Karula National Park (Karl II and Kaia)

[Adria]

8.53 - Karl flew away - 8.57 - Karl is back with hay


8.58 - Karl flew away

[marika.solo]

8.10 - PS, yellow, normally it is white

the colour depends also on the food eaten - sometimes we also see such yellow to greenish faeces

btw. you have already noticed too that they bring more soft material especially in the days just before hatching

[Adria]

the colour depends also on the food eaten - sometimes we also see such yellow to greenish faeces

btw. you have already noticed too that they bring more soft material especially in the days just before hatching

aha, thanks for the explanation Marika.

with that material it is questionable with Karl, since Karl regularly brings material with breaks. It was clear to the Italians. But the first chick could have already hatched. Can you hear the beeping yet? I can not hear anything .

[Madli]

I also think that parents know when the right time apptoaches and they prepare the nest for the arrival of the little ones.
As Marika wrote earlier, this may take a few more days.

[marika.solo]

But the first chick could have already hatched. Can you hear the beeping yet? I can not hear anything .

"egg talk" may be observed once the chick has pierced the inner air cell and taken its first breath

continuation
it is day 31 for the first egg, some researcher think it is more valuable to count from the second egg (when usually the incubation is starting); this year the second egg arrived later - on 01.05 (the first on 28.04)

[Madli]

Can you hear the beeping yet? I can not hear anything .

13.27 Some very suspicious chirping
It doesn't sound like the typical egg talk, but I don't think it's coming from the surrounding bird choir...

Do maybe we have a tiny external pip somewhere??

[marika.solo]

yes, 13:27:23 - we will see

edit:
some next sounds too

[Adria]

Well, I can hear it too, I had to play it through the tablet - great sound and pip .

[Adria]

11.49 - Kaia is warm - she breathes with her beak open


12.46 - Kaia yawns


13.25.23 - 13.25.26 - I can hear the egg beeping

[Madli]

14.25 Kaia stands up to take care of the eggs and preen herself.
I hear a very faint chirping and a few beeps at 14.25.19 and 14.25.33 (and next)

What do you think?