12.47 - next mating
after mating
12.49 - female flew away
12.52 - Karl flew away - 12.59 - he is back and singing (short)
13.00 - Karl flew away - 13.01 - he is back and singing (short)
13.02 - flew away - 13,05 - he is back and singing (short)
13.06 - flew away - 13.08 - he is back and singing (long)
13.15 - flew away - 13.18 - he is back and singing (long)
Karula National Park (Karl II and Kaia)
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13.18.38 - near miss landing of the female
Karl lay down
13.25 - mating
13.26 - female flew away
13.27 - Karl flew away
Karl lay down
13.25 - mating
13.26 - female flew away
13.27 - Karl flew away
Re: Karula National Park (Karl II and Kaia)
Hello.
To me it seems that this female is very shy. Or just she doesn't yet know how the courtship display goes.
She has been in the nest for 3 days now and only today I saw that she is starting to warm up and be more affectionate towards Karl. Usually she only stands while Karl lays down or preens himself next to the female but today she also started to preen herself for a longer time and preened Karl's head while he was down.
But Karl is a good teacher for her. Although I don't know how the breeding turns out when the mother is still inexperienced.
Btw- Kaia isn't in a hurry still...she is in Lithuania and probably will spend the night there.
To me it seems that this female is very shy. Or just she doesn't yet know how the courtship display goes.
She has been in the nest for 3 days now and only today I saw that she is starting to warm up and be more affectionate towards Karl. Usually she only stands while Karl lays down or preens himself next to the female but today she also started to preen herself for a longer time and preened Karl's head while he was down.
But Karl is a good teacher for her. Although I don't know how the breeding turns out when the mother is still inexperienced.
Btw- Kaia isn't in a hurry still...she is in Lithuania and probably will spend the night there.
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Re: Karula National Park (Karl II and Kaia)
Hi Madli ,
thx for info about Kaia!
In my opinion you are right. And not only shy - I think, she is still very young. It may be her first season in the adult world. (3 CY?)
Re: Karula National Park (Karl II and Kaia)
Kaia was also assumed to be very young when she first appeared and that year the breeding failed...
Re: Karula National Park (Karl II and Kaia)
17.05 Karl comes back to the nest. Alone
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Hello everyone
The new stork lady seems to me somehow very insecure and undecided about what she wants.
I also suspect that she is young and unexperienced in breeding.
The new stork lady seems to me somehow very insecure and undecided about what she wants.
I also suspect that she is young and unexperienced in breeding.
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Re: Karula National Park (Karl II and Kaia)
Hello pinki
nice to meet you again , welcome in our forum this season!
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new females win over the "older" ones - we have also seen it at black stork nests, e.g. documented and confirmed by prof.PZ
but Kaia is very special stork - we will see
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not correct translation - I didn't notice it: some times new females win ....
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Re: Karula National Park (Karl II and Kaia)
Thank you marika,
I'm looking forward to being here again and looking forward to the new season. It's just often very confusing when you constantly get contradicting information, from different sources.....
Let's wait and hope for the best for our storks.
I'm happy looking forward to beautiful pictures and exciting videos )
I'm looking forward to being here again and looking forward to the new season. It's just often very confusing when you constantly get contradicting information, from different sources.....
Let's wait and hope for the best for our storks.
I'm happy looking forward to beautiful pictures and exciting videos )
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Re: Karula National Park (Karl II and Kaia)
many things are still unknown and different authors may have different opinions
dr. Strazds explained many traditional but incorrect information