Pictures and Information about White Storks

[asteria]

Makov: there will be only two storklets this year, two eggs did not hatch , turned out to be empty and were taken away.

[asteria]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxRKl1j0ASY

Three beautiful storklets in Posada Zarszyńska

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Three white storklets were taken from the nest in Moravia. One of the parents was killed on the road, the other stork couldn't rise the storklets, so they were taken away to a local resque station. They'll spend there a few weeks then get rings and will be released.

https://zpravyzmoravy.cz/hasici-zachran ... BtpdcXj_Go

According to Jitka Maixnerová from the rescue station in Ruda nad Moravou, the storks were too small for only the remaining stork in the pair to take care of them. “In these circumstances, it depends on how old the chicks are and whether they are free of feathers, as well as the weather. If they are without feathers, one of the parents must sit on the nest and warm it up, especially when it is raining. In this case, the chicks were too small, it wasn't even discussed, they came off the nest, "the station worker explained.

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Libštát and Makov, ringing today

Libštát: https://www.facebook.com/vera.jakobiova ... 504707945/


Makov: https://www.facebook.com/10000737929811 ... 8231079945

[asteria]

Makov stoklets went out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USAyCZ0lXag

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Mlade Buky. One storklet got its back injured.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLQydHOaeMc

Čápi Libštát. Unfortunately the cam view was changed and now only the legs of the storklets are visible.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ka3pBrFS1g

[asteria]

Tragedy in Sokolka: the female hasn't appeared since June, 14 and yesterday somebody shot and injured stoklets!!!
Female mute swan Bela from Makov was found dead for unknown reason.

Edit by Admin. Comment and link removed as it may have legal implications.

[asteria]

A beautiful new swan appeared in Makov again, so Barunek is not alone again.

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Sokolka
The season is over, Daddy stork dancing in the nest:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2gHvWS0RKA

[Polly]

Partizanska/Slovakia

Aren't moments like this good?
We've seen a lot of storks die (not everything has been shared here) but look.... let's wish these survivors a safe journey.

If they travel....

[sova]

Partizanska/Slovakia
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Thanks Polly for sharing. This nest had three chicks this year....these are probably all new friends...
Party can begin...

Jokes aside....I really hope they find a safe way and survive....

[balistar]

Partizanska/Slovakia

Aren't moments like this good?
...

Polly, thank you very much. Yes, moments like this make our hearts sing

Did you notice the brown one in the middle back?
Immediatelly i thought of him being the "black swan" of the white storks among all the black and whites


(i'm so happy, five minutes ago i rescued a cabbage white butterfly that had become entangled in a spider web and was fighting for its life )

[Polly]

@balistar

Yes, he's weird, isn't he?
He also pecks around a lot...

At first I thought that this stork escaped from a mud hole, but the drawings are so clear that it might actually be the coloring of the feathers?

[balistar]

Yes, it's the plumage, i suspect a genetic anomaly ?
Weird, i couldn't find anything about such a peculiarity.

[sova]

Girls.....for me the stork is just dirty

[balistar]

sova, haha, yeah, maybe he had his head deep in a mudhole up to his waist

[balistar]

two unequal "friends" in the highest places of the Church



this one does not leave his post all year round



this one was last seen resting here on Sept 1st, after a successful breeding season (3 juveniles fledged)

[balistar]

take care, see you next spring

[asteria]

Makov: as usual, white stork camera was closed, winter birdfeeder season has been opened https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PviDO3ZVwwE

[asteria]

Not too good news from Makov: 1. today the small bird feeder was removed after a greenfinch with trichomonosis appeared there. Feeding is stopped for some time. 2. Also in winter time there will be no longer feeding bowl near the pond to avoid visiting wild ducks. 3. The cygnet got its leg injured and was caught and taken to a vet clinic.

Upd: all the ducks and Popelka arrived in the evening as if nothing happened.