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Video recorded by Urmas Lett, www.eenet.ee

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Tawny owl      Kodukakk        Strix aluco

Half-day old owl chicks look and sound like this when the female flies out of the nest trunk. They were left on their own for some ten minutes in the early morning with  degrees of frost.

Screencap from webcam Maggy, LK forum

Video Urmas Lett, www.eenet.ee

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Three owl chicks and one egg

Image from webcam Liz, LK forum

Video Urmas Lett, www.eenet.ee

Text Urmas Sellis

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In the early morning light we saw the first egg in the nest

Black stork        Must-toonekurg          Ciconia nigra     

Looking back a little in time: male Karl arrived at the nest on April 4. He was more or less ready with the renovation of the nest in the morning of April 4, when female Kati arrived.

Video recorded by Shanta, LK forum
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The life of starlings before breeding is not simple; we can see parallels to it from a human point of view.

When the starling male had staked out his claim to the nestbox on March 23 (see the video at the end of this story) then it might be presumed that now a peaceful nestmaking and breeding would follow…

Far from it, for the third day already a serious competition between females is going on. Both the older but later arrived female as well as a younger lady try to show each other who is the mistress of the nestbox.

Whether we have a Mexican, Turkish or Estonian inspired soap – it is for the viewer to decide.

Video recorded by  Urmas Lett, www.eenet.ee
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Black stork      Must-toonekurg       Ciconia nigra

Today at about half past two female Kati arrived  –  what joy on both sides.

Karl arrived on April 4 in the morning and in the last five days has secured the ”home” quite substantially with branches and brought fresh moss for nest material.

The adults have spent the time since the departure last autumn apart, in different wintering areas - of course they were happy to meet again after a long time.