Black Stork - Ciconia Nigra

Happy Holidays to everyone!

Every year we watch them grow up and fly away. And every year we see how many of them die. I feel so sad...

GERMANY Rare Birds to Observe The Ahr Valley is the most important breeding region for black storks in Rhineland-Palatinate Mysterious Returnees in the Ahr Valley: Why black storks are settling here again – and why their nests remain a secret, explains black stork expert Jürgen Wagner. Last updated...

GERMANY Seventeen adorable young storks have been found in the Sonthofen Forestry Office's forest. Last updated: July 20, 2025, 8:59 a.m. By: Michaela Höss-Tillhon Five young storks in one nest in the Sonthofen Forest (!) This is unusual even for experienced black stork experts: five youngsters in ...

marika.solo wrote: ↑02 Nov 2025, 18:15

Hi Marika,
yes, of course we know this, but despite this knowledge we sometimes hope for a miracle.

GERMANY " Quite unusual" – Shy bird rarity appears in the middle of town By: Josef Ametsbichler Last updated: June 16, 2025 , 4:50 a.m. https://i.postimg.cc/7ZTjkRHB/38544705-eigentlich-viel-zu-scheu-sind-schwarzstoerche-fuer-die-innenstadt-dieses-exemplar-schaute-a.jpg Black storks are u...

So probably (using the example of Kinderek) this method of raising black storks is not successful. It's fantastic that he is alive, but it seems that he will never be a wild bird again.What a pity

What great news from Iksi!

Great news from Nurme!

The best news of the day!
Thank you so much, Marika.