2019 BLACK STORK NEST

Oh happy day!!! Karl finally has started his journey back home.

I was coming here to write about the good news. I don't understand why LLL didn't warn me about your posts

Oh ok... it's a new topic

Karl is now in Egypt.

Karl is really moving quickly -- he has already crossed the Suez and is in Israel (Friday).

He is recovering for the lost time

garina do mar wrote:He is recovering for the lost time

He certainly is. He's a man on a mission -- already in northern Turkey.

He has to arrive before another takes his nest

garina do mar wrote:He has to arrive before another takes his nest

Yes, if there is any nest left. It was in pretty bad shape last year hanging down on one side.

I guess that when they go there to install the cam they will fix it a bit?

Karl is already in Europe. What is odd is Eedi route: maybe he found a lot of bad weather and decided to return south for a while?

Maybe Eedi was waiting for Karl?

Karl moves very fast!!! He left Eedi in the back


It's funny to see the "movie" at the migration map http://birdmap.5dvision.ee/EN

Bisky wrote:

garina do mar wrote:He has to arrive before another takes his nest

Yes, if there is any nest left.  It was in pretty bad shape last year hanging down on one side.

They made a new nest
http://www.looduskalender.ee/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=924

http://tv.eenet.ee/must-toonekurg.html


Hey, that's not Karl.




Maybe the storks will have their own computer this year?  

Karl is getting closer.

Bisky wrote:

Hey, that's not Karl.

Are you sure?

The Latvian BS are already there and mating
http://looduskalender.ee/forum/viewtopic.php?f=96&t=916&start=80

Live link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIuZr4Sc7AU

There is a BS in the nest. At least since the 5th April
http://looduskalender.ee/n/index.php/en/node/2253
They say that it is a male but it's not Karl

I went through the Lk topics and yes, the BS is there since the 5th and it's not Kati (that part I remember, Kati has the head not so shinning).
They say that last year there were some fights with another BS when Karl arrived.
And Karl arrived today and is taking possession of the new nest. Let's see what will happen but it can be not nice

A nice visitor! Let's hope that squirrels don't like BS eggs and that BS don't find squirrels a tasty food

Nice to finally have him back.   Let's just hope there isn't too much drama over the nest with the other male.
It appears that Karl easily accepted the new nest -- Urmas did a great job, as usual.

Karl and Kati already??

Kati? arrived and they didn't loose time.
Already 4 matings!!!




The first one

The second



A bit of rest


Another one

Then she went to the old nest


And they did it again

And again
And again (sixth times now)

Seven!




Shall we have an egg tomorrow?

And eight! I'm astonished with the energy of Karl after just arriving from 7 thousand miles

I wonder if the early "intruder" was actually Kati waiting around for Karl to arrive?

Bisky wrote:I wonder if the early "intruder" was actually Kati waiting around for Karl to arrive?

Maybe it was. Let's wait and see.
She is resting alone


And Karl returned