Karula National Park (Karl II and Kaia)

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07.11 Karl arrives! Kaia stands up and greets him. She walks around the nest, but then leaves.
Kaia's incubation shift was 20 h 32 min.!!!


07.13 Karl continues incubation.

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Karl's egg care at: (preening, aerating, rolling + PS)
07: 12 / 35 / 56
08: 15 / 47
09: 41
10: 11 / 29 / 55
11: 33
12: 06 / 53
13: 32
14: 09 / 52
15: 29
16: 13 (it is raining probably all evening)
17: 15

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07.35 Karl on egg care duty. His legs are dirty with mud. Also his ring is a bit dirty.

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A few shots of Karl at random times.

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14.53 Karl is aerating and I can hear that it's slightly raining...


16.42 Still raining. Water is dripping off Karl's feathers.


17.48 Karl is already very wet.

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18.08 Kaia comes! She arrives from a different direction as usually. Karl and Kaia exchange a short greeting and Karl leaves. Kaia is also wet from the rain, she quickly aerates the nest. Karl's legs are actually still dry when he leaves, so the eggs must be still dry too.
Karl's incubation turn was 10 h 55 min.


18.08 Kaia continues incubation.

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Kaia's egg care ( aerating, rolling + self care)
It is also raining.
18: 08 / 51
19: 38
20: 42
21: 13

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18.51 Kaia is already very wet too. The rain must be quite heavy.


20.42


21.13 A little stretch

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21. 31 Karl is back! That's unexpected Kaia goes to the lower branch.
Kaia's incubation shift was 3 h 23 min.


21.33 Kaia flies away and Karl continues incubation.


That's something new we see in this nest- a change before the night ?! Is it because of the rain? And where does Kaia go so late in the evening ?! So many questions...

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Karl's egg care at:
(it is still raining quite heavily)
22: 05 / 49
23: 16