Karula National Park (Karl II and Kaia)

[Madli]

16.42 Karl comes home.
Kaia stands up.


16.45 Kaia flies away.
16.46 Karl sits on the egg.

18.06 Kaia comes home.
18.13 Mating (5)

18.39 Karl sits on the egg.

[Madli]

18.57 Karl stands up.

19.15 Karl aerates the nest and rolling the egg.


19.21 Kaia discovers a new perching branch...or a new place to escape from Karl's mating attempts


That's certainly something new..

[Madli]

19.24 Karl covers the egg.

19.28 Kaia jumps back into the nest. Karl stands up.


19.30 Kaia returns to her new hideout.
19.32 Karl covers the egg.

..at least Kaia feels comfortable there


Looks like Karl is left with the egg duties for the night, because Kaia isn't planning to return to the nest..

[Adria]

19.24 Karl covers the egg.

19.28 Kaia jumps back into the nest. Karl stands up.


19.30 Kaia returns to her new hideout.
19.32 Karl covers the egg.

..at least Kaia feels comfortable there


I call it separate households

Looks like Karl is left with the egg duties for the night, because Kaia isn't planning to return to the nest..

[Madli]

21.50 Kaia decides to join Karl in the nest. Karl is definitely happy

[Madli]

April 25

Hello!

Today's summary:
Matings: 6 (yesterday 5)
Materials: 12 (yesterday 7)
-moss 7
-twigs 3
-dry grass 2

[Madli]

23.09- 23.26 Karl brooding.
23.34- 23.54 Karl brooding.
01.32- 01.56 Karl brooding.
02.20- 02.47 Karl brooding.

02.48 Kaia takes care of the egg, but then goes back to the curved branch.


03.48- 04.24 Karl brooding.
04.36- 05.02 Karl brooding.

05.17 Kaia leaves.

[Madli]

Karl brooding from 05.17 to 09.44 (1)

05.18/ 06.32 / 08.51


09.44 Kaia arrives. Before, Karl looked silently.


09.44 Mating (1)

[Madli]

She picks up this small twig..and she can't decide where to place it


09.46 Karl flies out to bring nesting material.

09.52 Finally, Kaia pays some attention to her egg..


But no..she still isn't satisfied with this little twig..meanwhile Karl brings moss.

[Madli]

Kaia sits on the egg from 09.57. to 09.59


But as soon as Karl arrives, she stops.
Karl brings in moss few more times.

10.16 Mating ? I think it was unsuccessful..I didn't see their tails rub together.

10.23 Karl out.

10.25 Kaia sits on the egg...for 2 minutes.


10.27 Karl comes with another mouthful of moss..aaand kaia stands up.

Karl, go to eat already! Maybe then Kaia will stay on the egg

Karl brought nest material a few times.