Łódź (Florentino/Flo and Fermina/Fer)

[marika.solo]

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April 09
Hello everyone

06.52 female FER (Fermina) out, male is singing


here is also busy morning - FLO (Florentyno) out and back with moss, twigs and he works on nest reparation

[marika.solo]

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waiting for her female


really handsome male


(in detail his moving is documented on the youtube chat by Larysa Baranowska: 06:52 Fer odlatuje w prawo; dostawy materiałów : 07:02-patyk, 07:05-duze patyki, 07:07-kepa mchu, 07:12-patyk, 07:15-patyk, 07:19-duza gałąź, 07:24-duza kępą mchu, 07:28-duza kępa mchu, 08:38 Flo odlatuje w prawo, 08:39 Flo przylatuje z prawej z patykiem, 08:45 Flo odlatuje w prawo, ​08:46 Flo przylatuje z prawej z patykiem, 08:52 Flo odlatuje w lewo, 08:53 Flo przylatuje z lewej z patykiem, 09:01 Flo odlatuje w lewo, ​09:02 Flo przylatuje z lewej z patykiem ...)

edit:
09.08 female is back - mating

[marika.solo]

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evening meeting, very nice welcome (and mating, ...)



edit:
if you read on the youtube chat the word "bocianienie" = mating

[marika.solo]

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April 10
Hello everyone

VIDEO by our member bozena Isia - thank you
https://youtu.be/1inI3uGygeI (10 April 2022)

13.02 Two females arrive at the nest and both of them are chased away by Florentino (male).
Could one of them be Fermina from the previous season?

[Madli]

Hello!

5.51.52 The camera turns into color again.


Lovely couple in the early morning. Female in the left giving kisses to her sweet partner


6.07 Male left and is right back with a big branch
6.09 Male out again and 6.11 back with some dry moss. Meanwhile female is working with the nest bottom too.
6.12 Female flies out to the right, male is sending her off with a call. 6.16 Female returns with some moss.

[Madli]

Can't forget the reproductive duties...


6.31 Male brings another branch.
6.40 Both storks are gone.


8.26 Male arrives back. He waits for the female and works on the nest.
10.05 He leaves and brings a huge branch at 10.09.
He works a little more.

[marika.solo]

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stork is most probably nearby (it seems to me like defending behaviour)

13.52 arrival and defending behaviour


14.50 "I love you"

[marika.solo]

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15.44 mating

[Madli]

The male worked a lot throughout the morning, bringing twigs and dry grass/moss.

10.39 Male arrives with moss, and at the same time another bird flies by and branches on the left. Male is defending!
10.40 the intruder leaves.


The nest is starting to look better already


11.32 Male leaves.
12.528 Both male and female fly into the nest. They greet eachother with great enthusiasm.
Male arrives first. Female follows..it is not the same female ? Her legs have more dark color.

[Madli]

12.59. Male grabs the female's bill by his bill and chases her away!


13.02 Male stands up and starts calling. 2 females arrive
He chases both of them away! (video above)