Latvian black storks - 2018

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Aha, our good Dad Kaupo want to stay still a bit there. :loveshower:
Nice, that I can see him, I snatched the right moment. :D
He is resting and preening.
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...and now he is gone in a deeper resting phase... :sleep:
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14:38 Kaupo pooped on the nest.
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14:50 shakes his plumage and is looking around
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14:52 Yawning
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14:53 starts preening again :laugh:
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15:22 Is still resting
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16:05 Kaupo is still here. It's his nest. He can stay here as long as he wants :D It takes a while, to preen one's plumage.
Then I say goodbye to him at some point.Today... tomorrow.. who knows :mrgreen:
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16:35 scratching his head
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16:35 andstretching his wings and leg.
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A few feathers are missing! He is still at the Moult.
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16:56 Stretching the other leg and wing
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17:01 flies off! See you soon :mrgreen: :wave:
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https://youtu.be/sCXqYnlG2AQ
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:headroll: But who deserves resting more than Kaupo :laugh: .

Liz, thanks a lot for your nice photos :wave:
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Liz01 wrote: August 13th, 2018, 1:19 pm 13:17 Kaupo has arrived home :loveshower::loveshower:
LOL! :laugh: I just had an inspiration and opened the cam. On my tablet the stream often starts with the beginning – 4 hours back. And what do I see? Kaupo! :loveshower:
Wonderful to see him again. :D
Thank you for all the beautiful pictures, Liz and Birdfriend! :2thumbsup:

Liz01 wrote: August 13th, 2018, 1:45 pm That was a very short migration:laugh:
I’ve read once, that the adult Black Storks don’t migrate immediately when they left their nests. It was written that they go to a good place with enough food, a little river for example, and stayed there with other adults for up to 4 weeks. They rest there and recover from the arduous brood season. Only then they begin their long journey. Unfortunately I haven’t found again the nice picture from the gathering place, I’ve seen once.

Sue, Birdfriend, Rita, Chrisitz … thank you all for your kind words! I hope we will meet again next year.
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Michi wrote: August 13th, 2018, 6:34 pm ... I’ve read once, that the adult Black Storks don’t migrate immediately when they left their nests. It was written that they go to a good place with enough food, a little river for example, and stayed there with other adults for up to 4 weeks. They rest there and recovered from the arduous brood season. Only then they begin their long journey.Unfortunately I haven’t found the nice picture from the gathering place again, I’ve seen once. ...
:hi: Michi, that all is true (also WS)
we have here in LK photos with our Ziluka - Upene :D on CZ - PL border = river Olša (Olze), with adult storks; long time she stayed here before the long migration route to Africa - the map https://s22.postimg.cc/4amivzrn5/ZILUKA.jpg (but it was not in nesting area :mrgreen: )
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Thank you for the info, Solo! :wave:
What a picture from Upenes movings! :mrgreen: :D
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I want to add some nice pics from beautiful Kaupo. :rolleyes:
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Preening in resting posture and the head is turned behind, great act of balance. 8-)
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He's so funny. :D
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The last moments on the nest...
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...and ready to go...
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August 14

Good Morning Solo, Michi, Sue, Birdfriend, asteria, and all :hi:

That was a nice surprise for me yesterday. Clear signs of leaving the nest does not mean anything.
There are many different things about this nest. 8-)

I know that they stay in the area for a few days or weeks. The longest stay in latvia, was by Meija (2015) .I thought she will never migrate.
I think if the nest did not collapse everyone would still be here. Except maybe Gaja :shake:
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8:01:14 A squirrel visit the nest tree

it is at the right side
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jumps under the nest tree and appears on the left :laugh:
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Video with zoom
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A wonderful season seems to be coming to an end :bow:
Thanks so much Liz, Solo and all other "reporters" for your great fotos and videos!
May "our" young storks live long and prosper :loveshower:
Already looking forward to reading you all next year :hi:
Have a wonderful rest of the summer!
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FB Melnais stārķis. Dzīvības lidojums https://bit.ly/2OC2hir
EDIT 15.08. the right link https://bit.ly/2w75aQQ (above the link is only to photo)

"And another nesting season has passed. It looks like all Latvijas Dabas fonds live-camera nest black storks have started migration to Africa. It has been a great year in nest in Sigulda district - 4 chicks have been raised. The nest is a bit devastated, but hopefully we will be able to watch its renovation work next spring! To see season events is possible in the Dabasdati forum (https://forums.dabasdati.lv/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=3864). Thank you very much to every forum member who recorded events in the nest! We hope that birds will have a good migration, rich and safe resting places in Africa, and we will be waiting for birds to return in the spring!"

nothing about that topic :bow:
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Good Morning Solo :hi:
Solo wrote: August 14th, 2018, 7:27 pm FB Melnais stārķis. Dzīvības lidojums https://bit.ly/2OC2hir
EDIT 15.08. the right link https://bit.ly/2w75aQQ (above the link is only to photo)
..And another nesting season has passed. It looks like all Latvijas Dabas fonds live-camera nest black storks have started migration to Africa.........!"
thank you for the link and the info about the nest :2thumbsup:

Two jay visit today the nest tree.
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thank you also from my side!
it was a really good season, full of joy and hope for the future of our beloved storks.
I hope we will stay in contact!
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The nest today

2018-08-24 :shake:
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WOW :slap:

It cannot be called a nest :help:

Liz, What are they going to do for next season ?

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