Karula National Park (Karl II and Kaia)

Adria · Post by **Adria** » 18 Jul 2023, 12:37

continuation

Kaia brought some small animals

11.30 - Kaia flew away

chicks were still chirping long after Kaia's departure - presumably Kaia was still around

Adria · Post by **Adria** » 18 Jul 2023, 12:47

11.58 - it started to rain

12.03 - it stopped raining

12.07 - chicks are watching something

12.12 - chicks are playing

Adria · Post by **Adria** » 18 Jul 2023, 13:07

12.23 - chicks are resting

12.35 - chicks the cubs are observing something

12.35 - a black stork flew by

Adria · Post by **Adria** » 18 Jul 2023, 13:10

continuation

no ring was visible

chicks were preparing for his arrival, but no one they knew arrived

sorry for the four pictures in the post

Adria · Post by **Adria** » 18 Jul 2023, 13:35

12.50 - chicks are chirping, but no one familiar has flown in

Adria · Post by **Adria** » 18 Jul 2023, 13:41

13.20 - it started to thunder

13.23 - it started to blow and rain

13.42 - it stopped raining

Adria · Post by **Adria** » 18 Jul 2023, 14:00

14.18 - training

14.34 - preening time

Adria · Post by **Adria** » 18 Jul 2023, 14:07

14.40 - the flight of a stranger stork

clearly no leg ring, so it wasn't Karl or Kaia

stork landed somewhere on a branch near the nest and chicks are chirping and asking for food

Adria · Post by **Adria** » 18 Jul 2023, 14:10

14.41 - stranger stork flew away and the chickss calmed down

Adria · Post by **Adria** » 18 Jul 2023, 16:34

16.49 - KARL flew in

16.49 - Karl FEEDING (4)

it was not easy to see what the chicks had, probably fish

Black Stork - Ciconia Nigra