Black Stork Nest in Karula 2019

[Liz01]

6:39 Kati went back in the nest. They softly greeting each other
6:40 They are doing nest work together




for me it does not look like a new couple.

[Liz01]

6:45 he went in the old nest
Kati settles down- the male returned , Kati gets up and they greet each other

6:48 Male flew to the right
6:49 is back with empty hands
6:50 flew to the right again. Maybe he's flying in the old nest? .. he can jump in

[Liz01]

6:51 Comes home with a bunch moss

[Liz01]

6:53 he flew to the left
6:53 comes in from the right wit a twig. again both work together
6:54 They are still looking for a good place for the branch. Now it is placed on the right.
6:56 Kati sneezes.. Moss allergy

6:57 male starts dancing ... they mate silent. before, their necks were so entwined that I thought it would become a knot




7:00 Male flew to the left... Kati is resting on one leg

[Liz01]

7:02 comes home with moss and a twig
7:04 he flew to the left
7:06 he is back with moss and a twig. It starts a tug-of-war

[Liz01]

7:11 Male settles down and stand up again.

7:13 Kati flew away
7:13 Male flew away too

[Treia]

Good morning,
and thanks for all info and all great pictures!

by Liz01 » April 4th, 2019, 6:42 pm
these are tree pics of Kati please look at her eye area
by Anne7 » April 4th, 2019, 6:48 pm
This is 3x Kati, yes.

Those three pictures of Kati, are they all the same years pictures?
In picture number 1 she looks happy. In picture number 2 (middle picture) I think that her eye environment looks a little bit different.
In picture number 3 she looks a little bit sad, or at least thoughtful.

Difficult... but probably I have to believe that Kati is in those pictures, and have to believe that Kati is now in the nest with Karl the second. So... like said… maybe also a little bit of suspence is coming if Karl the first still arrives to his nest.

[Liz01]

Treia, It would have been sad if Kati had not come too. I hope for a successful breeding.

7:57 Male brings a green twig (He is not a WTE ) I think I see that for the first time.




8:00 another branch is brought
8:02 he flew to the left

[Liz01]

He works in the forest. He has to be really strong. I hear breaking branches. This big green branch was also freshly cut.
8:05 is back with a twig

[chrisitz]

good morning!
still a bit disappointed....and therefor another question:
is it possible that Kati means that the strange stork is Karl?

[Liz01]

........ is it possible that Kati means that the strange stork is Karl?

chrisitz
I think,she knows for sure that it is another male. She would recognize Karl immediately when he comes back.

I had to accept that Ozols has not returned, now Tobias has stayed away ... We will always miss somebody

[Liz01]

8:10 brings a long log

[chrisitz]

thank you Liz, I am quite new watching these forums, I am not used to make this experience.
....and I felt in love with Karl....

[asteria]

chrisitz
I think,she knows for sure that it is another male. She would recognize Karl immediately when he comes back.

I had to accept that Ozols has not returned, now Tobias has stayed away ... We will always miss somebody

How can we know anything about Ozols when the camera from his nest was stolen by somebody and last year we didn't watch him??

[Hellem]

9:42 Male is working hard in the nest
9:44 He left, 9:46 back with a branch, 9:48 off again, 9:49 back with next branch
9:51 Off again, 9:54 back with a HUGE branch, 9:56 off again, 9:58 is back with a branch
10:00 Off again, 10:01 back with a big bunch of moss
10:03 He flew to the right

[Liz01]

How can we know anything about Ozols when the camera from his nest was stolen by somebody and last year we didn't watch him??

asteria, in 2017 the nest was occupied, but it was not Ozols. Ozols did not come all summer!

EDIT: BTW .. I have to look in my videos.- There were strange fights.(at Ozols nest in 2017) I think it was the female who grabbed the male at the head and tried to throw him out of the nest. The male sat in the nest, the female came and grabbed his head. (Before that she preened his head) That looked very strange. They do it when they want to throw a chick out of the nest

[Liz01]

Hellem. thank you for continue I was away ... I'm busy with my balcony, my car ect..

10:20 Male is in the nest and preening himself
10:21 he is whistling
10:22 nodding and whistling and Kati comes home (to help the male)




10:22:55 he almost fell out of the nest


10:23 both whistles .. It seems to be a defense
Male settles in the nest and looks upstairs

[Liz01]

It is a defending - EDIT: I'm pretty sure now. It was a defending. Kati and the Male have looked up. There was someone. I also saw a black shadow flying in the forest



10:26 all is normal again ... Maybe another stork flew by.

10:28 mating

[Liz01]

10:41 both are preening themeselves

10:41 and they mate

What I'm wondering is that Kati now has a dark head. The years before, her feathers were more brown. It seems she has completely changed her head feathers (molting) . The feathers turn in light brown in the hot sun of Africa. They fade.

10:53 dancing and mating

[Anne7]

Hello, everyone!

Liz

10: 41:40


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