Karula National Park (Karl II and Kaia)

documenting the life on streamed black stork nests
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Re: Karl II and Kaia (Karula NP)

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Kaia's egg care times ( preening, aerating, rolling + PS)
08: 24 / 47
09: 07 / 26 / 51
10: 24 / 55
11: 03 / 26
12: 09 / 39
13: 10 / 47
14: 33
15: 11
16: 01 / 49
17: 28
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Re: Karl II and Kaia (Karula NP)

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Karl starts to bring some materials:
08.35 Grass
08.39 Moss
08.47 Moss
08.49 Twig
09.06 Twig

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08.47 While Karl brought some moss and walks around the nest, he steps on Kaia's tail. She doesn't like that at all...kaia stands up and scolds Karl for stepping on her! :P
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08.50 After Karl brought a twig, both storks work it into place. Suddenly Karl kicks Kaia with his foot :lol:
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I really like way the shadows bring out all the feathers. Kaia is a beautiful stork! I'm using a big pic for that ;)
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And just then we had a nice zoom in to the wing!
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I also made a VIDEO: https://youtu.be/XPIcqoEWul4
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11.02 A great tit flies by. Kaia thought it was too dangerous, she stood up in a defensive pose and clapped her bill a few times :P
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After she assessed the situation and understood that it is not dangerous, she proceeded with her standard preening and egg rolling ritual.
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17.37 Karl comes! Kaia doesn't regognize him at first, she tries to make herself small, but as soon as karl lands in the nest, they both greet eachother for a long time. Lots of whistles ;) Karl makes a PS (quite small :? )
Kaia's incubation shift was 9 h 13 min.
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17.38 Kaia leaves, Karl proceeds to egg care.
Karl continues incubation.
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Karl's egg care duty ( preening, aerating, rolling + PS) at:
17: 37
18: 02 / 36
19: 07 / 35
20: 09 / 55
21: 39
22: 14
23: 13 / 50
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17.42 A shadow flies over the nest. Karl looks up, but doesn't react in any other way (maybe it was Kaia and Karl recognized her)
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20.09 Karl is having a peaceful evening ;)
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22.00 Camera turned to night vision.
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22.14 Karl reacts to a dog barking far away.
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Re: Karl II and Kaia (Karula NP)

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May 16

Eggs are 22/20/17/15 days old today.

Incubation:
1. Karl (pevious day) 17.38 - 07.53 ( 14 h 15 min)
2. Kaia 07.53 - 15.32 ( 7 h 39 min)
3. Karl 15.33 - ...

Materials: 0 (yesterday 5)

Events:

Weather in Karula NP:
Morning temperature of 6 °C, afternoon 12°, evening 9° and night 4°.
Morning clear, afternoon light rain, evening and night mostly clear.
https://www.foreca.com/100796120/Karula ... nia/hourly
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