Karula National Park (Karl II and Kaia)

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10.02 Karl is back with a long twig.

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10.52 Nice PS Plus preening and taking care of the eggs.


...and several egg rolllings and preening later..

13.43 Kaia can't keep her eyes open


Sitting on those eggs is a tough job !

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14.29 / 15.06 / 15.41


16.42 Karl is back! They have a nice greeting. Kaia steps on the curved branch.
Kaia's incubation shift was 7 h 49 min


16.43 Kaia flies away.
16.43 Karl continues incubation.

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18.27 One example of Karl rolling the eggs


18.37


19.42


The afternoon has passed calmly. That's always good!

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20.26 Karl has a good PS, then he carefully rolld the eggs and aerates the nest and continues incubation.


Is Kaia coming home for the night or will Karl have to spend the night on the eggs alone again?

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22.21 Karl is alone for the third night in a row.
Kaia is missing again


Good night Karl

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May 9

Eggs are 15/13/10/8 days old today.

Incubation:
1. Karl (pevious day) 16.43 - 10.18 ( 17 h 35 min)
2. Kaia 10.19 - 17.04 ( 6 h 45 min)
3. Karl 17.05 - ...

Materials: 0 (yesterday 4)

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Karl II spent the night alone in the nest. He is an excellent father and knows how to take good care of the eggs The night was calm, without any disturbances.

04.40 First morning light, and a cuckoo is singing on the backround. Karl is in his happy place


06.03 The sun is up, Karl is up too- taking care of his precious eggs with an awkward piece of moss hanging on his feathers And the cuckoo is still singing.

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08.40 Kaia still hasn't arrived..Karl is rolling the eggs. I'm sure he is already very impatient to get out!


It would be interesting to know where Kaia spends her "free" time Perhaps this season will be some oportunity to give her also a backpack..? (I know that Urmas has this thought in the back of his head)

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09.23 Something catches Karl's attention for a moment.