Black Stork - Ciconia Nigra

storklet repeatedly pecked mother's foot again




Zica covered her very hungry chicks

Zica is preening herself


she is back near her chicks


even in this position they persistently asked for food

is this edible? https://i.postimg.cc/13HBVpXp/2024-04-27-t-21-13-52.jpg this storklet is good walking around the nest bowl storklets have fallen silent - for a while https://i.postimg.cc/pL2YvpCy/2024-04-27-t-21-15-10.jpg and "the concert" goes on https://i.postimg.cc/90KSSyZ4/2024-04-27-...

Zica covered the little storklets


and again up - storklets are chirping (empty neck)

little storklet repeatedly grabbed the leg of Zica




the situation is not critical

at 20.08 Zica covered her chicks - I hope that when the collected bits of food are digested, the storks will eat again

https://i.postimg.cc/5yd95WGF/2024-04-27-t-19-52-57.jpg it was probably a deceptive sight - they all chirp a lot and the eldest repeatedly pecks at his siblings and pulls them by the wing https://i.postimg.cc/m2VRk9b9/2024-04-27-t-19-59-57.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/6qtJ5Wgz/2024-04-27-t-20-00-26.jpg

Zica up


this storklet is not full

they were chirping a lot - it's not clear to me who was eating what - if at all (maybe there were only big frogs and a snake) https://i.postimg.cc/ncGgTfgf/2024-04-27-t-19-11-25.jpg two of them ate for sure - they can handle already also bigger bites, but did the smallest one eat anything? https://i...