Black Stork nest in Portugal

[asteria]

Lucky they are: so much space for fly training!

[garina do mar]

Lucky they are: so much space for fly training!

Yes! But that has been also a problem
As they can walk around they don't worry to train and are very very late
They should have start to make small flights, more than one week ago, as they are already 78 and 77 days old
But now they are more interested in training so maybe this weekend something will happen

[asteria]

So they will have beaten the record of Ms. Litlle? Anyway, why should they hurry up: they have plenty of time till October.

One of the storklets is walking out while another is flapping with his wings a lot.

[garina do mar]

The (not anymore) little BS today.
They prefer to sleep than to train their wings
The nests on Portas de Ródão


The only training in the morning




The "2 of spade"

[asteria]

Griffon instead of the storklets is now there!

[garina do mar]

Griffon instead of the storklets is now there!

It's not a griffon

It's a Ruppell's vulture

[Olga]

Hi I watched the Ruppel Vulture from 13:40 to the secont she/he left..It is gorgeous.. I took lot of pictures.

13:39



14:09



14:10

[Olga]

Magnificient, Majestic

Hello, a slideshow! Por favor!

http://s281.photobucket.com/albums/kk22 ... =slideshow

14:48



15:03



15:1o

[Olga]

I saw the other one flied from left to the right on the balkon...

15:12:13:31



15:12:15:53

[Olga]

Feeding It seems to be the father Balck Stork who brought the food.

16:06 - 16:11

[Jo UK]

I am confused!
Are there two cameras and two locations? Vulture and BS? Beautiful bird. Renandeli's slideshow has a close-up of the vulture's head!

[garina do mar]

I am confused!
Are there two cameras and two locations? Vulture and BS? Beautiful bird. Renandeli's slideshow has a close-up of the vulture's head!

Hi Jo!
The vulture cam can be operated. It's location is over a griffon vulture nest that was occupied by a Ruppell's Vulture. As the Ruppell is alone, the cam last year was pointed to the griffon nest (the only nest that was visible from the cam) and this year to the BS nest (the only one that is visible). But from time to time the operator makes some tours to look around and see the other nests, and today the Ruppell was caught looking at the BS nest

[garina do mar]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtRGx0mXq9M

A video that shows well all the nests in Portas de Ródão. Plus the Ruppell's vulture leaving and the BS training

[Jo UK]

Thank you, Garina. That video explains it more clearly to me.
It's a good camera

[garina do mar]

Thank you, Garina. That video explains it more clearly to me.
It's a good camera

Yes! specially considering that is there since almost 2 years without any maintenance

[garina do mar]

The first "flights" of the first BS
http://www.zappiens.pt/video.php?cat=147&id=1074

[garina do mar]

And a real flight today

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqNWbJb4Sk0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHNcsAUtyYc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YVb8S5xBl4

[Olga]

Thank you garina do mar!



They are stille there for some days.. we will see.

[alice44]

They are kind of like the owlets flying up the walls of their nest -- except their nest walls are rock and such a drop off!

[garina do mar]

The second BS is also flying

I was all day out so I have no pics.
I'll try to find if someone made a video clip