Latvian black storks - 2018

[Liz01]

6:39 Kaupo flew away - Gaja is rolling the eggs and back to incubate
6:47 Kaupo returned with a big bunch moss
6:48 Gaja flew away... a break?

8:04 Kaupo is still incubating

[Liz01]

8:38 beautiful light on the nest.. Kaupo is still incubating.

[Liz01]

8:57 Kaupo is rolling the beautiful eggs


BTW: No mating and also no mating attempt until now

Just beautiful!

[Liz01]

9:18 Gaja brings twigs

[Liz01]

9:24 greasing and preening the feather by Gaja


8:34 still preening

[Liz01]

9:42 Kaupo is incubating the eggs- Gaja is preening him Soon he will no longer have feathers on his head

9:52 Gaja stands in front of the camera and is preening herself
Kaupo is sitting in the nest

9:59 wellness in the nest. Kaupo is sleeping, Gaja is resting

10:03 Gaja starts again preening

[Liz01]

10:15 a change.. Gaja is on the eggs now

10:15 egg rolling


10:25 Kaupo flew away

[Anne7]

Oh my! 5 eggs!
That will be a lot of work for this beautiful couple.

Let's hope there is enough food for all.
I'm hoping for the best. It's not impossible.

[Liz01]

..............
Let's hope there is enough food for all.
I'm hoping for the best. It's not impossible.

Anne,
I hope it too. It is a new couple. Last year, a chick was thrown out of the nest, for whatever reason.
Now I'm just curious what will happen here.

Maris S. wrote that many chicks have died in recent years. Many are starving. So I'm not too optimistic. They have tried to save some. But in captivity they do not eat, or they were already too weak.

[Liz01]

11:17 Gaja is still incubating
12:15 she is aerating the nest bowl
12:38 preening and aerating
13:24 She makes the Moss fluffy

[Liz01]

13:59 she is digging again

14:30


14:32 Is still her

[Solo]

... Five eggs in a nest is great and unusual.
I hope we do not see a big drama. But it is to be expected, if all eggs are fertilized. ...

Liz, I saw and read this news morning, but I was busy (I go out)
we can only hope, that it will be not drama with little chicks
finger cossed

TY very much for reporting

[asteria]

Five eggs not always mean five chicks hatched...

[Liz01]

Five eggs not always mean five chicks hatched...

.........
I hope we do not see a big drama. But it is to be expected, if all eggs are fertilized.

I wrote it in the early morning we have to wait and see...

[Liz01]

16:07 Gaja is still incubating. I suppose, that Kaupo is drinking beer, after seeing the five eggs in the nest

[Solo]

16:07 Gaja is still incubating. I suppose, that Kaupo is drinking beer, after seeing the five eggs in the nest

[Liz01]

17:14 here he is, our Kaupo
A short greeting and Gaja flew away immediately

she is preening


Kaupo has arrived


She flees within seconds she was gone!


https://youtu.be/YUIGaB1jEOE

[Liz01]

17:32 Kaupo is aerating the nest bowl.. very intensive

19:14 Kaupo

[Solo]

FB MS - new post, very long and the GT is , but nice photo with BS on nest https://bit.ly/2HODp4X



frontispiece on FB MS

[Liz01]

Solo, thank you for the link
They were in the woods and visited the nests. It was a nice experience. great joy that the nests are occupied.
That's the short version

That means, Maris is back and will hopefully empty the Dropbox.
It is full, I can not upload new files.