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mail wrote: April 2nd, 2019, 5:57 pm 17:55 BS in nest. Strange male? When I heard whistling I was hoping it is Karl who has sneaked home but no.

What a surprise! Thank you, mail.
And thanks for the pictures, joey and Liz


What a beauty!
Yes, it could be the same visitor as last year.

18:40 someone is on the right side.maybe in the old nest? I wish he would show himself

This is a picture from last year's early visitor.
The picture was made by Liz, April 5th, 2018.



And this one, also made by Liz on the same day, is showing the left side of his head.
Does it look the same?

Anne7 wrote: April 2nd, 2019, 7:01 pm Does it look the same?

For me it look the same. Karl should hurry up.

old nest




19:16 there is someone on the right. I heard loud bang from the branch.This is not a small bird

Liz01 wrote: April 2nd, 2019, 7:11 pm For me it look the same. Karl should hurry up.

Yes, I also think it could be the same BS. It is always hard to see.

A first comparison.

(On the left again a picture from Liz, on the right the picture from joey)

Oh dear, and our Karl is still so far away from home.

When Karl and Kati are together, he has no chance to take over the nest. And he is on the right... Show yourself coward

here we go! Thank you Urmas



Anne, it's a male

Oh dear, the stork is working hard He was 9 minutes in the nest!

17:50 Arrival of the stork -pictures caps from the video

Liz01 wrote: April 2nd, 2019, 7:56 pm Anne, it's a male
Oh dear, the stork is working hard He was 9 minutes in the nest!

Many thanks for the video!

Yes, Liz, it must be a male stork, if you say that only males sing (that loud).

If Karl arrives very late this year, this beautiful young male could try to take over both: the nest and Kati.

Some more screenshots from the video:

thanx to all for this news and documentation, what surprise

02.04.2019
KARL still without new data (viewtopic.php?p=639964#p639964)

Good evening everyone,
what news here!

At first I thought the arrived stork could be Kati. But when you're sure it is a male ...
Nothing is lost yet. If Karl will come soon he can defend his nest and win it back; he is strong. Right now, we don't know if the strange stork will stay at all.
I so hope Karl is here within the next 8 days.

Thank you very much all for your reports and the nice pictures of the stork. He's indeed beautiful!

Thanks a lot, Urmas Lett, for the video! It was a great joy to watch the stork. He made me smile again and again. Very impressive his efforts to rebuild the nest!
Although I'm in great worry about Karl I like this stork.

Here are some more pictures from the video.
17:51:14 The stork began immediately with intensive nest work.


17:52

April 3

Good Morning everyone

Thank you for pictures and reporting.

5:50 Swans flying past and singing loud.

Solo wrote: April 2nd, 2019, 11:29 pm 02.04.2019
still without new data (viewtopic.php?p=639964#p639964)

Thank you Solo Still no new data in the early morning.

6:42 Black Stork comes to the nest and is whistling.






6:44 is doing nest work

This time I am prepared! Video later!

Yes, he is a beauty, but I would like to see our Karl




6:45

6:48 He went in the old nest and is working there.

6:49 brings a branch

6:49




6:51 is preening himself

6:54 is whistling

6:55 again

6:57 he is working hard. (Karl, please come back)

6:59 He is looking to the left and sings again

video arrival - 6:58 AM




7:01 is still whistling

Data about Karl stopped in 29th of March AM, in Syria. Nothing suspicious in last data, but no more data.

Urmas wrote: April 3rd, 2019, 6:59 am Data about Karl stopped in 29th of March AM, in Syria. Nothing suspicious in last data, but no more data.

Thank you Urmas! I hope for a technical defect.