Karula National Park (Karl II and Kaia)

documenting the life on streamed black stork nests
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23.00 I think I hear thunder approaching :? Not sure if Urmas is on his way or not. He will probably not write about it, we just have to wait and see. Anyway, Kaia is still standing there like a stone statue.
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23.27 Some night time yoga. This made the chicks twitter again :)
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23.32 A strange bang sounds in the forest..

Oh there is a note from Urmas in LK: the operation will not be executed today- no need to risk frightening Kaia.
https://www.looduskalender.ee/forum/viewtopic.php?p=866149#p866149

So no transfer today :)
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June 29

Chicks will be 32/ 32/ 29 days old.
1st chick hatched 28.05 evening
2nd chick hatched 28.05 evening
3rd chick hatched 31.05 evening

*4th egg didn't hatch.

Feeding times:
Kaia 1) 07.27 + water
Karl 2) 14.58
Kaia 3) 16.48

Events:
- the operation of transfering the orphan chick is re-scheduled for tonight.
- strong winds make a tree fall in the forest.
- Karl returned after more than 19 hours of absense.
- 01.41 Urmas arrived to the nest and transfered the foster chick. Also the egg was removed in the process.
- The chicks were ringed.

Materials: (yesterday 4)

Weather in Karula NP:
Morning temperature of 21 °C, afternoon 27°, evening 25° and night 18°.
Partly cloudy, afternoon light rain.
https://www.foreca.com/100796120/Karula ... nia/hourly
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04.09 Chicks start twittering.
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04.15 Kaia leaves.
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There's a few good flaps :P
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#3 also
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07.26 There's a sound like someone touched the microphone or landed on a branch very near the microphone. It was a loud noise.

07.27 Kaia comes. She brought water and some fish. Feeding (1)
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I think there wasn't much food this time. The chicks are still begging very loudly.
Kaia stands on the curved branch.
07.32 Kaia goes to the lower branch.
07.38 Kaia flies away.
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08.37 The chicks are listening to a bird singing nearby in the forest. It's a black woodpecker ( Dryocopus martius)
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09.14 Standing so tall ;)
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10.38 A pine cone falls from above. It hits one of the storklets and bounces to the nest rim.
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10.40 A tree falls down in the forest. There must be some dry trees around..

The wind is getting stronger. A storm may come soon :?
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