09.00 Kaia stands up for a few minutes. #3 is begging for food, it is biting the older siblings and is very active. Kaia doesn't feed yet.
09.15 Kaia takes care of the nest- arranging moss, aerating...little chick is begging and moving around. No feeding.
09.43 Kaia stands- all 3 chicks are now quite restless. No feeding again.
Kaia repeats the same action a few more times- stands, arranges moss and covers the chicks again.
10.25 Kaia stands..and just watches and waits.
10.30 The chicks stop begging and go to sleep. Kaia gives them shade.
10.37 She covers the chicks again.
Karula National Park (Karl II and Kaia)
Re: Karl II and Kaia (Karula NP)
13.13 FEEDING (4) Karl offers small fish! At first, #3 is behind the older ones who already devour the pile of fish. Luckily the little one manages to squeeze itself between the others and get some good mouthfuls! All 3 eat good
This was the 1st meal for #3!
VIDEO by Liz: https://youtu.be/6yFCD0j4CJ0
This was the 1st meal for #3!
VIDEO by Liz: https://youtu.be/6yFCD0j4CJ0
Re: Karl II and Kaia (Karula NP)
13.51 Karl is aerating the nest and the chicks are content and sleeping. Egg is talking?
14.07 Karl stands up, he observes his chicks for a short moment, aerates and covers his offspring again.
Someone starts begging right before Karl covers them.
14.20 Karl uncovers the chicks..the older ones are napping, #3 is begging.
14.21 FEEDING (5) I think that Karl initially wants to privately feed #3 who was the only one begging, but the others woke up too and were quickly at the table. Karl regurgitates a pile of soft fish. Some of it rolls directly in front of #3. All ate!
14.07 Karl stands up, he observes his chicks for a short moment, aerates and covers his offspring again.
Someone starts begging right before Karl covers them.
14.20 Karl uncovers the chicks..the older ones are napping, #3 is begging.
14.21 FEEDING (5) I think that Karl initially wants to privately feed #3 who was the only one begging, but the others woke up too and were quickly at the table. Karl regurgitates a pile of soft fish. Some of it rolls directly in front of #3. All ate!
Re: Karl II and Kaia (Karula NP)
14.59 A LOUD bang! real-time lightning map doesn't show any activity. Maybe it's just thunder...or possibly a part of a military excercise ( the excercise field is not far from Karula NP)
15.06 Karl stands to give the chicks some air. He works with the moss and aerates the nest. #3 already raises its head to greet the parent too
15.29 There's a lot of squeaking coming from under Karl's belly
15.30 He stands up to see what all this noise is about...he preens the little one and aerates the nest.
15.06 Karl stands to give the chicks some air. He works with the moss and aerates the nest. #3 already raises its head to greet the parent too
15.29 There's a lot of squeaking coming from under Karl's belly
15.30 He stands up to see what all this noise is about...he preens the little one and aerates the nest.
Re: Karl II and Kaia (Karula NP)
16.00 Karl stands up..chicks are begging. #3 is behind the older ones and isn't active at first....Karl tries to regurgitate but that attempt fails. No feeding for the chicks.
16.32 Karl stands, he looks and preens the chicks.
16.33 One older chick makes a PS.
16.34 Good view on the hole in the egg. The chicks are begging for food.
16.32 Karl stands, he looks and preens the chicks.
16.33 One older chick makes a PS.
16.34 Good view on the hole in the egg. The chicks are begging for food.