Karula National Park (Karl II and Kaia)

Post by **marika.solo** » 28 Jul 2022, 16:43

FEEDING at 17.42 Karl II arrived again (7)

Adria · Post by **Adria** » 28 Jul 2022, 16:49

Kaia feeding 17.06
frogs

Small fish

frog

The fight was won by K1

Adria · Post by **Adria** » 28 Jul 2022, 16:54

Rodent?

frog

A fight for a frog

The fight was won by K1

Adria · Post by **Adria** » 28 Jul 2022, 17:17

Karl feeding - 17.42
The first small fish

K2 - already eating

Adria · Post by **Adria** » 28 Jul 2022, 17:19

again K2

Bonus also spotted some food

Madli · Post by **Madli** » 28 Jul 2022, 17:24

16.42 Mating games among the storklets!

It's just what Kaia did to Karl in the beginning of the season.

The others don't understand what's going on there

Adria · Post by **Adria** » 28 Jul 2022, 17:28

Another bunch of fish coming?

Bonus and K3 have the last fishes

Adria · Post by **Adria** » 28 Jul 2022, 17:53

Video Karl feeding - 17.42

Post by **marika.solo** » 28 Jul 2022, 18:27

Madli wrote: ↑28 Jul 2022, 17:2416.42 Mating games among the storklets! It's just what Kaia did to Karl in the beginning of the season. ...

everything needs to be trained - we see it every season

prof.PZ: "Let's call it quasi-copulations. But I don't know why they are doing it at this stage of development." (viewtopic.php?p=6613#p6613)

(and we have already seen that also an adult female not only on his mate, but also on her young: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHFBvtMr0xM&t=5s - viewtopic.php?p=4832#p4832)

Adria · Post by **Adria** » 28 Jul 2022, 18:36

Bonus is cleaning the nest

Black Stork - Ciconia Nigra