Karula National Park (Karl II and Kaia)

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20.21 Rolling the eggs.
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22.27 Another turn of egg care ;)
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Good night Karl.
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Re: Karl II and Kaia (Karula NP)

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May 18

Eggs are 24/22/19/17 days old today.

Incubation:
1. Karl (pevious day) 17.56 - 10.18 ( 16 h 22 min)
2. Kaia 10.19 - 18.08 ( 7 h 49 min)
3. Karl 18.09 - ...

Materials: 0 (yesterday 0)

Events:
A peaceful day, usual routine and no disturbances.

Weather in Karula NP:
Morning temperature of 5 °C, afternoon 14°, evening 11° and night 6°.
Partly cloudy, afternoon clear.
https://www.foreca.com/100796120/Karula ... nia/hourly
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Re: Karl II and Kaia (Karula NP)

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Karl's egg care times during the night and morning.
00: 08 / 47
01: 26
02: 00 / 36
03: 24
04: 25 / 57
06: 07 / 49
07: 32
08: 05 / 38
09: 23
10: 15
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The night was calm. No disturbances.

02.36 A nice stretch
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06.07 Karl has lost his loose feather. Now there's a gap in the wing.
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09.30 Karl is still incubating.
Where is Kaia so long today? Maybe she spent the night somewhere far away :roll:
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10.18 Kaia arrives! They exchange a short greeting, Karl stands up and immediately leaves. He hits his wing against the camera as he flies out..
Karl's incubation shift was 16 h 22 min.
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10.19 Kaia continues incubation.
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Kaia's egg care times ( preening, aerating, rolling + PS)
10: 18 / 34 / 51
11: 13 / 46
12: 14 / 49
13: 12 / 40
14: 31
15: 07 / 43
16: 21 / 59
17: 41 / 54 / 59
18: 03 / 06
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10.22 Kaia hears something. She looks around for a moment.
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12.49 Oh..I'm so bored! How much longer until I see my babies?! :P
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16.22 Karl, dear. Are you coming already?
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17.53 Here he is! Karl arrived. Kaia greeted him and continued with egg rolling.
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17.55 Kaia sits back on the eggs, Karl is preening himself.
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17.58 Kaia stands up, walks around the nest, but then rolls the eggs again.
17.59 Kaia sits back on the eggs.
18.03 She rolls the eggs again and continues incubation.
18.06 Kaia stands again, makes a quiet whistle sound towards Karl ( as if she is complaining) and rolls the eggs once again..she sits back on the eggs. Karl is still preening himself besides Kaia.
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18.07 Kaia looks at Karl and whistles at him..She is telling him something :) Perhaps she is not satisfied with Karl's recent nest material provision. Karl hasn't brought anything for 2 days already!
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Maybe that's why she doesn't want to let Karl to incubate- she is trying to persuade him to leave and bring materials..?
Karl seems to be content with himself.. :D preening is more important.

18.08 Kaia stands up and leaves.
Kaia's incubation shift was 7 h 49 min.
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18.09 Karl continues incubation.
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