Sigulda Municipality (Grāfs and Grāfiene)

[Madli]

April 13

Good morning!

Grafs is a very very hardworking stork! Will he meet his lady today?

He started working at 5.58.

06.10 - 06.26 - 06.59


07.10 resting
07.38 beautiful stork in morning sunshine
07.57 still batteling with this twig


08.59 Resting
09.20 time to fix the suit
09.38 Still waiting.


09.53 Grafs flies out.

[Madli]

10.14.57 Grafs arrives singing


10.28 Out
11.48 Grafs arrives with a great hurry and very excited! He is calling!
11.51 He flies out.
11.55 Arrives again, loudly calling.
11.57 Out

He must have a female somewhere nearby. He is trying to invite her into the nest.

[Madli]

12.07 Grafs returned excited and calling.
12.07.57 Female flew by! Grafs is calling for her.


12.08 Grafs out.

13.04 Grafs returns alone. Looks around and starts calling.


13.16 He starts calling again.
13.32 Still waiting.


13.59.22 Grafs flies out.
14.01.22 He arrives singing.
14.01.49 Out again

[Madli]

15.36 Grafs returns. Still alone.


16.54


17.33 Some evening views of the hard working gentleman


Grafs tried hard to lure the female into the nest today, but she was not ready yet...too bad. At least we know that here is someone special around and Grafs is not alone!
But..until there's light, there's a chance

[Madli]

17.53 Grafs flies out.

19.43 Grafs arrives back to the nest for the night.


Good night, Grafs! Hopefully your lady will come into the nest tomorrow

[Madli]

April 14

Good day everyone!
As usual, hard working Grafs had a busy morning.


08.38 Grafs leaves for a longer period.


09.13 He returns with a twig.
He stays in the nest and starts to wait.
09.50 He stands up and starts to work.


10.07 Grafs out and goes to bring nest material a few times.

[Madli]

11.06 Short whistling and preening.


He goes out a few times to bring nest matetial.

11.27. Grafs leaves.
12.17 He arrives with a branch.
12.23 Out

[Madli]

13.56 Grafs arrives to the nest from a very unusual place. It is a clumsy landing.
He starts calling after arrival.


He is looking around with ruffled feathers.


He continues with preening and resting.

14.28 He leaves.

[Madli]

17.24 The male returns. He arranges some twigs on the nest rim, then rests.


17.43 He is calling.


18.52 He flies out.

[pinki flyd]

Thanks a lot for your informations
Iam glad to be here