Karula National Park (Karl II and Kaia)

[Adria]

Many fish remained lying on the nest. Finally, the chicks are full.


video Karl feeding 9.19

[Madli]

10.07 Voog takes a small fish and starts to play with it.
10.33 One fish on the nest floor is still alive! Gasping air and moving its tail..

10.36 Very interesting and strange sound from the forest. The chicks are also listening..
edit: It's the European Honey-buzzard ( Pernis apivorus) https://xeno-canto.org/668502 mixed with raven calls..



11.01 Bonus plays with some fish and eats them.

[Adria]

9.58 - I also found this - Voog poops on Waba

[Adria]

11.12 - Game with a twig. Bonus has a fish in its beak .




11.47 - Bonus is standing on a curved branch and Waba is playing with a rope by the tree.

[Adria]

12.30 - Bonus jumps on a curved branch

[Adria]

12.31 - The fight for the last fishes :Waba and Bonus


Bonus won

[Madli]

12.21 Iks eats a fish
12.31 Waba eats fish.

Bonus holds a fish in its beak, practicing turning the fish. Bonus puts the fish down and stabs it repeatedly with its bill.




12.34 Bonus eats his fish.

There is now one fish left in the nest.

[Madli]

13.59 Voog takes the last fish. He spits it out several times, causing a lot of commotion among the others eventually Voog eats the fish.

[Madli]

These storklets are actually incredibly comfortable in the nest. It seems that they are in no hurry to leave yet

But was Kaia's yesterday morning feeding truly her last visit to the nest?

[Adria]

14.00 - Voog ate the last fish