Karula National Park (Karl II and Kaia)

[Madli]

April 28

Eggs are 4/2 days old today.

Matings: 5 (yesterday 3)
Materials: 11 (yesterday 9)
-moss 7
-twigs 4

Events:
12.18 A stranger disturbs Karl and tries to land in the nest.
https://ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.php?p=2089#p2089
Kaia did not lay another egg today!

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05.23 Good morning, Karl. He spent the night alone, Kaia hasn't still returned.


06.33 Kaia is home!


06.36 Mating (1)

06.38 Kaia settles down.

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06.43 Karl flies out to deliver some materials.


07.06 Mating (2)

07.16


07.35 Karl flies out. He has finished bringing materials.

08.32 Still two eggs in the nest...

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09.41 Karl arrives.


09.42 Defence mode! Something disturbs them..could be a bird of prey.


09.47 Karl sits on the eggs.


I think that Kaia will not lay any more eggs... That's OK! Two thriving chicks is better than 4 hungry ones!

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10.20 Karl tries to mate but can't get to Kaia's back. He slips and falls off.


11.21 Kaia leaves.

12.15 Karl notices someone. He starts to tuck in his head and look up and around.
12.16.33 A shadow flies over the forest. There is someone circling over the nest!
12.17.41 Karl starts to call to sound the alert. At the same time he is pretecting the eggs and covers them.
12.18 A stranger tries to land on the nest! Karl II quickly drives it away!


VIDEO CLIP of Karl defending the nest from the intruder. You can see how the strange stork lands in forest across the nest.
https://youtube.com/clip/Ugkx6nmNf0aGXs ... Q393Z0gtOs

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Luckily rest of the incubation time passed without any incidents.

13.47 Kaia comes home! Karl greets her.


13.49 Mating (3)

13.52 Karl out.
13.53 Kaia continues incubating.

16.15 Karl comes home.
16.19 Karl continues incubation and Kaia kisses him


16.26 Kaia leaves. Are you coming home later, Kaia??

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18.09 Kaia returns!


18.10 Mating (4)
18.12 Kaia covers the eggs.

18.16 Karl flies out to bring some new material.


19.07 Karl brings his last delivery of moss, then rolls the eggs and at 19.09 he sits on the eggs.

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19.23 Karl stands up and goes to the curved branch.
19.26 Kaia continues incubation.


19.36 Karl II is showing his other angles


19.58 Karl flies out...
20.44 Thankfully, Karl returned !
20.47 Mating (5)

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21.48 Karl takes over the egg care duties- rolling, aerating, incubating.
21.52 Kaia goes on top of Karl again. We haven't seen that for a while


22.22 Kaia takes over incubation again.

[Madli]

April 29

Eggs are 5/3/0 days old today.

Matings: 1 (yesterday 5)
Materials: 4 (yesterday 11)
-moss 1
-twigs 2
-grass 1

Events:
00.49 Kaia laid her 3rd egg: https://ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.php?p=2103#p2103
11.30 A danger near the nest! Nest defending. https://ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.php?p=2108#p2108