Sigulda Municipality (Grāfs and Grāfiene)

[Madli]

May 21

Both storks spent the night together in the nest.

04.56 The female leaves.
05.02 Grafs follows.

07.55 Grafs arrives singing. He starts to wait and spend time in the nest.


09.51 Grafs leaves.

09.57 Grafs brings a plant into the nest


10.00 Grafs leaves.

[Madli]

11.04 Grafs is back.

11.18


11.56 Grafs leaves.

12.31 the female (Grafiene) is home.


13.29 She leaves.
13.53 Grafs arrives, singing.
14.11 Grafs leaves.

[Madli]

14.31 Grafs brings moss.
14.43 He leaves.

18.41 Grafiene arrives.
18.56 Grafs comes home too. Nice greeting.


20.16 The storks have spent the whole evening in the nest together.

[Madli]

MAY 23


VIDEO and info by Amanda777:

Stranger female arrived or Grafiene 2021? Nice greetings ..and mating...

Real Grāfiene from 2021 arrived3 MATINGSMelnais stārķis Siguldas novadā - LDF tiešraide 23.05.2022
https://youtu.be/nh2awEuyAQ4

[Madli]

13.59 A FIGHT between the females!!!

VIDEO and info by Amanda:

GRĀFS WITH STRANGER FEMALE IN THE NEST, GRĀFIENE 2022 COMES HOME AND STARTS BATTLE....

VIDEO: BLACK STORK WARS-3 STORKS IN THE NEST Melnais stārķis Siguldas novadā - LDF tiešraide 23.05.2022
https://youtu.be/8G0L8_LXX-Q

[Madli]

Oh boy! Things got really heated up today

But in the end of the day, Grafs spends the night with Grafiene2022

[Madli]

May 24

Grafs + G22 (Grafiene 2022) together in the nest in the morning.


06.17 G21 (Grafiene 2021) lands in the nest! She is pushed out by the pair.


09.21 Both storks start calling- the other female must be nearby!
09.23 Grafs flies out
09.24 Grafs is back.
09.26 G21 (Grafiene 2021) flies by!


09.29 Grafs flies out and back to the nest.
09.30 Grafs flies out.
09.31 G22 follows.

[Madli]

10.13 G21 flies in the nest. She is careful, but arranges nest material.


10.35 Grafs arrivs to the nest. They greet eachother..but then G22 arrives, and the fight begins. At first, G21 manages to throw G22 out, but then Grafs throws G21 out..

[Maria L]

Hello Madli,
wow !!! but "hot" in your nest...

[Madli]

Hello Madli,
wow !!! but "hot" in your nest...

Yes! And the day still isn't half finished

I will do some more updates soon!