English translation:
In our nest of black storks in May 2023, 4 chicks have hatched. Unfortunately, the first one died on May 17 as a side effect of the tawny owl's attack on Fermina, and the second was snatched by a goshawk five days later. Of course, there was an adult stork on the watch, but the predator turned out to be smarter, faster, experienced... it lowered the flight and snatched the biggest young. There were two left.
6.06.2023 the larger chick is already 22 days old and the smaller 20 days old. At this age, chicks are usually left unattended. But now, Florentino and Fermina3 know well that a goshawk can appear at any time and they delay leaving the chicks alone. They can do that because they have only two chicks to feed. However, the food needs of chicks will be increasing and parents will soon have to take a risk - concludes Prof. Zielinski.
16.06.2023 at 21:01:56 the goshawk again attacked our black storks nest. The nest was guarded by Fermina, but she stood with her back turned to the chicks, and as a result, she noticed an incoming predator too late and the goshawk snatched a second chick.
It quickly dived with the victim into the bushes growing under the nest. Fermina rushed down after the goshawk, but the goshawk feeling Fermina's pursuit abandoned the chick and quickly flew into the forest. Fermina quickly realized that she would not catch the goshawk so she returned to the nest to guard the last chick. Later, the goshawk came back to his victim and partially ate it. But under the nest, after the goshawk's meal, there was only a lot of torn out down and some torn flight feathers ripped off by the goshawk. Apparently, the remains of the chick, left after the goshawk's meal, must have been taken care of by some land predator – a fox or a dog.
On the nest there was one chick left - the youngest one of the four. It had some chance of survival, mainly depending on how hungry the goshawk would be in the following days. This goshawk turned out to be an exceptionally experienced, fast and clever hunter. It is not possible to protect the black stork's nest from goshawk attacks. Besides, if we want to see the real life of the forest, we have to accept that the goshawk is the native predator of our forests and then it is a legitimate inhabitant of our forests. What’s more, the forest with its predators is a real forest, not a fake forest. And our live transmission shows the life of a real forest, not a ZOO, although it is understandable that many people would prefer to see the idyllic image of nature. But such an idyllic image is a fairy tale, a misrepresentation and a fiction. Reality is a constant struggle for survival, food, nest and breeding partner. And this harsh reality is being shown on our transmission.
Fortunately, the last chick survived and on July 3, 2023 it was equipped with a ring and a logger, and the name chosen by the observers became official.
This year, out of the nest on the oak, FERNANDO will fly!
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