Latvian black storks - 2018

[Liz01]

6:35Kaupo is digging in the nest bowl and rolling the eggs more often than in the past. The eggs are still without cracks and there is no egg talk to be heard.

Like Michi, I think it's too early.It is more likely on 17-18 May. But I do not know. We will see...


Gemenc is offline. I hope the cam will back with normal view

[Liz01]

6:53 Gaja arrived home They sang and Kaupo immediately flew away.




Gaja is digging in the nest bowl and settles on the eggs

6:55 again diging

[Solo]

Good morning Liz and all

I saw, that Michi was here and documented. I was so thankful for that. So I could take a little break. I needed it! ...

I understand that very well (and Gemenc hasn't backward running )

6:53 Gaja arrived home They sang and Kaupo immediately flew away. ...

[Liz01]

I understand that very well (and Gemenc hasn't backward running )

That's a pity. Maybe they will do it someday. It would be very nice

[Liz01]

Today egg rolling and digging happens a lot


11:18 Gaja is still digging and egg rolling. She is doing it very often. But still nothing to see.
And is it another hot day .

I can hear frogs.. a pond must be nearby

[Liz01]

11:25 Gaja preening herself


11:27

[Liz01]

11:29 digging and settles gain on the eggs


12:08 digging... digging.. I think she does it every 5 minutes! So it was with Tobias.. shortly before the first chick has hatched

[Liz01]

12:28 incubating with open bill ... and the frogs are quacking

[Liz01]

13:07:10 egg talk? The wind is so loud

14:33 Gaja is still incubating

[Liz01]

14:44 Kaupo has arrived


He arrived so fast that I thought he was being followed

[Liz01]

Kaupo was digging almost seven minutes

15:08 digging.. five beautiful eggs without a crack
15:15 is still digging

15:22 he starts preening himself




15:24 and is digging again... and preening

[Solo]

11:29 digging and settles gain on the eggs ... 12:08 digging... digging.. I think she does it every 5 minutes! So it was with Tobias.. shortly before the first chick has hatched

Kaupo was digging almost seven minutes 15:08 digging.. five beautiful eggs without a crack

[Liz01]

25:27 He settles on the eggs.

[Michi]

Hello Liz, Solo and all,

I'm glad, that Gaja finally arrived today morning. I almost could not sleep and had a look to the cam in the early morning hours from bed every now and then.

Thank you very much for the reports and pictures!
Now Kaupo is already again incubating. He is really duteous. I'm curious if Gaja in the evening will relieve him.

[Liz01]

I wrote to Maris Strazds, that I assumed that weak chicks would be thrown out of the nest. ( weak chick was in the hungarian nest and is dead now)

My email:
We have just a case in the Hungarian nest, where the third hatched chick, is likely to starve. There are four chicks.
The parents do not notice it.
I thought they throw chicks out of the nest when it's weak. But it seems that it only happens when there is not enough food.

His answer: Concerening BS – I would say they don’t. Weak juveniles may fall out but most ofter they remain dead in nest.

[Liz01]

18:30 digging the nest bowl and egg rolling by Kaupo

[Solo]

18:30 digging the nest bowl and egg rolling by Kaupo ...

20:20




Liz, finger crossed

[Michi]

I just came home and found still Kaupo at nest, - though I had expected to see Gaja. It's the same like yesterday. Gaja enjoys her last free days. ;-)

20:56 Kaupo takes care for his eggs.

[Michi]

21:14


21:15 Kaupo shook his feathers, - and then digged the nest bowl as always.


21:51 Again he rolled the eggs and digged the bowl.


Good night!

[Liz01]

May 16

Good Morning Solo, Michi and all
Thank you for the evening report

4:44 Kaupo is still incubating. No crack and also no egg talk