Sigulda Municipality (Grāfs and Grāfiene)

[Madli]

10.36 G22 returns to the nest. Long greeting with Grafs. No, I think they are still alarming the intruder.
10.40 Grafs flies out and a moment later returns. Both greet eachother long again.
Grafs looks up to the sky and G22 sits down to the nest...she demonstrates that she is the owner now.


10.41 Grafs flies out again and returns a minute later.
10.44 Again, Grafs out and in again. Followed by a long greeting.
10.45 Same thing again.
10.46 Grafs out, returns a minute later.

Both are still calling


10.49 Grafs leaves.
10.50 G22 follows.

[Madli]

11.03 Grafs returns to the nest, singing, a female flies past very near.


11.04 A female lands in the nest with Grafs. Which one is it?

It's Grafiene 2022!

11.04 Grafs out and in.
11.06 Both fly away.

11.21 Grafs in. Female follows.
11.28 Both out.

[Madli]

11.53 Both storks in.


I am getting confused now.. who is it? It should be still Grafiene22.

11.54 Mating.
12.47 Both start calling. The visitor must be nearby again.
12.56 Grafs flies out, returns a minute later.
12.57 Both storks leave.

[Madli]

13.29 Grafs is back.
13.32 Someone landed near the nest- not visible.
13.36 A female decides to come to the nest. It's G22.



They both keep looking around..

13.47 Grafs flies out, G22 follows.

[Madli]

14.15 G22 hurrys to the nest, defending. Then G21 appears and pushes G22 out!




Grafiene 2021

[Madli]

14.18 G21 starts calling.
14.27 Grafs returns! What a loooong and passionate singing!


14.34 Mating

Do we have a new pair now?

[Madli]

Another shot of Grafiene 2021


and G21 and Grafs from the back.


15.00 Mating

[Madli]

This is all very interesting, but a little too much for me to document in detail. The chicks in Karula arrive in a few days...

[marika.solo]

This is all very interesting, but a little too much for me to document in detail. The chicks in Karula arrive in a few days...

we need more active members
even documenting a single nest is hard work for one person

[Madli]

Grafs + G21 spend the evening together.


Some kind of creepy visitor


Grafs and G21 fly in and out several times during the evening.

21.22 Grafs flies in.
21.59 Grafiene21 arrives too.



22.04 Mating.