Karula National Park (Karl II and Kaia)

[Madli]

23.16 We can still see a very wet stork...Good job, Karl!!

[Madli]

May 21

Eggs are 27/25/22/20 days old today.

Incubation:
1. Karl (previous day) 21.33 - 09.03 ( 11 h 30 min)
2. Kaia 09.04 - 19.24 ( 10 h 20 min )
3. Karl 19.25 - ...

Materials: 15 ( Karl x 15- deliveries: 11 times) (yesterday 0)
- moss 5
- twigs 7
- grass 3

Events:
- 11.45 A strange stork flies past the nest and tries to land twice! https://ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.php?p=2968#p2968

Weather in Karula NP:
Morning temperature of 8 °C, afternoon 11°, evening 10° and night 7°.
Overcast, evening light rain.
https://www.foreca.com/100796120/Karula ... nia/hourly

[Madli]

Karl's egg care at night and in the morning:
00: 10 / 55
02: 01
03: 05 / 32 / 54
04: 57
06: 06 / 44
07: 17
08: 28

[Madli]

It rained quite heavily at night. The rain stopped around at 04.30..

04.57


05.11 Preening and drying the feathers.

[Madli]

09.03 Kaia arrives! Her feathers are almost dry compared to Karl's. The storks exchange a short greeting and Karl immediately steps away and leaves.
Karl's incubation duty was 11 h 30 min.


09.04 Kaia continues incubation.

[Madli]

Kaia's egg care times: ( aerating, rolling + self care- preening, PS)
09: 03 / 29 / 40 / 54
10: 20
11: 21
12: 36
13: 09 / 51
14: 37
15: 00 / 34
16: 19
17: 09
18: 01 / 50

[Madli]

Karl starts to bring some fresh materials into the nest:

09.09 Moss
09.11 Moss + twig
16.16 Grass



Karl strenghtens the nest rim.


09.21 Twig
Karl stays in the nest for a while for a preening break.


Karl continues to bring materials
09.36 Moss
09.40 Grass + Twig
09.43 Twig
09.47 Grass + Moss
09.51 Twig
09.56 Twig + Twig
10.20 Moss

[Madli]

09.53 Karl arranges the twigs.


But there is also time for a little tenderness

[Madli]

10.20 As Karl brings the moss, he places it in front of Kaia. Then he tries to start preening Kaia's neck, but she stands up and gives a few angry whistles in Karl's direction. Karl leaves and Kaia continues with egg care.

[Madli]

10.57 A loud tree cracking sound from the left. Someone in the chat said it is the sound of a tree falling.