 she flew off
10:36 she flew off . she was on the right outside the nest
10:36 he follows her

Arrival & bonding
https://youtu.be/SRnLScjdfqo

9:02 bonding
https://youtu.be/Ezx5Sm5S7rc

9:31 preening, dancing, bonding
https://youtu.be/SHwGJEyKdlk

[Liz01]

10:59 he is back

11:01 and out again

[Liz01]

17:54 many worn feathers. This is not Ogris, that is her!