That one feather is very out of place..
Next egg care:
06: 15 / 54
07: 29
Karula National Park (Karl II and Kaia)
Re: Karl II and Kaia (Karula NP)
05.51 Karl is rolling the eggs and aerating. A cuckoo is singing in the backround.
That one feather is very out of place..
Next egg care:
06: 15 / 54
07: 29
That one feather is very out of place..
Next egg care:
06: 15 / 54
07: 29
Re: Karl II and Kaia (Karula NP)
07.34 Kaia comes home! (unusually early for her 
) They have a short greeting.
Karl's incubation shift was 12 h 53 min.
07.35 Karl steps away from the eggs and immediately flies out. Kaia takes care of the eggs.
07.35 Kaia continues incubation.
) They have a short greeting.Karl's incubation shift was 12 h 53 min.
07.35 Karl steps away from the eggs and immediately flies out. Kaia takes care of the eggs.
07.35 Kaia continues incubation.
Re: Karl II and Kaia (Karula NP)
07.41 Karl brings some grass.
07.45 More grass.
07.48 A twig.
07.48 Kaia stands up and both storks place the twig to its right place. Karl flies out and Kaia shortly aerates the nest.
Next egg care by Kaia:
08: 02 / 16 / 45
09: 30 / 49
07.45 More grass.
07.48 A twig.
07.48 Kaia stands up and both storks place the twig to its right place. Karl flies out and Kaia shortly aerates the nest.
Next egg care by Kaia:
08: 02 / 16 / 45
09: 30 / 49
Re: Karl II and Kaia (Karula NP)
09.31 Karl comes and brings some dry grass. It all gets stuck on his feathers 
and he flies out with most of the grass again
and he flies out with most of the grass again Re: Karl II and Kaia (Karula NP)
Kaia's nesxt preening / aerating / rolling breaks:
10: 20
11: 05 / 24
11.24 it sounds like it's raining now.
10: 20
11: 05 / 24
11.24 it sounds like it's raining now.
Re: Karl II and Kaia (Karula NP)
12: 12 / 45
13: 43
14: 12 / 51
15: 32
13: 43
14: 12 / 51
15: 32
Re: Karl II and Kaia (Karula NP)
15.36 It is a lovely warm afternoon. And what's most important- no disturbances. The storks can live by their usual routine.
But Karl is taking a nice long break today too He has been away for a longer time than usually in the past days. He deserves it 
15.41 A bumblebee annoys Kaia, she reacts by puffing her neck.
15.52 The bumblebee is back, this time Kaia wants to eat it!
She doesn't succeed...
But Karl is taking a nice long break today too
He has been away for a longer time than usually in the past days. He deserves it 15.41 A bumblebee annoys Kaia, she reacts by puffing her neck.
15.52 The bumblebee is back, this time Kaia wants to eat it!
She doesn't succeed... Re: Karl II and Kaia (Karula NP)
16.06 Stretch, scratch and roll 
16.31 Next break
16.31 Next break
Re: Karl II and Kaia (Karula NP)
16.40 A bird flies fast past the nest and lands on the tree at the right. A few seconds later, there is also a second bird. Kaia's reaction is rather weak.
I'm not so familiar with birds especially in such speed and I can't recognize them only by a silhouette. But it's gray. So maybe a sparrowhawk or a goshawk or even a wood pigeon? Smarter ones can comment on that!
Edited image: Two red circles show the two birds flying past the nest. Yellow square shows the bird a second earlier.
16.45 Both birds fly away.
I'm not so familiar with birds especially in such speed and I can't recognize them only by a silhouette. But it's gray. So maybe a sparrowhawk or a goshawk or even a wood pigeon? Smarter ones can comment on that!
Edited image: Two red circles show the two birds flying past the nest. Yellow square shows the bird a second earlier.
16.45 Both birds fly away.
Re: Karl II and Kaia (Karula NP)
16.51 Next aerating and rolling break. This time Kaia decides to wear an accessory But she shakes it off..
17.23 Next break.
But she shakes it off.. 17.23 Next break.